Loose lips can turn convictions to controversy

Published February 21, 2012 12:00am ET



A candidate’s strengths can also be his weaknesses. Take the case of Rick Santorum.

One of his strengths is perseverance. For more than a year he made hundreds of appearances in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, with no visible result in the polls.

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