No Democrat ran in ‘06 supporting the war, at least none that I can think of. To say that Santorum ran a Democrat Lite campaign is also to say that he ran against the Iraq War.
The two remaining candidates whom I could vote for are both individuals I consider decent representatives of Conservatism. You might feel more strongly about Gingrich, and that's fine. I view Santorum as being more electable.
Regardless, the truly important point of this latest poll (and others) isn't (to me) who's leading, it's who's failing, and I'm referring to Mitt Romney.
One battle at a time.
Pro labor.
Pro more spending on welfare.
Pro more spending on AIDS in AFrica
Pro Campaign Finance Reform
Pro more spending on Education
His 06 campaign would make Olympia Snowe look like Ronald Reagan. Get over your obsession with what you think cost the 06 election. That was not my point ever and is not my point now and will not be my point tomorrow.
My point is that the tenor of his campaign was that of a meely moderate and he claims now the opposite was true, making him a meely moderate in 06 and a liar in 2012. Case closed.