Santorum *really* wants you to know that he's thinking about running for prez

[Mr. Morden]

For most potential candidates, even those who are almost certain to run, like Romney and Pawlenty, the answer to "Are you going to run for president in 2012?" is "I'm just focused on my current job" or "I'm focused on getting Republicans elected in 2010.  It's way too early to talk about 2012."

Santorum, though, is taking the opposite track.  Just in case his trips to Iowa and South Carolina weren't enough to telegraph his intentions, this is like the third time he's publicly said something like "Yes, I'm thinking about running":

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Will Santorum break Biden's record for number of times to announce your candidacy in the same electoral cycle?

[Mr. Morden]

I don't think he's constantly announcing that he's running, I think he's getting asked the question at speaking engagements or in interviews and giving a consistent answer, which is that he is considering it.

Perhaps, but he just brought it up yet again, completely unprompted, with this letter to supporters:

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MTZhOGE2MTg4NWRlMTZiOTY3MzJjYjcyMWEyMTdlNTY=

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In the letter, he asks donors to his PAC to tell him what they think about whether he should run for president or not.  So if any of you are Santorum PAC donors, make sure you get back to him on that. 

Also....Santorum apparently made another trip to South Carolina last week:

http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/santorum_to_sc.php