Rick Santorum, Republican Presidential candidate has wooed many recently and and threatens Romney's dominance in the primary elections with his deeply right conservative views, but will that carry through to the general elections?

Santorum has managed to frame his campaign on salvation of America and it’s culture. He told a Republican audience Tuesday in Phoenix, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is about foundational things. It is about whether we are going to be a free people.” He told his supporters, by choosing him as the Republican candidate, they would be choosing “someone who has a track record of standing up for the foundational pillars of our society: faith and family.”

Santorum has fought for the elimination of abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. He has pushed for the elimination of government funding in that cause as well as most forms of prenatal testing, including amniocentesis, which he claims will give information to parents about defects and may determine whether a child with defects should be aborted.

Santorum has been very outspoken on the subject of contraception. He has voiced his opinion that the use of contraception gives people “a license to do things in the sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be.” His attacks on President Obama’s requirement that even faith based employers provide insurance coverage to their workers, coverage that would include contraception has been very loud.

His stance on Gay marriage, Gays in the military and sodomy is widely known by his many speeches on the subjects. His comparison of Gay sex as “Man on Dog sex.” has drawn comment from many groups.

His views on immigration also are well to the right of middle.

But, in a country where a majority of the voters are much more to the middle and left than his core base, can Santorum afford to keep his deeply conservative views in his campaign?

A majority of Americans supported Obama’s move to allow gays in the military to serve openly. While gay marriage is still a hot topic in America, many feel that gay marriage should be approved and that number is on the rise.

Also, while Santorum’s views on immigration are viewed favorably by many; but many more support a much more moderate approach on the immigration issue.

On the issue of contraception, mainstream America views contraception as a necessary instrument for unwanted pregnancies, and avoidance of sexually transmitted diseases. His views on that subject are seen as highly archaic by mainstream America.

It is very unlikely that Santorum will sway on his beliefs on these subjects, and he may not need to. If he were to make the economy the center of his campaign rather than continueing to take on these hotbed issues, they may very well be swept to the background and largly ignored by the voters as they look to the more immediate issues facing America.