Evangelical leaders endorse Santorum in strategic political move

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Rick Santorum has won the backing of a group of more than 100 socially conservative leaders who met in Texas this week to choose a candidate whom they hope will defeat Mitt Romney in the the Republican presidential primary race. 

The group is expected to deploy volunteers to help Santorum in South Carolina, where a victory by Romney in the upcoming primary could significantly bolster his position as the eventual GOP nominee. If Romney eventually wins the nomination, some believe the group’s actions this week could weaken the influence of evangelicals in Republican politics.