Santorum demonstrated that exact thing, for over 9 straight months, he was lucky to be above 5% points. Then all of a sudden he is the ONE..........within about a 48 hour period.
And these people still can't figure out why he can't get any farther than this?
This is because his values are VALUED. He is right on every policy Social Conservatives care about. Every time. From the gut and without being ashamed or shy.
But so was Huckabee, a Social Conservative darn near everyone respects and who would have little opposition if he were running now.
These guys are nearly the same on the issues (SoCon and Fiscal "Moderate"...and Stste Power "Moderate") but diametric opposites in style, smarts and communication skills.
Oh, and evangelical leaders put out the word. They approved only Santorum in this cycle.