Here are recent quotes from Bachman’s former staff (Huckabee’s former staff) showing his hope that Romeny makes it and refers to Newt and Perry as dangerous.
1st Quote:
“Few saw this bombshell coming,” GOP strategist David Polyansky said. “In an already unpredictable race this is another stunning turn of political fortune.”
2nd Quote:
“It is kind of interesting to see that, by pure luck and timing, in what many have dubbed the ‘Fox Primary,’ that it might actually be CNN as the network that had the biggest impact and influence on the Iowa caucus,” Polyansky said.
3rd Quote
Where Romney places in the caucuses may prove less important than where his rivals land, Polyansky said. Santorum and Paul would be much easier to dispose of in South Carolina and Florida than the more dangerous Perry and Gingrich, he said.
http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.com/2011/12/31/romney-leads-paul-in-new-des-moines-register-iowa-poll-santorum-surging/
There has to be a reason when you turn on msnbc and see they are all Romney bots. One of Rush's guesses is that Romney helps to neutralize Obamacare since he will have a hard timer running against it.
This fact alone has to be blood in the water for the left since they have absolutely nothing positive to run on and are running away from zerocare as fast as they can!
If they had a candidate who also had his own Mittcare one would have to be blind not to see how much easier it would make things for them.
Until you read the polls which suggest that currently Romney polls 5-6 points higher than zero suggesting he's getting some of those white guilt middle of the roaders who have grown disenchanted with the Dear Leader for obvious reasons.
In the end it appears that Romney may be the safer/easier choice of the RNC to beat zero but the base may well side with Newt for many good sound reasons. Either case it's getting interesting.
Break out the popcorn.