Gallup: Gingrich and Romney only "acceptable" candidates

[CJK]

Gingrich: 62% Acceptable 34% Not acceptable

Romney: 54/41

Perry: 41/52

Bachmann: 37/56

Cain: 37/58

Paul: 34/62

Huntsman: 28/58

Santorum: 27/62

http://www.gallup.com/poll/151325/Republicans-Gingrich-Romney-Acceptable-Nominees.aspx

[big bad fab]

Probably first real good news for Romney for 2 weeks...
He is still able to make it.

After all, if he manages not to be too low in IA and to finish a quite bright second, everything will be OK for him, as medias are reasoning on results RELATED TO what was anticipated and foreseen.
Even if you win, but if you win less big than expected, then you've lost: let's hope Gingrich will be this losing winner... or will pull a Deanesque behaviour and then be crushed in NH and so weakened in SC that Florida, Nevada and the rest will be enough to finish him.

[CLARENCE 2015!]

Good news for Romney? He has made his argument that Republicans would all be ok to settle with him but these #s show more Romney supporters would settle for Gingrich then the other way around...

[tmthforu94]

Good news for Romney? He has made his argument that Republicans would all be ok to settle with him but these #s show more Romney supporters would settle for Gingrich then the other way around...

I feel confident in saying that the more people know about Gingrich, the more they'll dislike him. Romney has both the advantage and disadvantage of everyone already knowing about him - it's just a matter of them realizing he's the only candidate who can win against Obama.

[Ⓐnarchy in the ☭☭☭P!]

Good news for Romney? He has made his argument that Republicans would all be ok to settle with him but these #s show more Romney supporters would settle for Gingrich then the other way around...

I feel confident in saying that the more people know about Gingrich, the more they'll dislike him. Romney has both the advantage and disadvantage of everyone already knowing about him - it's just a matter of them realizing he's the only candidate who can win against Obama.

Any candidate could beat Obama if the economy gets bad enough (as it almost certainly will). Romney is seriously overrated IMO. He's painted as "moderate" and "electable" and is thus seen as such by Joe Republican and Irvine Independent. When Obama starts attacking him (probably along the lines of "plastic" and "fake" and "career politician" etc), he'll do just as well as most of the others who would have ran.

[tmthforu94]

Good news for Romney? He has made his argument that Republicans would all be ok to settle with him but these #s show more Romney supporters would settle for Gingrich then the other way around...

I feel confident in saying that the more people know about Gingrich, the more they'll dislike him. Romney has both the advantage and disadvantage of everyone already knowing about him - it's just a matter of them realizing he's the only candidate who can win against Obama.

Any candidate could beat Obama if the economy gets bad enough (as it almost certainly will). Romney is seriously overrated IMO. He's painted as "moderate" and "electable" and is thus seen as such by Joe Republican and Irvine Independent. When Obama starts attacking him (probably along the lines of "plastic" and "fake" and "career politician" etc), he'll do just as well as most of the others who would have ran.

Romney's skeletons pale in consideration to the problems other candidates face. Many of Romney's "skeletons" are pretty well known, and he's still polling even with Obama. Of all the candidates, Romney would also be the least gaffe-prone of them all. Polls have shown for quite a while that Romney is the strongest GE candidate, and they will continue to show that.

[Ⓐnarchy in the ☭☭☭P!]

Good news for Romney? He has made his argument that Republicans would all be ok to settle with him but these #s show more Romney supporters would settle for Gingrich then the other way around...

I feel confident in saying that the more people know about Gingrich, the more they'll dislike him. Romney has both the advantage and disadvantage of everyone already knowing about him - it's just a matter of them realizing he's the only candidate who can win against Obama.

It isn't his skeletons (although he has plenty), its his "polished" appearance. He looks and sounds like an upper crust insider, the kind who either received or gave out bailouts and fired the workers that the Republicans will need to beat Obama (short of the economic problems that would let anyone outside of Joe Stalin beat him). He doesn't motivate the Republican base in the slightest and his positions, while maybe palatable to the moderate and independent vote, won't attract much in the way of crossover. The Republicans can't win without someone who can motivate the base (As much as I dislike them, Bachmann or Perry could do this) and get out the vote, someone with integrity and personal honesty that inspires support (Paul has this) or has views that could get decent independent/crossover support (Paul again or Huntsman would both be capable). All Romney has is a kind of "stereotypical rich Republican" aura that ain't inspiring any kind of support.

I'm not saying he'd do WORSE than most of those guys mind (Bachmann and Perry might get out the vote but they'd be destroyed by a wave of independents going Democrat), but he really isn't much better either.

Any candidate could beat Obama if the economy gets bad enough (as it almost certainly will). Romney is seriously overrated IMO. He's painted as "moderate" and "electable" and is thus seen as such by Joe Republican and Irvine Independent. When Obama starts attacking him (probably along the lines of "plastic" and "fake" and "career politician" etc), he'll do just as well as most of the others who would have ran.

Romney's skeletons pale in consideration to the problems other candidates face. Many of Romney's "skeletons" are pretty well known, and he's still polling even with Obama. Of all the candidates, Romney would also be the least gaffe-prone of them all. Polls have shown for quite a while that Romney is the strongest GE candidate, and they will continue to show that.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Any candidate could beat Obama if the economy gets bad enough (as it almost certainly will).

Despite what some Republican operatives might hope, I don't think that is the case that the economy will get bad enough to guarantee a Republican victory.  Absent a European collapse, the worst we might have by November is a mild double dip, and unless the Republican candidate can galvanize the electorate, Obama wins.  Romney will not be up to the task, Gingrich might.

If Europe does collapse, the manner of its collapse will matter a lot.  Depending on what is perceived as the straw breaking the Euro's back, it could benefit either party.  If the Eurozone countries follow through on their fiscal union and there still is a collapse, then the evil banks and financiers will be getting the blame and thus the Democrats would benefit, possibly even enough to not only keep the White House and Senate, but retake the House.

On the other hand if the Eurozone countries fail to follow through and a collapse happens, it probably will help the GOP.