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February 22, 2007
Romney Polling Poorly
The headline of today's Tribune article speaks to the glee the results have generated amongst the newspapers staff:
Mitt who? Romney loses to Dem contenders in red states
In hypothetical match-ups, presidential candidate Mitt Romney loses to everyone. To Rudy Giuliani and John McCain for the GOP nomination, to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards in the general election. Romney doesn't even hit double digits among the Republican field.
Frankly, the results aren't great for the Romney campaign, as he polls below Newt Gingrich in the hypothetical Primary, who hasn't even entered the race.
The only good news from this poll is reported thusly:
But the poll also shows a bright side for Romney, who's Mormon faith may be a hindrance to his campaign since a sizable swath of American have concerns about his religion. In the hypothetical Clinton-Romney race, 55 percent of those who described themselves as born-again evangelicals support Romney, compared to 31 percent for Clinton.
I know it's early and I also take most polls with a huge grain of salt (more like a box of Morton's), but this shows just how much work needs to be done.
Posted by Jonathan at February 22, 2007 8:45 AM
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It's early yet for Romney though (vs Gingrich... Romney's already in the race and earning money). There's a long time between now and November '08.
Jim C
Posted by: Jim C at March 2, 2007 10:56 AM