Santorum May Make St. Charles Visit Saturday

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is expected to visit the area on Saturday, the day of Missouri's Republican caucuses.

Santorum is expected to travel through St. Charles, Chesterfield and Wildwood, followed by a stop at the , the site of the Lafayette Township Committe Caucus. He also is scheduled to appear somewhere within the Lewis and Clark Township north of Hazelwood and in Alton, IL, though the exact details of Santorum's schedule were not available Wednesday night. A formal announcement is expected Thursday.

The Republican candidate's wife, Karen Santorum, is scheduled to appear at the Queeny Township, followed by the Des Peres Township and then the Tesson Fairy Township in South St. Louis County on Saturday. The two are expected to then meet up in Hazelwood sometime before noon.

Santorum previously was around St. Louis in late January with a , and also was in the area the day of .

Santorum did win Missouri’s non-binding presidential primaries wth 55 percent of the vote, but the results that start being tabulated Saturday up through April 17 will be the real test of the Pennsylvania-native’s viability in the Show-Me State.

“Even though there was little voter turnout in the February primary, I think he’s staking his claim,” Howard said.

On Tuesday, Santorum claimed primary victories in Alabama and Mississippi, while the Republican candidate with the most votes from Hawaii's caucus was Republican front-runner Mit Romney, who that day.