I remember exactly 4 years ago saying there’s no way John McCain could be the nominee. Unfortunately, I was wrong then and unfortunately, you’re wrong now. Personally, I’ve narrowed it down to Santorum and Gingrich, but I know it’s for not because Romney has it in the bag.
Not me. I was saying that there's no way John McCain could beat Hillary Clinton. Now here's why I think Romney has no chance. His negatives are too high. There are too many voters out there who would vote for John McCain again before they would vote for Romney. He will never be able to overcome those negatives. As the number of candidates whittles down in the coming weeks, you will see every remaining candidate's numbers rise except for Mitt Romney. He will not be able to achieve that magical 50%+1 number that he needs.
As for Newt, his negatives are nearly as high. Over 45% of voters currently have a negative opinion of Newt Gingrich. His only hope right now is to play on that Romney-fear factor and offer himself as the only candidate who can stop Mitt. I'm not buying it, and voters aren't buying it either. When Iowa is over, Mitt Romney will have 25% of the vote, and candidates other than Mitt Romney will have 75% of the vote. And when Super Tuesday gets here, Mitt Romney will have captured 25% of the vote while candidates other than Mitt Romney will have captured 75% of the vote. So the best thing that we can do at this point it to embrace a conservative candidate who will offer everyone a clear choice besides Barack Obama.