[xzins]

Here’s the problem as I see it from the 27 Jul Gallup Poll below. Rino votes = 17+11+2=3%. Conservative votes = 15+12+8+3+2+2=42%. Even if the conservatives split their support just 2 ways, they still have Romney being a front-runner at 17%. If they all stay in, then they have a larger share of the voters, but they lose to the rino because they’ve divided their votes in so many different directions.

If I were Romney, I’d be encouraging infighting among the conservatives on websites such as Free Republic.

Romney 17
Perry 15
Palin 12
Giuliani 11
Paul 8
Cain 3
Gingrich 3
Pawlenty 2
Huntsman 2
Santorum 2
Other 1
No preference 14

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

If Palin gets in, she helps Romney and she gives up her mult-million dollar a year gig. Intrade gives her less than a 3% chance of becoming president.

Hopefully, she will do the wise thing and not get in.

[chooseascreennamepat]

“Romney 17
Perry 15
Palin 12
Giuliani 11
Paul 8
Cain 3
Gingrich 3
Pawlenty 2
Huntsman 2
Santorum 2
Other 1
No preference 14”

Rather short shrift to Bachman, isn’t this? Did she drop out?

[Kenny]

If I were Romney, I’d be encouraging infighting among the conservatives on websites such as Free Republic.

That's what I'm thinking. Whenever we start to ge a candidate who might win I start seeing all this negative stuff on FR. Didn't used to be that way and I'm wondering why it is now.

Fact is, we need to band together to save this country. Whoever gets the nomination, I'll support them 100% and if I have a complaint, I'll wait until they're sworn in.

But, to be sure we get to pick our own candidate, we need to look at our primary rules. Dems should not be allowed to vote in Rep primaries, end of story.

[Clairity]

I think it's going to be Romney vs. Perry. I hope, as you do that conservatives will face reality and those who have no chance of winning, withdraw soon, so as not to help Romney split the conservative vote and squeak by, as McCain did.

Poll after poll shows that people are most concerned about jobs — this is where Perry's record can be contrasted well against Obama’s record.

Poll: After debt debate, Obama must turn to jobs

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/29/news/la-pn-report-white-house-jobs-20110729

“When asked if the White House and Congress should focus more on jobs or deficit reduction, by a 2-1 margin people chose jobs.

Even the most conservative wing of the Republican Party – the “tea party” supporters — ranked jobs over the deficit by four points, according to the survey.”