How Rick Santorum’s Old-School Politicking Is Paying Off in Iowa

By: Alex Altman
Time Magazine
December 30, 2011
Des Moines, Iowa

Rick Santorum may have been quiet and not heard from in a lot in these debates, but that is because he has been doing what will get him atleast second place. Rick may not have the highest paid people backing his campaign but sometimes money is everything. Rick has been putting in a great deal of time in Iowa. Rick went down there when no other candidate was present and he just talked to the people of Iowa. Guess what? Rick has went up 11% since he has been spending a little extra time there. They say he is right on the tails of Ron Paul and Mitt Romney. Some even say that he took Ron Paul's number two spot and that his percentage will slowly but surely increase. People are comparing Rick's increase in supporters similar to Huckabee's. Only difference is, is that most Iowa does not believe that Rick has teh power and support yet to win in the caucus overall but he most likely will come in second place. What has also helped Rick is the supporters he has recieved lately, they have helped him run more ads being as though it is closer to caucus time. They say he got these supporters recently because of his faith and commitment to the caucus. But as of today this is what people have to say

“If I had to predict today, I’d say Romney’s probably going to win, and there’s a race between Santorum and Paul for second,” Vander Plaats says. “But who knows. He could even pull this thing out.”

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