Santorum Cancels Space Coast Visit, but Romney Still On–UPDATE
UPDATE (Jan. 26, 2012, 7:20 pm ET): Edward Ellegood @FLspacereport tweets that the Romney visit to Astrotech will now be at 4:45 pm ET tomorrow instead of 3:00.
ORIGINAL STORY: Rick Santorum, one of Newt Gingrich’s rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, has canceled his scheduled appearance on Saturday at the Space Coast Tiger Bay luncheon according to Florida Today. Another rival, Mitt Romney, still plans to visit Cape Canaveral tomorrow, however.
Gingrich visited the area yesterday and laid out his bold plans for the future of the space program. He and Romney had previewed their visions for space activities during the Republican primary debate on Monday. Santorum and Ron Paul, the fourth candidate remaining in the contest, were not asked about space during that debate, but Santorum had been expected to share his views at Saturday’s event. Florida Today quotes a Santorum campaign volunteer as saying only that she was notifed Santorum would be out of town and unable to attend the luncheon.
Meanwhile, Romney will visit Astrotech in Cape Canaveral at 3:00 pm ET tomorrow, Florida Today reports. The event is open to the public.
Another Republican presidential primary debate is scheduled for tonight in Jacksonville, FL at 8:00 pm ET. It will be carried on CNN. The Florida Republican primary will be held on January 31.
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