By now, you are probably aware that Rick Santorum is running for president. You're also probably aware that he plans to participate in this thing called the Iowa Caucus. You're also maybe aware that Santorum has been a political non-entity for many years. But have you considered that Santorum could be a "force" in Iowa? Because I hadn't been forced to consider how forceful Santorum could be until Politico told me that "Rick Santorum could be an unlikely Iowa force." (As with most pieces of pure, uncut campaign speculation, the equivocation begins right in the headline.)
Why would Rick Santorum be a force, in Iowa? Because he has visited Iowa, "11 times since 2009." That's a good start, actually going to the place in which you want to be a "force." In 2008, Rudy Giuliani did not go to Iowa that much, and he ended up not being a "force." Of course, it's a fine line. John Edwards practically lived in Iowa, for years, before the Iowa caucus, and he was not a "force." Tom Vilsack went to the extraordinary length of actually serving as the governor of Iowa for two terms, and it didn't end up dong him any good at all.
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