Santorum Staffs Up With Loyalists

GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has named his national communications team, a group largely consisting of staffers close to the former Pennsylvania Senator.

John Brabender will lead the team as a senior advisor and media consultant. Having worked with Santorum for years, Brabender also worked for several GOP campaigns last cycle, including those of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett and Sens. David Vitter (La.) and Tom Coburn (Okla.). His résumé also includes work for the Republican Governors Association and the National Republican Senatorial Campaign.