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They really are all practically the same guy with the same problems. in 2008There are three main wings of the GOP electorate(border,fiscal,and social wing)
Well, I will not bring up Allen since I promised JLA I would not.(I think Allen is to the right of Santorum,but Left of Brownback)
BROWNBACK
Sam Brownback's position on the border's and illegal immigration is FAR to the left of President Bush's.He is UNAPOLOGETICALLY for Amnesty.I estimate that fully one quarter of GOP primary voters will not vote for him on that alone.He is very weak on fiscal issues as he supported both Medicare reform and the NCLB act.
His only real "strength" would come from the so called Christian Right,however,his radical convergence to Catholicism in 2004 could cause him trouble with SOME of the Protestant Christian right who have SEVERE differences in Theology with some tenants of Catholicism.Many on the Christian Right will be looking for someone who shares their world view.
Brownback is a strong pro life advocate,however his ability to communicate on the issue in a PENCE-REAGAN way is sorely lacking and his is easily demonized and pegged a demagogue.All in all, he simply is not able to "handle" the media(you know,in the way that Pence is able to)as a conservative that is a must. Santorum has all the same problems as Brownback only worse.While Brownback voted for the Medicare bill,Santorum was the WHIP for it! Santorum is constantly pushing for an increase in the minimum wage and other socialists fiscal policies.His only saving grace(pardon the pun)has been among Social conservatives but he has recently has started to make them(us)mad by flip flopping on intelligent design and other minor,but revealing issues. All the other conservative 08 contenders other than Pence are either A not really conservative or B lacking courage.