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How the hell does Romney get 31% of primary voters who call themselves conservative?!?

This ain't our Grandpa's America any more.

What we call "conservative" is what the typical 1950's American used to be except that, in regards to a lot of social norms, even we would be considered extremely shocking by 1950's standards. Think about it.

We "conservatives", like the bald eagle, are no longer very common in America. The primary is a "Republican" primary. The question then becomes, "How many Republicans consider themselves conservative?"

Take a glance at Gallup Organization surveys. In 2007, self-identified Republicans were about 28 percent of the mass electorate, ...... Fifty-five percent of Republicans self-identified as "conservative," 26 percent as "moderate," and 13 percent as "very conservative."

The bottom line is that the number of Republicans who want Romney is in the ball park with the number of Republicans who consider themselves "moderate".

The bottom line is that the percentage of all American voters who call themselves "Conservative Republicans" is only 21% of all voters because even 100% of all Republicans constitute a rather small minority of all voters.

Demographically, we conservatives are in deep, deep kim-chee.

Being a "Conservative Republican" does not amount to squat in a general election simply because 79% of all voters do not consider themselves "Conservative Republican". In order to get elected in the general election, a candidate needs far more than, "Look at me. I am Conservative".

"Hi, I am Joe Blow, white guy. I was the CEO Godfather's Pizza. Elect me President of the United States of America."

"Umm .... Yeah .... Sure, Joe ... Whatever you say."

That is the problem with Bachmann and Cain: Most Republicans put them on the Presidential table because they are conservative. Period. The 79% of all other voters consider them Affirmative Action candidates who, with their resume, are on the table simply because one has black skin and the other is a female.

The current GOP field is a disaster: RINO Romney and the Affirmative Action Dwarfs.

We desperately need a strong conservative candidate in the race and, no, Sarah Palin, who 65% of all voters have said they will definitely NOT vote for, is not such a candidate.

Bill Clinton did not announce his first winning candidacy until October of the year before the election. The GOP has until around October of 2011 to attract a strong conservative candidate whose poll numbers are not lower than whale scat at the bottom of the ocean and who can actually defeat Obama.