It's easy to forget that Santorum won 11 states in his 2012 primary matchup with Mitt Romney, the eventual Republican nominee — including the Iowa caucus.
That's because so far — despite the fact that he's the first candidate to crisscross all of Iowa's 99 counties this time — he hasn't been even a blip on the radar in the 2016 race.
He is facing much stauncher competition this time around, and he has not solved his biggest problem from 2012 — money. He raised just over $600,000 in the last fundraising quarter, the kind of money that doesn't bode well for staying power in a crowded field.
The state that provided his biggest win in 2012 — Iowa — also hasn't given him the same kind of love. Despite his focus on the Hawkeye State, he still barely registers in polling there.
National polling average among Republican voters: 0.6% (11th)
Iowa: 1.5% (11th)
New Hampshire: 0.3% (T-13th)
South Carolina: N/A
Iowa: 1.5% (11th)
New Hampshire: 0.3% (T-13th)
South Carolina: N/A
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