Rick: So you're saying there's a chance

We've noted a couple times lately that Rick "Let's (Tea) Party" Santorum didn't make it onto right-leaning Rasmussen's radar of 2012 GOP presidential hopefuls, but maybe things are looking up for the former US Senator from Pa.

He does make NYT poll expert Nate Silver's latest list . . . even if he does come in dead last:

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