Democrats Weigh Hitting Santorum

With the race for the Republican presidential nomination
increasingly looking like a horse race between Mitt Romney and Rick
Santorum, the Wall Street Journal reports that President Obama’s
campaign is looking at ways to soften Santorum for the general election
without giving the nomination to Romney.

“Obama
campaign aides are stepping up their examination of Mr. Santorum’s
record to assess his vulnerabilities and consider how their strategy
might change if he becomes the GOP nominee. For example,
the Obama campaign has criticized Mr. Romney for shifting his policy
stances and painted him as out of touch with middle-class Americans.
That line of attack might not prove as effective against Mr. Santorum.”

Understatement alert: “One
approach might be to highlight Mr. Santorum’s socially conservative
views and argue that they are outside of the mainstream. Another might
be to go after his economic positions.”