For people like me, who revere the history of the conservative movement, this is huge: direct mail pioneer/Young American for Freedom impresario/conservative movement founder Richard Viguerie today endorsed Rick Santorum for president. There are few people in conservative politics I can think of — maybe none — whom I like and respect more than Richard Viguerie. And he is a conservative’s conservative, so unyielding on principle that he publicly, on a number of occasions, criticized even Ronald Reagan during Reagan’s presidency for not being sufficiently conservative — often on economic issues.
Of course Viguerie may not be a household name to ordinary voters. But to the “movement,” he is revered. This is a major seal of approval for Santorum.
