Rick Santorum won from 4th place in all the polling.
>> Rick Santorum won from 4th place in all the polling.
Yeah, third or fourth depending on what poll(s), and when. Here is a decent compilation: http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2012-iowa-gop-primary
...but at the time he was polling fourth, was there a brave pundit like Rich Lowry writing articles assuring us that he was the “favorite” to win?