Casey Vs. Santorum

The 2006 Senate race in Pennsylvania should shape up to be a huge national race. Bob Casey, Jr. is a pro-life democrat who just may appeal to the PA electorate. Santorum has been outspoken and is perhaps the most paleo-conservative of anyone in the Senate.

There's been talk of a Santorum presidential run and there's no doubt he would excite the Republican base, but as a candidate in the general election he would not excite the swing voter as much as a Giuliani, Rice or Romney.