Santorum dismisses rumours of quitting US presidential race

Washington, Apr 8 (ANI): US Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum has defied rumours of dropping out of the White House race.

The former Pennsylvania senator rather said that he would ramp up his campaign.

The statement came after reports emerged that Santorum is considering quitting the race to evade a 'potentially humiliating defeat' in his home state and to take care for his sick daughter.

According to The New York Daily News, Santorum has, however, planned to ramp his campaign back up on Tuesday and will be criss-crossing Pennsylvania next week.

Santorum's three-yr-old daughter Bella, who suffered from a genetic disorder of Trisomy 18, was recently admitted to the hospital.

His office didn't release any details about this incident, but stressed that Santorum and his wife were by her daughter's side. (ANI)