Amid Jelly Beans, Santorum Wraps Himself in Mantle of Reagan FAIRFIELD, Calif. - Rick Santorum asked cheering supporters on Thursday to "help me out here in the next few weeks," and to "help us build a great organization in California." He did not appear deterred that the state's primary is not until June, and polls in the state show him nearly 20 percentage points behind the frontrunner, Mitt Romney. Mr. Santorum spoke before a crowd of 300 people at the Jelly Belly Candy Company here, a most unlikely setting for what was billed as "a major foreign policy speech." But there was a connection. President Reagan loved Jelly Belly jelly beans and had a jar of them in the Oval Office. There are numerous mosaics made of jelly beans of the former president in the Jelly Belly headquarters. "We need someone who is not going to be the Etch A Sketch candidate," Mr. Santorum said, referring to a Romney aide who talked about resetting the campaign, like shaking an Etch A Sketch. Ronald Reagan didn't say one thing in front of one group and something else in front of another. Repeatedly, Mr. Santorum wrapped himself in Reagan's philosophy of a strong America, accusing President Obama of "moral uncertainty." Mr. Santorum said, "This president has alienated ally after ally, particularly the state of Israel." As he often does, Mr. Santorum spoke out against "radical Islam" and said Mr. Obama was "risking our national security with a nuclear Iran." "You cannot negotiate with evil," Mr. Santorum said. You have to defeat evil. The Jelly Belly factory has its headquarters at 1 Jelly Belly Lane in this sprawling middle-class community of 105,000, home to Travis Air Force Base. Although Fairfield went for Mr. Obama in 2008, its mayor is a Republican, and it has an active Tea Party group. Rod Ferroggiaro, founder of the Solano Tea Party Patriots, said he was "not overly excited by Santorum" or any other Republican candidate and did not attend the event. In the crowd, with his 3-year-old son wrapped in his arms, Adam Houchins, 37, said he did not think Mr. Santorum would win the Republican nomination, but, he said, "I think he's the real conservative. I wanted to come out to support him. The rally Thursday was hosted by Herman G. Rowland Sr., chairman of the board of Jelly Belly Candy Company, who calls himself "an ultra conservative" and whom Federal Election Commission records show has contributed to the campaigns of Mr. Santorum's opponents: Newt Gingrich, Mr. Romney and Gov. Rick Perry of Texas. When asked about it, Mr. Rowland said a check for Mr. Santorum "is sitting on my desk, and he's going to pick it up today." He said he supported all the Republican candidates except Ron Paul. "I and my family are doing everything we can to get a conservative elected," he said. In his speech, Mr. Santorum labeled Mr. Romney's primary successes "hollow victories." "He's not winning victories based on what he believes in but on tearing someone else down," Mr. Santorum said. We're not going to concede to the moderate establishment that wants to convince everyone that it's over. He added, "They're asking you people of principles to compromise your principles because we need to win. My question is, win what?