If Newt has major “unfavorables,” why is he rising in the polls ?
Because he's not Romney, I would have preferred, in order, Palin, Cain, Bachmann but can indeed vote for Newt in the general. Since I live in Illinois, my vote doesn't mean a lot anyway, by the time we have our (open) primary, it will most likely already be settled.
Newt is rising because:
1) The MSM media wants him compared to others.
2) They have lots of negative information on Gingrich that will hopefully degrade him during the election.
3) They think that Obama will defeat him because of his past problems. (They care little about Obama’s past problems).
4) Most people read little but see this kind of negative propaganda provided by the MSM and actually believe it.
All relate to the media and the Democratic parties bucket of negative issues that will degrade his elective possibilities.
Newt is only rising in the polls about the primaries.
As for Newt’s unfavorables, it’s like this:
His nomination will have the same effect on Democrats that the nomination of Nancy Pelosi would have on Republicans.
Newt is not new to most voters. They have already formed an opinion of him from long ago and not much is likely to change that opinion.
Though that’s certainly not a given.
Those are my sentiments as well. The last thing anybody should do is base their primary vote upon what the media polls tell them,,, that’s just playing right into their hands and the whole reason for those polls to begin with.
The same reason Katherine Harris easily won the primary but got crushed in the general election. Primary voters are not the same as general election voters. Both Harris' and Gingrich supporters don't care how unpopular their candidate is with the average voter because their choose one has "guts" and blah blah blah...