A big warning sign for Mitt Romney (many past supporters not in a rush to support him)

Politico ^ | Friday January 28, 2011 | Jonathan Martin

[Bigtigermike]

An array of Republican heavyweights who backed Mitt Romney’s 2008 presidential bid are not yet committed to - and in some cases, downright skeptical of - the former Massachusetts governor’s all-but-certain 2012 campaign.

In each of the traditional early states, top Romney supporters from the last campaign tell POLITICO that they’re hesitant to get behind the nearest thing the GOP has to a frontrunner. His difficulties are particularly acute in Iowa and South Carolina, where his former enthusiasts say they have not heard from him, believe he may be intent on downplaying the states in his second White House run and are openly flirting with his potential rivals.

But those two states – where Romney had difficulties with their socially conservative electorate in 2008 – aren’t the only ones where the former governor is losing support.

Former Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), the top elected official in the Granite State whose endorsement of Romney in 2008 was seen as a pivotal moment, said in an interview that he’s firmly undecided about who he’ll back in next year’s primary.

[SoFloFreeper]

I see. Though you never really addressed the totality of my reasons for supporting Romney, I understand your point. I’ve heard so many reasons for NOT voting for Romney—and frankly, none of the vitriol on this board worked to convince me to move away from him. What has convinced me to move away are his own words of APPARENTLY backing an individual mandate even NOW, after it is so apparent it is not popular or Constitutional.