This, unfortunately, is a self-reinforcing delusional fantasy based on what people want to believe. Sad to see fairly intelligent people like Rush falling for it.
Polling is quite consistent that Romney does much better against Obama in a general election than any of the other candidates, and I’m sure the same is true of the Obama camp’s internal polling.
“...Polling is quite consistent that Romney does much better against Obama in a general election than any of the other candidates,...”
And after Romney loses in the general you can write:
“These polls were also quite consistent in that they were all taken before the Democrat attack ads against Romney commenced..”