Sure... But that’s just Iowa...
Even if Santorum does well in Iowa... It’s highly unlikely to translate into anything down the road.
You’ve got two recent polls so far for Iowa. The CNN poll was castigated yesterday by analyst and other pollsters for it’s sampling. That’s the Poll showing Santorum in 3rd. The other poll - PPP - had Santorum tied for 4th with his more normal polling number of 10%.
We’ll see how Santorum does. But even with better than expected success, with no money or organization (and not enough time left to build either), he’s not likely to go far beyond Iowa.
Your analysis is the exact reason, I’m voting Perry. Perry has the record we need plus he has the money to continue on. Santorum has neither.