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Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum leaves a campaign rally held at the Pizza Ranch restaurant in Newton, Iowa on Jan. 2, 2012.

Rick Santorum gets used to a little more attention

For a long time, Rick Santorum's campaign seemed to be going nowhere. There was even an occasion when just one person showed up to one of his campaign events, according to The New York Times.

How times can change. Now that he is running higher in the polls, he can't even sit in his car without being buzzed by the media. And on Monday evening, he was bestowed with the somewhat tarnished honor of a tweeted endorsement from Rupert Murdoch.

Will Santorum's star burn ever brighter, or will it fizzle out like those of several candidates before him? Stay tuned to NBC Politics in the days to come.

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What a moron, he doesn't even wear a seat belt. Not a very good role model or someone who is concerned with overall safety.

    Reply#1 - Tue Jan 3, 2012 11:28 AM EST
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    Rick did well in Iowa, now it's time for the DNC, and the liberal media to focus more on him, while reducing the effort against 'Mittens'.

    Dig for the dirt Dems......it's your methodology. Get the emotion into the equation to debase the GOP!

    Obama can't run on his record; change the story line to what you can negatively create.

      Reply#2 - Wed Jan 4, 2012 4:46 PM EST
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