Santorum on the Rise?

Jan 27, 2012 by

Santorum on the Rise?

Where was this Rick Santorum six, or even three months ago?  If the guy we saw in the last couple of debates had shown up back when this race was revving-up, he might be running away with it right now.

While the media and the anti-Newt Republicans are busy parsing Gingrich’s mediocre performance tonight, and opining on how much of a boost this will give Romney, I think Daniel Horowitz writing at Red State tells the real story in Romney’s Big Healthcare Lie.  While everyone else was apparently distracted by the Mitt/Newt drama, Santorum absolutely clobbered Romney on his signature achievement during his short stint as governor of Massachusetts.    And when Romney tried to defend his plan, as he has each and every time he’s been challenged on it, Santorum drew him in a little deeper before springing his trap.  Rattling-off the facts and figures of how Romneycare had distorted the market, driven up costs, and pushed a record number of people into just paying the cheaper state fine for not carrying insurance, he laid waste to Romney’s defense, and left him looking stunned.

The pundits are busy wondering how much of a boost Romney is going to get from his newly discovered aggressive debating style, but if Florida voters were watching, I think both Newt and Mitt will see their poll numbers drop, while Santorum gets a boost.  We’ll see how big a boost this Tuesday.  As for Mitt and Romneycare, I think he has a big problem.

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