FDU: Romney far ahead

[Tender Branson]

26% Romney
11% Palin
  9% Cain
  6% Bachmann
  5% Gingrich
  4% Pawlenty
  4% Paul
  3% Santorum
27% Undecided

http://publicmind.fdu.edu/2011/nomination

[Phony Moderate]

Can someone please explain why Pawlenty is considered to be a frontrunner?

[Ben Romney]

Monty is this you?

[Mr. Morden]

They also polled the scenario with Christie running, but not Palin:

Romney 29%
Christie 9%
Cain 8%
Gingrich 7%
Bachmann 5%
Paul 5%
Pawlenty 3%
Santorum 3%

And the scenario w/ neither Christie nor Palin running:

Romney 27%
Gingrich 9%
Cain 8%
Bachmann 7%
Paul 5%
Pawlenty 4%
Santorum 2%

[Tender Branson]

They also polled the scenario with Christie running, but not Palin:

Romney 29%
Christie 9%
Cain 8%
Gingrich 7%
Bachmann 5%
Paul 5%
Pawlenty 3%
Santorum 3%

And the scenario w/ neither Christie nor Palin running:

Romney 27%
Gingrich 9%
Cain 8%
Bachmann 7%
Paul 5%
Pawlenty 4%
Santorum 2%

The numbers are not even adding up to 100%, not even close.

Strange poll.

[Eraserhead]

Can someone please explain why Pawlenty is considered to be a frontrunner?

MSM has declared him to be serious business.

[Badger]

Can someone please explain why Pawlenty is considered to be a frontrunner?

MSM has declared him to be serious business.

And with Gingrich on life support, Huntsman unlikely to supplant Romney, Pawlenty remains the sole serious electable alternative to Romney, and can realistically position himself as to the right of Mittens as conservatives outside the boardroom class (justifiably) don't trust him.

That said, he's making a pig's ear out of the job so far.