(Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
By Larry Kane
PHILADELPHIA (CBS)- With two weeks to go until the Pennsylvania Primary, the pressure is on Rick Santorum to pull out of the race now. For the Santorum family, it’s a personal day. The former Senator and his wife Karen are visiting their daughter Bella, who was hospitalized. In the backdrop is new pressure to end his presidential run.
He gets back to campaigning Tuesday amid intense pressure for him to quit the race. In the latest blow, Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention, one of the most powerful religious leaders in the nation, has urged him to withdraw and give a boost to presumed nominee Mitt Romney to win in the fall.
Santorum’s schedule is heavy in the next four days, but some polls show Romney starting to pull ahead in Pennsylvania. That could change, but fear of failing in his home state, along with urgings from some conservative leaders might be too much for the Western Pennsylvania Republican.
He lost for Senate in 2006 by big numbers, but losing in a Republican-only primary could be devastating to his political future. That’s why after family matters are attended to, Santorum may reassess.
MOST VIEWED GALLERIES
- PHOTOS: Angelina Jolie Through The Years
- PHOTOS: Celebrity Infidelity Scandals
- PHOTOS: Celebrity Birthdays: May
- PHOTOS: Top 20 Most Hated Hollywood Celebrities
- PHOTOS: Celebrity Photobombs




Most Romantic US Honeymoon...
GHI @Home - Metal Shingle /...
11th Annual Gary Papa 5K Run-...
Athletes We Wish Stayed In...
Tiger Woods At The US Open At...
Final Round: The U.S. Open At...
Baseball Shots Of The Week –...
Behind the Scenes: TP...
Orr At The Shore 2013
NCC Retro-Rama Party
The Philadelphia Diamonds Of...
2013 US Open At Merion
Storm Photos: June 13, 2013
WIP Morning Show Father's Day...
US Open At Merion Practice...
Julius Erving Through The...







