I’m sorry, but the issue of the 2012 election ARE NOT religion and birth control.
I haven’t heard a single canidate discuss how the communists in the federal government are purposely trying to collapse the system so they can rebuild their vision from the 60’s of some insane utopia.
The issues of the 2012 election are the same ones they have been for several decades now -- a socialist-marxist left-wing intent on tearing down Western Culture and remaking American society into a society where an all-knowing government replaces and becomes the official religion. Conservatives and average Americans across the ideological spectrum know and feel it even if they can't articulate it. When Rick Santorum states the Obama's philosophy runs counter to that of the Christian Bible he is stating that very same thing in a way that most Americans can easily understand and agree with.
Whether or not you are a Christian or live the tenets of Christianity in your daily life you have to agree that our nation, or culture and our peaceful thriving society was built on a Christian Biblical foundation. Even those who don't Worship or practice a religion are familiar with, and benefit from, a nation built on the pillars of hard work, individual responsibility, and solid family foundations.
If you believe that Santorum's message is just about religion and birth control then either haven't been paying attention, or haven't taken the time to look past the latest Associated Press headlines.