[Brookhaven]

The point is there is a huge “anybody but Romney” vote within the GOP base.

On another thread on this site, the site owner is saying he’ll go third party if Romeny gets the nomination.

It may not be the “smart” thing to do, but there is a significant percentage of the GOP base that decided McCain was the last straw, and they aren’t going to do it again.

Romney may actually be unelectable.

[ez]

Romney is polling at @ 25%. That means 75% of the voters DON’T WANT ROMNEY. Once this race narrows down to two main candidates that will become apparent. It is not now...

[af_vet_rr]

The point is there is a huge “anybody but Romney” vote within the GOP base.

On another thread on this site, the site owner is saying he’ll go third party if Romeny gets the nomination.

It may not be the “smart” thing to do, but there is a significant percentage of the GOP base that decided McCain was the last straw, and they aren’t going to do it again.

If people vote third party if Romney gets the nomination, it's not because they don't want another McCain, it's because of religious convictions. I'm one of those who thought they could stomach supporting Romney if he won the primaries, but I can't do it. My religious feelings as a Christian are just to strong on the matter. Romney has a diehard base of supporters, but should we really care - the Mormons and RINOs are going to support one of their one before picking a Conservative like Cain and you could waste a lot of time and energy on trying to reach out to that group.

It does leave a lot of room for Cain to move up. Many people have made up their minds on Romney and Perry well before now, and there's nothing new to learn about Romney or Perry that will lead to a large increase in their supporters. If anything, Romney and Perry have to play a strong defense to keep from losing what they got. Cain on the other hand can go on the offense, which he has been doing.