President Barack Obama is framed by runway lights as he walks across the tarmac to Air Force One while departing Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, from Paine Field, in Everett, Wash. Obama called for more steps to help U.S. companies compete overseas. In addition to the trade announcement at Boeing, Obama was held two fundraisers in the Seattle area Friday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
President Barack Obama is framed by runway lights as he walks across the tarmac to Air Force One while departing Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, from Paine Field, in Everett, Wash. Obama called for more steps to help U.S. companies compete overseas. In addition to the trade announcement at Boeing, Obama was held two fundraisers in the Seattle area Friday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Wet umbrella in hand, President Barack Obama turns to wave as he leaves Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, from Paine Field, in Everett, Wash. Obama called for more steps to help U.S. companies compete overseas. In addition to the trade announcement at Boeing, Obama was held two fundraisers in the Seattle area Friday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, speaks during a Tea Party rally, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, arrives for a Tea Party rally, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
WASHINGTON (AP) ?
President Obama's campaign team has shifted gears recently to consider the possibility that his GOP opponent will Rick Santorum instead of Mitt Romney.
Campaign officials confirm Obama's Chicago-based organization has begun combing through the former Pennsylvania senator's background, looking for possible lines of attack. It also emailed Obama's Pennsylvania supporters this past week asking for material that could be used against Santorum.
The move reflects Santorum's sudden surge in nationwide opinion polls and a spate of recent primary-season victories over Romney.
Romney still leads the delegate race. But after capturing caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado and a non-binding primary in Missouri on Feb. 7, Santorum has enjoyed a burst of attention. Several polls have also given him a lead in Michigan, where primary voters cast ballots a week from Tuesday.
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