[EternalVigilance]

The Republicans are feeling their oats. “Social conservatives” are being publicly told here tonight that they’re not needed or wanted.

In other words, they think they’ve accomplished their task of making sure moral issues are yet again submerged in this election cycle and so in their arrogance, for a little while, they’re telling you what they really think.

[Mariner]

"“Social conservatives” are being publicly told here tonight that they’re not needed or wanted."

That's not accurate.

Most were referring to the political calculation, as was I.

It's clear the GOP has calculated that socons are not needed to win this cycle.

As for wanted? Are you kidding?

All socons are wanted in the GOP, except the commies.

[Jim Robinson]

That’s just baloney. Gingrich represents all three legs of the conservative stool, including social issues. So does Santorum, but he shouldn’t attack Gingrich for not being saintly enough. Santorum had no traction before Cain or before Gingrich and these attacks won’t buy him any now. He’d best try a different tack. He’s almost out of time.

[Jim Robinson]

By the way, the “Republicans” aren’t pushing Gingrich. It’s conservatives and the tea party pushing Gingrich. The establishment Republicans are pushing RINO Romney. Now there’s our real enemy within in respect to social issues. Not to mention his big government “solutions,” ie, socialist RomneyCare.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7OQoBxZZPqU

[Jim Robinson]

Santorum never had any traction with or without Cain/Gingrich and it's doubtful his attacks on Gingrich will generate any now.

(borrowed from Future Useless Eater http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2816215/posts?page=239#239)

With Sunday's national poll added...

Weighted 4-Poll Rolling Averages of the latest
20+ Polls listed at RCP   [as of Dec 5th]
plus
YouGov polls 11/26 11/19, 11/12, 11/5, 10/29, 10/22, 10/15, 10/08, &
Poll Position 12/04, 11/27, 11/22, 11/8, 11/1 polls inserted chronologically
Also the 11/9 - 11/14 Pew poll was broken into two, (3-day) polls

(Example methodology for this chart will be on my profile page)
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Much like what the government does with unemployment statistics, this chart represents a 4-poll "rolling average" for the latest 20+ polls listed at RealClearPolitics.com (plus other recent national polls). I also weighted the polls by their size. For example, a poll with a survey size of 1000 was weighted proportionately heavier than an 324 survey size.