With less than a week to go before the Iowa caucuses, it looks like the “come-from-way-behind Rick Santorum boomlet” I joked about a month ago could actually be a reality. And unlike many of the other candidate surges that have caused whiplash in this GOP-primary season, Santorum’s actually makes sense. It still doesn’t mean he has any lasting potential beyond the state where he has devoted the vast majority of his time, attention and resources. But Santorum’s placement in next Tuesday’s caucuses will be an important indicator of how strongly social conservatives feel about having a candidate of their own this year.
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