(AP) — Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum who will be in Hays in just over a month, says Republicans need to do a better job of caring, relating and

communicating if they hope to win national elections.
Santorum spoke over the weekend to hundreds of people gathered at the Conservative Political Action Conference in suburban St. Louis.
He said Republicans have been trying to win by proving to people that their policies are right with facts and figures. But he says Democrats have prevailed in national elections by telling people they understand, relate and care for them.
Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, ran unsuccessfully last year for the Republican nomination for president.
He’s now leading a conservative movie production company and traveling the country speaking. Santorum says he hasn’t ruled out another bid for president. He will speak at Fort Hays State University’s new lecture series. The Keith Sebelius Lecture Series opens on November 4, at the Beach Schmidt Performing Arts Center.
The opening event will actually be a debate between a pair of former presidential candidates on “The Proper Role of Government in a Free Society.” Santorum, Former Republican Senator from Pennsylvania and Former Governor of Vermont and past chairman of the Democrat National Committee, Howard Dean will offer a bi-partisan look at what can be expected from the next few years of the Obama administration. From the economy to healthcare, Santorum and Dean should provide a rousing debate on a wide variety of issues concerning Americans today. The University told Hays Post that tickets for the event are still available.