Newt Gingrich had considered running for President in the Republican Party Presidential Primaries of 2008, but ultimately decided not to. Rick Santorum intended to run, however, his defeat in the United States Senate Election in Pennsylvania of 2006, is what made him wait until 2012. So let's say that ITTL, Santorum does not run for re-election in 2006, and instead runs for President in 2008, that way his campaign isn't offset by a defeat. Had either or both of them had ran, how would they do? I don't suspect they'd win the nomination, but they'd probably split the Conservative vote. Would they run again in 2012 and/or 2016?