Our Guide to the Best Coverage on Rick Santorum and His Record

by Lena Groeger
ProPublica, Jan. 3, 2012, 9:16 p.m.

The Basics 

Rick Santorum's strong showing in the Iowa caucuses has vaulted him from obscurity to presidential contender. Just a few months ago, Santorum barely merited a mention as Republican voters fell in and out of love with Rick Perry, Herman Cain and New Gingrich.

So who is this darling of the evangelical movement?