"The Case for Santorum", by Aaron Blake, The Washington Post

"We may not remember it now, but Santorum was the up-and-coming Republican before his defeat in 2006. Elected to the Senate in 1994 at the tender age of 36, he was elected to the House four years earlier after knocking on 25,000 doors. Two years later, he won 61 percent of the vote even as President George H.W. Bush lost his district by 22 points — an astounding result, really. While in the House, he played a key role in uncovering the House bank scandal. In the Senate, he crusaded for a balanced budget amendment and partial-birth abortion ban and built an outsized reputation for a junior senator." – read more here