Rick Santorum is blowing smoke. He is arguing that his 4th place finish in the Iowa Straw Poll means that he is a viable candidate for the nomination.
Nonsense. He finished 4th in a contest in which neither Governor Perry nor Governor Romney competed. He, therefore, really finished 6th, hundreds of votes behind Governor Pawlenty who then dropped out and a few votes ahead of Herman Cain who is hopelessly unqualified to be President of the United States.
The Republican nomination race is down to Perry, Bachmann, and Romney. Perry is the favorite. Bachmann is formidable and benefits from being constantly underestimated. Romney can win, but only if Perry and Bachmann engage in a political death match, splitting the dominant conservatives, and allowing Romney to pick up the pieces.
All three can win in November 2012, and perhaps Rick Santorum would make any of them a good VP candidate. Time for Santorum to try and be the Republican Joe Biden of 2012.
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