(CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will announce he will suspend his campaign on Tuesday at an event in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a senior adviser to the campaign told CNN.
Santorum spoke to GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney prior to his expected announcement, according to a Republican source.
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An additional source told CNN that Santorum, his wife, and campaign manager held a conference call with staff Tuesday, advising them not to grow discouraged.
"We are going to stay involved and stay active in the next couple of months," Santorum said, according to the source.
Another source said family and political reasons are major factors for Santorum's decision, adding that the candidate will lay out explicit reasons in the press conference.
The announcement comes after the former Pennsylvania senator took a four-day break from the campaign to spend time with his hospitalized three-year-old daughter, who suffers from a serious chromosomal condition that interferes with development.
His daughter, Bella, was released from the hospital late Monday night.
Santorum launched his presidential bid on June 6.
– CNN Political Reporters Peter Hamby and Shannon Travis contributed to this report.
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And there is my surprised look. he was never in it to begin with. There is no way a righ-winged religious fanatic who believes that Church trumps State would ever stand a chance.
Not sure how he ever got this far.
Best news I have heard today! Yea!
there is something very appropriate about this. It's the first time i am agreeing with this nut case. Now I do not have to be concerned about religious law governing. Oh there is a GOD!
Good riddance, Ayatollah Santorum!
Welp, Gingrich is next.
See YA! Reality Bites, unless you are the citizens of the USA, who can sleep better at night knowing he won't be POTUS.
Who cares! Better to leave now than wasting people's money on dead campaigns.
I hope it's because his daughter needs his attention to be well. I do wonder why he doesn't just end the campaign and put all his money and support behind Romney in order to defeat Obama in the fall. Also, if Newt would do so.
Be well Bella!
He thinks the Poop will ask him to fill in for him as he is tired and needs a break. Sanctimonious Santorum really wants to be the Poop, and was just doing the POTUS bit as a stepping stone. Halle Julia !
i wish he'd take the rest of these losers with him.OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
Close the door behind you!
Santorum hates women
He knows he would have lost Pennsylvania and wanted to save face.
Well there's a surprise! NOT!
aw man, I still have lots of great santorum material lined up, too.
I'd be seriously surprised if Santorum is invited to have anything to do with the Romney campaign much less VP.
Drats!! Would have liked to see this clown as the nominee.
Just as late as Sarah Palin – and just as crazy a campaign.
Obama forever!
I guess God was wrong about his viability huh?
Hey, I'm not a fan of the man, but his mind is on more important matters right now. Cut him some serious slack.
He thinks the Pop will ask him to fill in for him as he is tired and needs a break. Sanctimonious Santorum really wants to be the Pop, and was just doing the POTUS bit as a stepping stone. Halle Julia !
1 down, 1 more to go. GoBama!
Logic: Not unless Romney wants to be absolutely certain that he will lose.
@Independent Voters.. Obama will not win in a landslide. Most intelligent people can see how badly he and the libtards in congress have screwed up this country.. Four more years of Obama will put the final nails in the coffin of the USA. God help us if he wins another 4 years!