clever gambit? it is tuesday, february 14, 2012, happy valentine's day. this is a daily run down. i'm chuck todd. get right to my first reads of the morning. we start with presidential race. rick santorum's surge hit the national stage f last night is any indication, he could easily go off track. apparently, all it took were wins in the nonbinding caucuses in minnesota to catapult him into a tie with mitt romney in three national polls. pew research center surveyed registered republicans have santorum slightly ahead 30-28. up 16 points from a month ago.d he is now statistically tied with in their poll as well. but santorum's organization, is it really ready to go national? if his rally last night in