Two leaders of The Family Leader backing Santorum (audio)

This morning’s news conference revealed The Family Leader’s board of directors is remaining neutral in the GOP presidential race.  TFL’s president & CEO Bob Vander Plaats personally endorsed Rick Santorum, as did The Iowa Family Policy Center’s president Chuck Hurley.

“I urge every undecided Iowa Caucus goer to take a close look at Rick, to study the scriptures, to pray hard…for above all, we answer to God for our vote,” Hurley said.

Hurley mentioned a person close to The Family Leader who has said he would burn BVP in effigy if he didn’t endorse a different candidate.  Hurley refused, in Q&A with reporters, to say who that person was. 

“I’ve never seen a Caucus like this. People are going from one candidate to another in a 10 minute period…so a voice of endorsement may have an impact,” BVP said.

Both BVP & Hurley suggest one or two “pro-family” candidates should drop out and run “as a team” so a conservative “could quickly vaunt into first place and win the nomination.”

“It depends on the humble heart of the individuals,” Hurley said of the decision to drop out.

BVP said his endorsement & Hurley’s gives a  “stamp of credibility” to Santorum’s bid.

Listen to of AUDIO the 33-minute news conference.

“Caucus-goers are still looking for a leadership voice,” BVP said.

When asked what he’d say to Bachmann, Perry supporters, Hurley said you can win when you put other people ahead of yourselves. “It’s about the country. We’re going down the tubes…and it’s got to be about others and not ourselves,” Hurley said.  “….Not everybody can be president and because of the fracture of the caucus voter, this calls for a special humility.”