It’s gonna come down to a choice between Romney and McCain for the Repub nomination, and I just don’t see McCain beating Romney when all is said and done.
And I don’t see Hillary or Obama beating Romney either, once the general election campaign starts in earnest.
I see it the exact opposite. If Rudy does not win Florida, that pretty much ends his campaign, reverting that all to McCain. McCain, in that case will win NY, NJ, and maybe California. Those are all super delegate states that will propel him to the front. He will be the defacto front runner. McCain and Rudy share many of the same voters, they can not both be viable, and I think vs Mitt, McCain has a much stronger advantage than Rudy does.
If Rudy does not win, I think it is over for everyone but McCain.
I disagree. Romney's poll numbers against Hillary or Obama are poor. He and Rudy now have the highest unfavorables among GOP candidates.
There is a lot of wishful thinking around here. A lot of talk that early poll numbers don't matter. It's not that early, folks. He's been around for a year already! Only 20% of voters have no opinion of him. As people have gotten to know him, some GOP voters have liked him better, but in the electorate as a whole, he has played more unfavorably than favorably.
Romney looks unelectable to me.