MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) -- It was a wild week in the race for the Republican nomination, from Herman Cain's dealings with sexual assault allegations, to Governor Rick Perry's brain freeze on the debate stage.
Saturday night, the eight Republican presidential candidates squared off in yet another debate, this one held at Wofford College in Spartanburg. It marked the 10th debate for the candidates. The debate's focus was on foreign policy.
Campaigning in the Lowcountry Saturday was Senator Rick Santorum who says he looks forward to debating the issue of national security.
"My prediction is that by this time next year the number one issues heading into the election are going to be just as much national security as it is the economy," said Republican Presidential candidate, Rick Santorum.
According to recent polls, Santorum is at the back of the Republican pack, but he'll be the first to tell you not to count him out.
"There are a lot of folks who answer polls for the flavor of the month, who the media is talking about. Well they haven't been talking much about me," said Santorum.
"We're going to surprise a lot of people. I don't anticipate us being ahead in any poll leading into the Iowa caucus, but I suspect a big surprise on caucus night."
Santorum has officially opened his state headquarters office, located in Mount Pleasant on Johnnie Dodd's Boulevard. It's the first time a presidential candidate has picked the Lowcountry for their state headquarters.
"I think we're making progress when people want to come here to Mount Pleasant for their state headquarters, for the center of their activity and the direction they want to go in. I think it's very flattering for the Lowcountry," said former South Carolina Governor, James Edwards.
"Normally, the Lowcountry has been ignored by presidential candidates," said Linn Bennett, Chairman of the Charleston County Republican Party. "But in the last couple years the Lowcountry has had an impact."
Impact is exactly what Santorum hopes to have in the Holy City.
"I focused my effort on an area that is very important to South Carolina," Santorum said. "I'm someone who has been a consistent, strong, passionate conservative at a time when it wasn't popular to be so."
Santorum says his family has vacationed in the area for 20 years, and visiting the new office feels like coming home.
This story is from :By Stefanie Bainum
sbainum@abcnews4.com
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