Santorum is great on social issues, such as marriage, abortion. But he is nuts for big government and compassionate conservatism. He endorsed a higher minimum wage, striving for blue-collar votes. He’s lost his mojo that got him second in the primaries the last time around.
He loves illegals, too.
He was barely registering in the race last time around, but he won Iowa through his grass-roots campaign. He did the best of anyone else in the “second tier” debate last week.
He’s not an establishment candidate so he wouldn’t get any money from the GOP-e. He was the alternative to Romney who kept the battle going longer than anyone else.