Posted on 11/11/2011 9:18:32 AM PST by TBBT
WASHINGTON — The Republican presidential race is being shaken up again, with Mitt Romney retaking the lead, Newt Gingrich surging into second place, and Herman Cain dropping to third place, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll released Friday.
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I believe the facts were that he deferred to Newt because it was Newt’s turn to go first under the rules established for the Debate.
The moderator lost track of whose turn it was to go first and Herman Cain politely followed by the rules of the Lincoln Douglas debate.
When you would be incorrect, I was very apparent that Cain could not answer several of the questions without Newts help. Same thing happened to Santorium recently, he also had to deffer to Newt.
The other candidates are good men, but Newts got the brains, the experience and the conservative vision this country needs. I am confident that this will become more and more apparent as the campaign progresses.
MITT DID NOT RETAKE THE LEAD!
The other candidate simply declined in numbers or split results. Romney is Mr. 23%. He will not win the nomination.
No, the difference is Cain has NO political experience at all other than his completely failed effort to win a GOP primary for a Senate seat in Georgia. Babbling about 999 as an answer to nearly every political question is a recipe for complete electoral disaster.
We don't have time for political fantasies that a complete novice is going to beat a billion dollar campaign machine. Cain would lose in an absolute landslide that would likely take our House majority down with it. This is no time for more Christine O' Donnell's or Sharon Angle's - and a Cain nomination would result in the same pathetic defeat.
NONE of the candidates this time around are much good, but at least Newt would have a fighting chance.
Your #1 is challenging for me ...
How exactly do liberals divide the conservative vote? Did liberals push them both to run?
Sorry to be dense, but if your calculus really needs #1 in order for the rest to be true, I just need a little help with the thinking behind it.
I’m just lazy.
“347 voters? Sounds like somebody took this poll at a soup kitchen near times square.”
347 voters of ‘republican or independents”, no internals, etc. Could be 346 indies and 1 republican.
We are getting state polls of close to 1000 people now.
Looking through the Marist ‘poll’.
One of the questions they asked people is
“should Herman Cain drop out of the race”
No bias there...
Good news about Newt. He’s the best of the bunch (which isn’t saying much, but it’s true.)
Since Cain is not in the lead, this must be a BS poll.
Please only post polls where he is ahead. Those are the only ones that could possibly be accurate.
But that CBS poll is also showing an alarming trend...Cain losing support from GOP women fast. He’s down 13 points with that demographic since the allegations broke. So his standing with women has been damaged. He’s holding steady with his GOP male support.
The allegations didnt sink Cain, but it has stopped his momentum. He’s not gaining anymore. And it might have spooked the undecided voters. It has also weakened Cain’s overall likability numbers.
Romney will not lose support. He’s always going to be in the mid-20s. He’s got a loyal bloc of supporters that arn’t going to budge for nothing. So the only way to beat Romney is to get another candidate into the 30s. Cain isnt there yet.
The fix is in for Romney. Why would his poll numbers increase among Republicans when his label is a moderate at best? Every Republican I talk to does not like Romney. The establishment cannot allow an independent conservative, Cain, running the country. Romney is much more pliable.
That’s good news it means RINOmney is going to move into third.
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