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Posted on 12/19/2007 5:14:45 PM PST by Reaganesque
WASHINGTON -- Two weeks before the Iowa caucus, the race for president, while tightening among Democrats, is wide open on the Republican side, highlighting the unusual fluidity of the first campaign for the White House in over a half- century that doesn't include an incumbent president or vice president.
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows that Rudy Giuliani has lost his national lead in the Republican field after a flurry of negative publicity about his personal and business activities, setting the stage for what could be the party's most competitive nomination fight in decades.
After holding a double-digit advantage over his nearest rivals just six weeks ago, the former New York City mayor now is tied nationally with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at 20% among Republicans, just slightly ahead of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at 17% and Arizona Sen. John McCain at 14%. Other polls show Mr. Giuliani's lead shrinking in Florida, one of the states he has based his strategy around.
With the poll's margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.1 percentage points, that puts Mr. Huckabee, who had only single-digit support in the previous poll in early November, within striking distance of the leaders. Mr. Romney's national support has also nearly doubled since then...
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“Two weeks before the Iowa caucus, the race for president, while tightening among Democrats, is wide open on the Republican side,”
Doesn’t the “race tightening” on one side and being “wide open” on the other side....mean pretty much the same thing?
Therefore Romney is THE choice of the DNC because he has NO (zero, zed, nada) chance.
James Carville: "It's a feel-good story, this Romney thing. Romney is an ascendant guy."
What a change from a few weeks ago!
Go Mitt!
Huckabee has peaked, now it’s Romney’s turn. It’s either him or Giuliani, depending on whether this is a false move for Romney.
This is good news. It’s so obvious he’s the best of the bunch I’m surprised there’s even a contest. And he could handle Obama or Hillary in a debate very easily. I think America will be looking for a fresh, non-Washington face and someone with executive experience who knows how to manage and has the brains and the team to handle the unforseen crises we will inevitably face. Romney is the only one who fits the bill. He’s running a disciplined, organized campaign and is displaying determination and the willingness to work hard. That ought to count for something, even with Mormon-haters.
Wow!!! We’re sending our petitions to place Mr. Romney on the Ohio congressional district ballots to Columbus tomorrow!
I am watching is webcast “Path To Victory” now.
At one point, his numbers vis a vis Rudy were similar to the ones in the graph. I’m still undecided, but don’t count out Mitt yet. He is a good manager who knows when to peak.
At one point, his numbers vis a vis Rudy were similar to the ones in the graph. I’m still undecided, but don’t count out Mitt yet. He is a good manager who knows when to peak.
The voters are now paying closer attention to the races, after months of meaningless polls which reflected mostly name recognition. They’ve looked at Giuliani and don’t like what they see. The same is happening with Huckabee, and already happened with McCain.
It’s be between Romney and Thompson.
Between a RINO and a true conservative?
Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney are both moderate conservatives. Fred Thompson's vote on campaign finance reform alone means that he can never really be considered a "true conservative." The primary difference between them is executive experience, and in running for an executive office, Mitt Romney's executive experience makes him the better candidate.
Bill
My favorite is the "Not Sure" line -- male vs. female.
So true!!!!!
If Massachusetts voters would elect Romney over Clinton then we have a problem! These are the same voters that “know” Kennedy and keep electing him!
So your comment is irrelevant from that standpoint.
However, I will say that SurveyUSA's state-by-state, head-to-head polls suggest that Romney is the weakest of three candidates vs. Hillary. McCain beats her in enough states to win the presidency, including OH, NM, FL, and ties her in WI and OR (!!!). Rudy comes close, losing OH, winning most of the other "red" states; Mitt gets beat pretty much across the board. In no way do I think him doing better is a "conspiracy." It is the natural result of Rudy having a bad month with the financial business and his ex-wife. There is also some spinoff from the Huck boom (which is now fading, I think).
What is obvious is that FRED has not made any inroads in ANY state whatsoever. If you go to realclearpolitics.com and look at the dates of the polls, he's losing ground everywhere.
The really bad news is that McCain may be a default choice for a lot of people.
Ronald Reagan won in MA - twice.
Track record of the two proves your statement to be wrong.
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