With His Daughter's Health Improving, Santorum Hits the Campaign Trail

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Alexander Abad-Santos 1,095 Views Jan 30, 2012

With news that his daughter is getting better and is ready to come home, Rick Santorum said Sunday night that he'd be back on the campaign trail with events planned in Nevada and Colorado.  “We’ve still got a long way to go, but she’s without a doubt turned a corner," Santorum said during a call to his supporters last night, referring to his 3-year-old daughter, Bella Santorum who had been hospitalized with pneumonia and complications stemming from her life-threatening genetic condition, Trisomy 18.

News outlets have been closely following Bella's hospitalization, tracking news about the candidate's daughter with his moves on the campaign trail. MSNBC reports that  "Santorum had cleared his Sunday schedule in Florida to be with his daughter but will be back on the trail tomorrow afternoon with stops over the next two days in Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado and Nevada, all caucus states." Meanwhile, Politico reports that doctors have predicted Bella will be released in two to four days from now.

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