Sen. Brownback to explore presidential bid

Senator Sam Brownback, Republican of Kansas, will file papers that allow him to raise money to run for president, the Associated Press reports.

Brownback has visited New Hampshire three times and did not appear to be catching that much support in the Granite State. The key for Brownback, a social conservative, is a strong showing in Iowa. He has visited that state several times in the past two years and he will have a challenge for the very conservative voters in Western Iowa with Governor Mike Huckabee if he joins the race.