____________________________________________________________ The best assessment of the 2012 Presidential election that I have seen yet. Romney, with his ceiling of 27% of the Republican base, is going to have a hell of a hard time attracting Conservatives, evangelicals, libertarians, pro-life voters, Tea Party members, Christians especially Catholics, Latinos, women, men, NRA members, veterans, Active duty military and their families, and dog lovers. Many, or most of the above listed groups, will stay home in droves. Romney needs a great many Independents as well as democrats to overcome his deficiencies in his Republican/ Conservative base.
You should get more up-to-date polling information. 27% is well well below the current “acceptance” rating for Romney. I’m not paying attention so I don’t know what the latest polls are showing, but I see from other FR posts that he is even with Obama in national polling, which does also suggest that he is drawing a good portion of the republican vote now.