Pew GOP favorability ratings: Romney 40/28, Palin 45/44, Gingrich 35/38

[Mr. Morden]

link:

http://people-press.org/report/524/republican-favorability

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[Vepres]

Interesting. Romney is the only one with a statistically significant positive approval margin. His approvals jumped probably because of the financial crisis. He could show his smarts and stopped pandering to social conservatives.

[Lincoln Republican]

The reason Romney panders to social conservatives is because that is the way you win the Republican nominaion.

Once he wins the nomination, if he does, he can then start the smart strategy of appealing to moderates and independents.

[pbrower2a]

The reason Romney panders to social conservatives is because that is the way you win the Republican nominaion.

Once he wins the nomination, if he does, he can then start the smart strategy of appealing to moderates and independents.

But if the GOP national Convention (people really will watch it unless the 2012 Olympics conflicts with it) turns into a showcase for the Hard Right and contradicts the attempt at a moderate image, then the Hard Right will ensure the defeat of Mitt Romney much as it did to John McCain.

[12th Doctor]

The reason Romney panders to social conservatives is because that is the way you win the Republican nominaion.

Once he wins the nomination, if he does, he can then start the smart strategy of appealing to moderates and independents.

And people wonder what ever happened to men of courage....