Romney leading in NH, SC and FL

[Motown_Johnny]

If these numbers hold he is going to run the table as far as the primary goes.



http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=460759&CategoryId=12395

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In New Hampshire, Romney has had a comfortable lead in the polls for some time.

The most recent poll, released on Sunday by Public Policy Polling, found that Romney has 35 percent support in New Hampshire, with Paul a distant second with 18 percent and former Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman with 16 percent.

In South Carolina, which will hold its primary on Jan. 21, Romney is also the favorite with 30 percent, ahead of Gingrich with 23 percent and Santorum with 19 percent, according to the projections by Public Policy Polling.

Analysts agree that, if he wins the primaries in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida, Romney will be the Republican nominee going up against President Barack Obama in the Nov. 6 general election. EFE

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

1. And? So what? Let him wrap it up quickly. Get it over with. Then, let's unite in beating him!!

[Motown_Johnny]

5. the longer it goes on the more money they spend

and the more sound bites we get


I would like to see it go on a while longer.

[Mz Pip]

7. I'd like to see it go on

until their damn convention. It's been entertaining watching them tear each other apart. And you're right, more sound bites for us. It saves us money when they take care of our opposition research for us.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

8. I'm starting to question that strategy. When Hillary and Obama were fighting, it made Obama a better

candidate because he was forced to spend time in every state, and more people got to know him. In addition, I think Mittens is horrible off the cuff, and I don't think he's a good debater. If these debates continue, he'll get better, just as Obama did. The disadvantage is, of course, that the General Election starts earlier. The good news is that life goes on after the Republican primaries, the president still has to govern and deal with Congress, and therefore, Mittens won't be on our t.v. every single day.

It's a theory that I'm testing out.

[MADem]

2. If the primary were held in two weeks, Romney would probably lose--and he's been campaigning in NH

for damn near a DECADE.

Every time he turns around, his poll numbers DROP. That 35 percent used to be 45 or more, and some polls are calling it 33.

This is a guy with a summer house--er, multi-million dollar glass and log mansion--on Lake Winnipesaukee, who spent more time in that house as governor of MA than he did in his wife's (by comparison) little brick Belmont abode (since sold).

I hope Romney IS the nominee--he's the easiest to beat because the more he talks, the more people HATE him. Come summertime, all we need to do is strap stuffed toy dogs with panicked expressions on their faces to our car roofs--talk about a rolling anti-Romney ad! Some clever so and so has already turned that protest on, and it's a great idea:

[Dawson Leery]

3. A few weeks ago, Romney was near 50% (within the margin of error)

Now he's at 35%. The base does not want him.

[MADem]

4. The only value Romney has, apparently, is the oil in his hair--you could probably heat half of

New Hampshire's homes through spring with all that sopping crap he's got on his head! Greasy old sleazebag!

He cannot even buy love, at least not for long. And every time he opens his mouth, he makes it worse!

[Major Hogwash]

6. Yeah, it looks like Mitt will be their nominee.

Poor bastage, he never had a chance.

[WI_DEM]

9. don't assume SC is in the bag for Mitt, yet

Newt is running a big 3.4 million dollar ad campaign against him there. And while Romney leads in SC it is not overwhelming and it's very shaky. Also, if Mitt doesn't do as well as expected today in NH that will have an effect. If Mitt loses SC then FL could be tighter than it seems today.