In March of 2006, a relatively unknown governor from Arkansas made his way to Iowa to deliver the keynote address to the Iowa Christian Alliance’s annual spring kickoff. The robust crowd that was assembled in the Des Moines Christian school lunch room got their first glimpse of Mike Huckabee, who would win the Iowa caucuses less than two years later. Just as it was four years ago, another relatively unknown politician came to Des Moines last night to speak to the four hundred or so people gathered at the Iowa Christian Alliance kickoff event. As was the case with Huckabee in 2006, nobody really thinks that former United States Senator Rick Santorum has any chance of winning the Iowa caucuses in 2012. Sure, he’s a nice enough guy and impressive speaker, but he’s got a weird last name. There is no way that Rick Santorum is a credible presidential candidate, right?

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