A sign that evangelicals are coalescing behind Rick Santorum: In perhaps the most significant sign that Santorum had arrived as a contender, Texas Governor Rick Perry – the third candidate in the GOP field who has made a special point of attracting evangelicals – launched a negative radio ad against Santorum. In campaign parlance, Perry’s […]

CNN Politics: Rick Santorum’s poll numbers aren’t the only thing on the rise. The former senator from Pennsylvania’s fundraising figures are also skyrocketing. A senior Santorum adviser tells CNN the campaign raised more money in the last week than they raised on-line the past six months, adding that fundraising is between 300% and 400% higher […]

The Des Moines Register: In the new poll, 76 percent of Santorum supporters say they will definitely caucus rather than probably attend, a higher proportion than for any other candidate. For Romney, 58 percent of his supporters are definite attenders; it’s 56 percent for Paul.

The Des Moines Register: In four days of polling, Romney leads at 24 percent, Paul has 22 percent and Rick Santorum, 15 percent.But if the final two days of polling stand alone, the order reshuffles: Santorum elbows out Paul for second. “Few saw this bombshell coming,” GOP strategist David Polyansky said. “In an already unpredictable […]