Santorum Thinking about Run for Governor
By now, anyone who delves into politics has heard this rumor. Chris Lilik at GrassrootsPA posted it on his blog first from an article in the American Spectator.
The comment section on GrassrootsPA has been active with all sorts of comments both positive and negative. I love the idea of floating a rumor like this out there, regardless of who is considering running. First off it gets people talking about it. It doesn’t matter if the chatter is good or bad, it gets people talking about it - which creates credibility.
The other thing it does is that it allows Santorum and his advisors to see what areas he would need to work on. There are still a segment of the conservative base that is ticked off at him for his support of Specter’s re-election. And there are those that are upset at him for what they perceive to be his lack of fiscal conservativism. He’ll never get the support of the first group - that’s a once and done crowd. The problem with holding a grudge like that is pretty soon everyone “screws up” and you are left with no one.
As for the second group - there’s still hope for Santorum. His opportunity is to listen to their concerns and determine if making any changes is worth the return on investment.
Overall, smart move throughing the idea and rumor out there.