Posted on 01/10/2012 5:34:36 AM PST by Happy Valley Dude
Mitt Romney is the only 2012 candidate whom a majority of Republicans — including conservatives — consider an “acceptable” GOP nominee for president, according to a Gallup Poll Tuesday.
In the new survey, 59 percent of all Republicans said Romney would be an acceptable presidential nominee for the Republican Party. Just 46 percent said the same for Newt Gingrich and 45 percent for Rick Santorum, who were trailed by Rick Perry at 37 percent, Ron Paul at 29 percent and Jon Huntsman at 21 percent.
Romney is also the only candidate whom the majority of both conservative and moderate/liberal Republicans say is an “acceptable” GOP nominee — 59 percent of conservatives said the former Massachusetts governor was an acceptable Republican presidential candidate and 59 percent of moderate/liberal Republicans said the same.
Since the same question was asked in a Nov. 28-Dec. 1 poll, Romney’s overall acceptability rose 5 percentage points, up to 59 percent from 54 percent. Rick Santorum’s acceptability saw a more significant surge, moving up from 27 percent to 45 percent. Meanwhile, Gingrich’s acceptability as a presidential nominee fell among Republicans, from 62 percent last month to 46 percent in the new survey.
No other candidate except Romney enjoyed majority support among moderate Republicans. For Newt Gingrich, 51 percent of conservative Republicans said the former House speaker would be an acceptable nominee for president, but just 36 percent of moderate Republicans said the same.
Fifty-percent of conservative Republicans said Rick Santorum would make an acceptable GOP nominee, while 35 percent of moderate/liberal Republicans said the same. Rick Perry was considered an acceptable nominee by 41 percent of conservative Republicans and 29 percent of moderate Republicans.
Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman were the only candidates who were found acceptable by a greater percentage of moderate Republicans than of conservative ones.
The Gallup Poll was conducted Jan. 5-8 among 479 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 6 percentage points.
© 2012 POLITICO LLC
What? Do I have a crystal ball like you? I don't think your presidential candidate from 2008 could have beat Obama but I concede I could be wrong?
So you are implying support for this chump?(that’s Romney for those in Rio Linda)
Only in the sense that I've been pretty sure that the completely compromised "leaders" of the Republican Party would continue to compromise all principle, sacrificing it on the altar of perceived political expediency.
Which doesn't change the fact that at any given point they have had the option of returning to fidelity to principle, and assuring the long-term survival of their party.
In other words, on my end, I've been playing a fair game with all my cards up on the table every step of the way.
Haven't I?
I don’t believe this poll at all. No one I know who is a real conservative likes ANY of the candidates! This is pure BS!
Indeed, how could he, when conservatives were busy supporting John Judas McCain?
How could anyone we could possibly run in 2012 conceivably win when conservatives have sold their souls to Mitt Romney?
You see, it's not up to me. It's up to the mass of conservatives. They're the key to the survival of this free republic. I'm just one guy.
If the poll is true, it is not Romney’s “fault.” It is the fault of Conservatives who did not get our message out effectively enough.
To blame Romney is to curse the wind.
Well I’m so glad Politico cleared that up. I had not realized that I had embraced Romney. I still thought I wanted to vote for Newt.
Someone let all these clowns into the big tent. ;-)
Yeah. And they made a bonfire out of the center poles.
I hope you are right - ABM -Anyone but Mitt!
I think Newt will pull ahead - I like both Santorum and Newt. Anyone but Romney ...
The world according to Pollutico .... NOT!
No BOHICA ‘S allowed!
You forgot to put (Barf) after the post title
Ladies and Gentlemen, here he is Moot Romney!!
BTW, nice post!
“This has been a disgraceful primary season where the voters have been thrown under the wheel of the DC RNC establishment bus.”
It’s been a disgraceful primary season because we have a bunch of deeply flawed lightweights running for the nomination.
I remain skeptical of telephone interviews. Notice it's not registered or likely voters.
It appears someone really, really wants to convince people that Romney really is acceptable to conservatives. Just like McCain.....
Yes, like Conservatives accepted McCain....after the MSM and Dems via open primaries had chosen him for the Repub nominee.
A case of “Geez! I guess we got to go with him because we are stuck with him.”
Ya think?!
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