I don't know what polling numbers you're looking at, but they can't possibly be the same ones that are being posted here on a daily basis. Those polls show Santorum sliding back into the second tier where he's been all along.
Maybe you're consulting some kind of specialty poll that purports to only track true conservatives. Dunno, but their numbers aren't working out too well in the real world of the election. The top-rated national polls say that he's sliding.
“I don’t know what polling numbers you’re looking at, but they can’t possibly be the same ones that are being posted here on a daily basis. Those polls show Santorum sliding back into the second tier where he’s been all along.”
I’m looking at the exit polls for both Iowa and NH, and at the county data for both. Santorum’s strong areas are in the areas which have greater conservative support, areas that rejected Obama, or supported Obama to a lesser degree than others.
“The top-rated national polls say that he’s sliding.”
When is the national primary?