This afternoon we had the opportunity to see Rick Santorum speak at Pizza Ranch, a Boone, Iowa, restaurant.
Throughout our time at the event, I spoke with several Iowans. While their personal opinions about the issues varied, there was one common theme: Rick Santorum is a nice guy.
Rick Santorum speaks to supporters at Pizza Ranch.
This was most apparent when a teenage girl in the audience became overheated and almost fainted. She was carried out of the crowded room and paramedics were called.
A campaign staffer came into the room, where another TMN staffer and I were sitting with the girl. He insisted the room be closed. Mr. Santorum, he said, would be crushed to hear a girl who wanted to ask him a question was denied because she was sick.
Minutes later, Santorum rushed in. A more sincere apology could not be imagined. We handed over paper, and he autographed it for her after answering her question concerning education.
Although politicians are often vilified, the grassroots experience here in Iowa is reminiscent of what so many Americans wish politics to be: ordinary people working to help the country they love.
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