This is what makes presidential campaigns so interesting. A man, stuck in the cellar the ENTIRE campaign, suddenly roars to life in the final stretch, and may win a state in which he was in last place for nearly 4 months.
Rick Santorum might be the comeback kid. Polling as low as 5% for a while, Santorum used to make the news only as a headscratcher- he was the only candidate to have visited all 99 counties, yet was still polling in single digits. Now, with just hours to go before the caucus gets underway, Santorum steamrolled his way up the pack into a virtual 3 way tie with Ron Paul and Mitt Romney.
The popular catchphrase is that Santorum is now having his flavor of the month joyride. However, and as I mentioned before, Santorum shouldn't be dismissed as another ol' flavor of the month candidate- his popularity coincides with actual voting, which means he will pocket net results. Instead of jumping and then swooning like Bachmannn, Perry, and Gingrich, Santorum isn't due to swoon for at least 2 weeks, which includes at least Iowa and NH.
Santorum peaked at the absolute perfect time.
Remember how at each campaign stop he kept assuring people "Don't worry about the polls, this was our plan all along, to meet and greet every single voter, and come voting time, the people will vote for me." Santorum didn't actually say that, but he certainly said things of a similar nature. No one ever believed him, nor did he himself. But votes are votes, and he stands to benefit the most at this point.
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