Dramatic Changes Seen in Newest GOPUSA Presidential Survey (Conservatives coalescing around Romney)

GOPUSA ^ | 01/11/09 | GOPUSA Grassroots Survey Team

[Reaganesque]

We'll see how well Fred does in SC. If it doesn't work out, I really hope he would seriously consider being the VP for Romney. Romney's energy and business know how plus Thompson's "gravitas" and encyclopedic knowledge of the Constitution would make for a formidable team. But, its still early but, things appear to be going in the right direction for Romney and to a lesser extent, Thompson. This bodes well for Conservativism.

[Reaganesque]

Mitt Ping!

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[MNJohnnie]

Anybody, and I mean ANYBODY before McCain.

For Conservatives McCain is the worst of all worlds.

From Tax-cuts to the War to Judges McCain’s whole strategy has been to be as Liberal as possible and stay in the GOP.

Politically there is very little difference between Hillary and McCain. McCain has done nothing for the Conservative movement in 8 years. Other then talking a good game on spending he has done nothing. He has actively worked against the Conservatives on Social issues, on the WOT, on Iraq, on Gitmo, against Rummy, on Immigration and on Judges, on Global Warming etc etc etc etc etc. McCain has far more in common with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama then he does with Tom Coburn or the Senate GOP.

McCain would be the worse of both worlds. A mislabeled “Conservative” Administration actively advancing the Democrat Party’s agenda while knifing Conservatives in the back daily. You could count on a McCain Administration to appoint Leftist Judges in order to avoid fighting with the Democrats in the US Senate.

McCain would fracture the few remaining GOP Congress critters into pro and anti McCain factions. McCain would be the worst of all world politically for the Conservatives.

At least with a Democrat Leftist Administration, as opposed to a McCain Leftist with a GOP Label Administration, the Democrats would get all the political fall out of their disastrous political decisions and the GOP would unite in fighting them. I do know who would be the worst of all possible worlds, that would be McCain.

[Hazcat]

Sorry, I was taught to just “Say NO to RINOs”.

I and many I talk to will not be voting for President in November if it’s anyone other than Thompson or Hunter.

We see it this way. If the country is going to be sent to hell in a hand basket let the dims do it and take the blame, not Repubs via a RINO.

[mwl1]

This is encouraging. We gotta get Mitt a win in Michigan and Nevada.

[JohnnyZ]

Your parenthetical title is an outright lie.

Thompson 25 ----> 32, +7
Romney 13 -----> 20, +7

[Reaganesque]

Haven’t we been criticizing the Dems for placing party above country? What’s the difference?

[Reaganesque]

The parenthetical title is a quote from the article, Sherlock.

"The rise of Mitt Romney is again due to conservatives slowly starting to coalesce around him."

Care to revise and extend your remarks?

[Dante3]

People are scared McCain’s nasty and unstable mental state and Huckabee’s stupidity with both of favoring amnesty. Those two drew votes from Hunter and Thompson. I had hoped that McCain would withdraw and support Thompson. But appears no chance. Rudy is too liberal. some have come to believe this leaves Romney and predict a Romney/Thompson ticket, with Thompson having a stronger role than Chaney.

[Hazcat]

Don’t know who “we” is.

[agere_contra]

Agreed.

“The leader of this week’s poll is still Thompson, up seven points to 32%”. Thompson is GOPUSA’s top billed candidate.

[captnorb]

Repeat after me THOMPSON/HUNTER

[bill1952]

Good point.

[Technocrat]

Still, the stats in the article would indicate that the advantage is Fred’s, although the vast momentum is Romney’s.

Romney/Thompson 2008

[Azzurri]

I would be ecstatic with a Romney/Thompson ticket. I would be happy with Thompson/Romney, too.

[agere_contra]

The parenthetical title is traditionally the place for the poster’s subtext, not for a quote from the article.

A misleading gloss from the article placed as a subtitle is a really bad idea. Which is a shame as the poster did us all a favour posting this. 32% for Thompson! Whoo-hoo!

[Sherman Logan]

Thompson 25 ----> 32, +7

Romney 13 -----> 20, +7

That means support for Thompson has increased by 30%, but by 55% for Romney.

[Old Professer]

Question 2 — Of the declared candidates, who is your current choice for the Republican presidential nomination?

Rudy Giuliani — 8%
Mike Huckabee — 15%
Duncan Hunter — 10%
Alan Keyes — 3%
John McCain — 5%
Ron Paul — 7%
Mitt Romney — 20%
Fred Thompson — 32%

Question 3 — Of the declared candidates, who do you feel has the best chance of winning the Republican presidential nomination?

Rudy Giuliani — 16%
Mike Huckabee — 15%
Duncan Hunter — 1%
Alan Keyes — 0%
John McCain — 18%
Ron Paul — 3%
Mitt Romney — 33%
Fred Thompson — 13%

Question 4 — Of the declared candidates, who do you feel has the best chance of winning the general election against the Democrat nominee?

Rudy Giuliani — 21%
Mike Huckabee — 13%
Duncan Hunter — 2%
Alan Keyes — 0%
John McCain — 17%
Ron Paul — 4%
Mitt Romney — 25%
Fred Thompson — 18%

[Greg F]

Thompson 25 ——> 32, +7
Romney 13 -——> 20, +7

That means support for Thompson has increased by 30%, but by 55% for Romney.
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I’m laughing. They both raise 7 points and Thompson is ahead by 12 points and that shows conservatives coalescing around . . . Romney?

Silly spin.

[Goreknowshowtocheat]

That would be a dynamite ticket. Either one of those on top would be a great way to get the base out.