Former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum has a penchant for dismissing the libertarian movement, and he made that once again on Monday evening when he dismissed the electoral prospects of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), telling CNN that the Republican Party is not a libertarian party.

Crossfire host Van Jones asked Santorum for his thoughts on the Kentucky senator, who is currently the frontrunner for the 2016 GOP: Do you agree with his ideas, are you going to support Rand Paul?

Theres diversity in the Republican Party, Santorum hesitated, but Jones pressed further: Is he the new face of the Republican Party? Is this your leader?

Well, no, hes not my leader, I can tell you that for sure, the former senator scoffed. His father and I had some disagreements during the last campaign.

Jones then asked him outright: If a libertarian like him becomes the leader of the Republican Party gets the nomination would you vote for them?

First off, I dont think that will happen, Santorum asserted, because the Republican Party is not a libertarian party, it is a conservative party. And it will nominate a conservative, and not a libertarian.

Santorum then went on to reassert his belief in modestly increasing the federal minimum wage.

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Santorum Dismisses Rand Paul: The Republican Party Is Not a Libertarian Party