You are partially correct and you hit the single most important difference: But not only is Santorum not black, he is also not:
A: cool (sweater vest)
B: going to be protected by the media (they HATE social conservatives)
C: devoid of any political record (very wimpy record)
D: charismatic (yeah, right)
And on and on.
I also worry where we are often reminded of Orwell’s 1984, I am wondering if the left feminists will come up with Margret Atwoods A Handmaid’s Tale if Santorum were to be the nominee.
OK, it may be a stretch...but I don’t think Gingrich is the only one that will have a ‘woman gap’ if Santorum is the nominee.
Santorum made the comments about Palin, he made the comments about his own wife and he made the comments about women in the military. The reviews of his book, if those can be trusted also seem to indicate he does it there, too.