Posted on 11/21/2011 6:18:15 PM PST by presidio9
Republicans might not particularly like Mitt Romney, but they may have to learn to live with him if they want to take the White House next year. So suggests a poll released today by Purple Strategies, which surveys voters in 12 swing states: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.
President Obama's approval rating in the swing states is in peril -- just 41% overall and 37% among independents -- but his saving grace seems to be that voters there are even more sour on the Republican candidates. This critical block of voters gave all of the top GOP contenders lower marks than the president, which may be due in part to the barrage of negative media that Republicans have been facing as the race heats up. The scrutiny, however, will only intensify after the party settles on a nominee, so Republicans may want to choose a candidate who can withstand criticism.
Mr. Romney has the lowest negatives of the field, with 45% of voters giving him the thumbs down. Those numbers aren't great, but compare them to Herman Cain's. Fifty-two percent rate Herman Cain negatively and 22% say they definitely wouldn't vote for him. Just 10% say the same of Mitt Romney. Mr. Romney also fares the best of all the candidates in a head-to-head match-up against the president, running even with him at 45.
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Even ex-presidents lose as 3rd party candidates. Teddy Roosevelt and Millard Fillmore were losers. So was established elected officials such as George Wallace, John Anderson, Ron Paul, Cynthia McKinney, and Bob Barr.
If Romney is the nominee, the winner will be either Romney or Obama, and most people will vote for one or the other or stay home.
I a, voting for Ron Paul in the primary and ABO in the general.
That is the way I read it. Consider me one of the idiots.
“Im saying I will vote for whoever is the Republican nominee. Is that clear enough for you?”
Sure is.
You have made it clear that you are a Republican, not a Conservative.
In the meantime, I'll be voting for someone besides Romney in the primary. Whether it be Cain or Newt or someone else, I haven't decided. I'll decide on election day and it will be whoever has the best chance to stop Mitt.
After McLame, I vowed, “Never Again!”
More likely the Dick Nixon.
The whigs split over slavery. The only issue in our time on that level is abortion. The problem with the parties today isn't over the abortion issue, but one rich jagoff who wants to be president.
The GOP and Democrats will survive just as it has since 1856. It's our job to get off our butts and do more than complain on a message board until it's election year, and make sure we have good people and good organizations in the GOP. It's our only chance. We all need to run for precinct delegate/captain in your area and get involved. We all need to join our local tea parties.
The problem is that most people have no patience for long term fights, little knowledge of party apparatus and logistics, and little activity at the local level. I'm not necessarily pointing the finger at you. I said "we", not you.
On the same note, there's more elections than just president as well. Tim Walberg is a good guy. He's my congressman. Just because Romney sucks doesn't mean I should leave Walberg out to dry. That's what happened with McCain, and I got one term of Marky Mark Schauer. Schauer voted for Cap and Trade and Obamacare. Tim's back thanks to 2010 and will need my help again.
I owe NO allegiance to the party... I am still a free American and if you republicans nominate romney, then you will have nominated a white version of obama... and there will be NO difference in the outcome for America.
I could hold my nose and vote for perry or newt or cain... but it would strictly be a vote against obama... ALL of these candidates are awful... but I will never vote for romney and that is the bottom line. There are enough of us that your party cannot win an election without us... and we have warned steadily since 2008. All of the venom in the world will not change that fact.
LLS
Exactly.
LLS
Look, I’m not advocating for Romney, but postulating, for the moment that we are stuck with the two party system, I will submit one possible benefit we may or may not gain from him. It is a common misconception on this website that we needed Carter to get Reagan. I submit that we also needed a wishy-washy moderate Republican in the White House like Ford to get the base fired up enough to nominate him. Remember, Reagan ran first against Ford and lost.
AMEN!
I appreciate your vote to ban the mitt!
LLS
I don’t think the power brokers understand the Tea Party or the vast numbers of Americans that are fed up with the direction of the country. Rather than vote for Romney, I’d rather see Obama get a second term and prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is utterly useless.
As long as Democrats don’t control the house, Obama is still neutered. My only concern is if one of the somewhat conservative Supreme Court justices bail in the four years after 2012.
I don’t like Romney. But I dislike 4-8 years of Romney (or any other Republican for that matter) much less than I dislike 4 more years of Obama.
Simple as that. You can be a purist, stand on principle and wait for the perfect candidate that reflects your views 100% (and you’ll be waiting for your the rest of your natural life), or you can put the country first, and do whatever is necessary to get rid of the Obama regime.
January 3 - Iowa
January 10 - New Hampshire
January 21 - South Carolina
January 31 - Florida
February 4-11 - Maine
Feb 7 - Colorado and Minnesota
Feb 28 - Arizona and Michigan
March 3 - Washington State
March 6 - Super Tuesday
I can't vote for Romney because of Romneycare, abortion, gun grabs, tax increases, and most of all his pandering and unseaworthiness.
I'll vote for whoever is closest in the polls to Mitt. Cain or Newt most likely.
I concur.
It started with the cult of Palin. I'm not referring to Palin herself, but her most rabid supporters who were tearing everybody down assuming that she was going to run. Pawlenty couldn't catch on. Bachmann won the straw poll, but was taking from Palin's base. Bam. Palin didn't run. Perry jumped in. Immigration killed him, along with gaffes. Now it's Cain or Newt.
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