Re: Republican voters not in love with Romney, or Santorum

It's funny how several of you really retarded leftover farts circulate the same crap fro. A handful of blogs every hour on the hour at the same time

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On Friday, March 9, 2012, Tommy News <tommysnews@gmail.com> wrote:
>  OBAMA 2012! -T
>
> Republican voters not in love with Romney, Santorum
>
> The Ohio presidential primary revealed one key thing about the
> Republican electorate: They haven't fallen head over heels for either
> of the two frontrunning candidates.
>
> While former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former
> Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum finished first and second,
> respectively, in the Ohio balloting (and won more than 900,000 votes
> combined) the support for both men, according to an analysis of the
> exit polling, was far more tepid than you might expect.
>
> Of Romney's Ohio supporters, 41 percent said they strongly favored the
> former governor, while 44 percent said they liked him with
> reservations, and another 13 percent said their vote for him was more
> driven by dislike for the other candidates
>
> The story was much the same for Santorum, with 41 percent strongly
> favoring him as compared to 43 percent who liked him with
> reservations, and another 14 percent who opted for Santorum due to a
> distaste for their other options.
>
> That means that majorities of those who voted for Romney and Santorum
> in Ohio did so for a reason other than that they strongly favored
> their choice. That's a remarkable finding three months into the
> Republican nominating contest.
>
> (Both former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul
> scored far higher on the passion index in Ohio. It's worth noting,
> however, that each man received a far smaller share of the vote than
> either Santorum or Romney.)
>
> The large number of Romney and Santorum voters in Ohio who cast a
> ballot for one of the two men with genuine reservations about them
> speaks to a broader lack of enthusiasm toward the GOP field that has
> permeated this race almost from its start.
>
> For months, speculation swirled about the possibility of a late
> entrant into the race — someone (New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie,
> former Florida governor Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan) who could
> jump into the contest and immediately sweep the Republican primary
> electorate off its feet.
>
> With the prospect of such a late entrant — or even a brokered
> convention where one of the men mentioned above would allow himself to
> be recruited to carry the party banner in the fall — now increasingly
> unlikely, the Ohio result shows that voters are more resigned than
> raring-to-go about their remaining choices.
>
> That is, they know that Romney and Santorum are the two candidates
> with real chances at being the nominee (Romney much more so than
> Santorum, due to the cold, hard delegate math). But, neither man
> excites them in a meaningful way. They vote for one or the other but
> do so while maintaining significant reservations about each man.
>
> Call it an enthusiasm problem. Call it a passion problem. Call it
> whatever you like. But if Ohio is indicative of the mood of the
> Republican electorate toward Romney and Santorum, both men need to do
> more on the positive messaging side to convince people that they are
> worthy of the nomination.
>
> The reality is that one of the four people currently in the race will
> win. But winning without a swell of enthusiasm behind you could
> ultimately prove hollow in the general election fight against
> President Obama.
>
> Romney and Santorum need to find a way to get people excited about
> their candidacies — and quick.
>
> Alabama polling shows tight race: Two separate surveys in Alabama show
> a close and jumbled race.
>
> A poll from Alabama State University shows Santorum at 23 percent,
> Romney at 19 percent and Gingrich at 14 percent.
>
> A poll from the Capital Survey Research Center, meanwhile, showed
> Romney in the lead at 30 percent, Gingrich at 25 percent and Santorum
> in third place at 20 percent.
>
> So, in other words, polling is pretty all over the place.
>
> But that's better than in Mississippi, where these is no polling.
>
> Mississippi governor backs Romney: Newly minted Mississippi Gov. Phil
> Bryant (R) endorsed Romney on Thursday, giving the former
> Massachusetts governor endorsements from both GOP governors in
> Tuesday's Southern primaries.
>
> Earlier this week, Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (R) also backed Romney.
>
> It's really not anything new; Romney has been nabbing endorsements
> from top Republicans in many of the early states in the presidential
> process.
>
> Meanwhile, Santorum got the backing of Alabama native and San Diego
> Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers.
>
> Jackson Jr. ad ties Halvorson to gun violence: Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
> (D-Ill.), facing a primary from former congresswoman Debbie Halvorson,
> is up with a very tough new ad.
>
> The ad features the mother of a young Chicago man who was gunned down
> and connects the episode to Halvorson's support for the National Rifle
> Association.
>
> "Debbie Halvorson sided and voted with the Republicans and the NRA
> against gun control — against the very laws that might have kept my
> son alive," the woman, Pam Bosley, says in the ad.
>
> Bosley's son, Terrell, was killed in 2006 at the age of 18 while
> walking to choir practice.
>
> Fixbits:
>
> Gingrich makes fun of Arnold Schwarzenegger's and Henry Kissinger's accents.
>
> Santorum thinks he can knock Gingrich out of the race in the next four days.
>
> Bill Maher, whom Republicans are trying to compare to Rush Limbaugh
> for his comments about women, defends Limbaugh's right to free speech.
>
> Another top Republican worries aloud about the party's rhetoric
> hurting it with Latinos.
>
> American Crossroads goes up with a $300,000 buy against Sen. Claire
> McCaskill (D-Mo.).
>
> The Democrats' recruit against embattled Rep. David Rivera (R-Fla.)
> accuses national Democrats — including fellow South Floridian and DNC
> chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz — of undermining his campaign.
>
> Will Rep. Dennis Kucinich (R-Ohio) run in Washington state after
> losing his primary Tuesday in Ohio? He says it's "very unlikely."
>
> The Republican National Committee raised $11.3 million in February.
>
> More:
> Washington Post.com
>
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> Have a great day,
> Tommy
>
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