GOP Candidates in Four-Way Dead Heat

[Prometheus Bound]

Source: Bloomberg

Herman Cain, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are in a dead heat as the top choices for Iowans likely to attend the Jan. 3 Republican presidential caucuses.

A Bloomberg News poll shows Cain at 20 percent, Paul at 19 percent, Romney at 18 percent and Gingrich at 17 percent among the likely attendees with the caucuses that start the nominating contests seven weeks away.

Economic issues such as jobs, taxes and government spending are driving voter sentiment, rather than such social issues as abortion and gay marriage, the poll finds. Only about a quarter of likely caucus-goers say social or constitutional issues are more important to them, compared with 71 percent who say fiscal concerns.

The poll reflects the race’s fluidity, with 60 percent of respondents saying they still could be persuaded to back someone other than their top choice, and 10 percent undecided. Paul’s support is more solidified than his rivals, while Cain’s is softer. All of the major contenders have issue challenges to address.

Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-15/romney-two-way-race-is-now-four-way-republican-dead-heat-in-iowa-caucuses.html

[HopeHoops]

1. Dead is right. I don't know about the heat part - Palin isn't running (yet)

[SkyDaddy7]

10. "about the heat part - Palin isn't running (yet)"...

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[HopeHoops]

11. Well she's probably gotten pregnant every time Todd had sex with her.

He must have been really wasted to do that on any given occasion. :puke:

[hlthe2b]

2. Sooo.... they don't like any of them...

Can't imagine why....:eyes:

[sarcasmo]

3. Hands, Anti, Magic Undies, and the marriage trifecta, what a choice.

[SpiralHawk]

6. A Groper, a Doper, a Whiner & a Weenie

There's a full display of Republicon 'virtue.'

Not a one of these RepubliScammers has a long-form Birf certificate either, they say.

[gateley]

4. Paul is actually out of the cellar - they are SOOOOOO desperate! nt

[Ter]

17. He was never really in the cellar this time around

2008 I'll give you, however.

[gateley]

20. Okay. :-) I still never thought he'd be a somewhat serious contender. nt

[Old and In the Way]

5. Good....each one has fatal flaws with the Party core.

Hopefully, they knock each other senseless....oh wait, that won't work.

[Botany]

7. Party on guys!

[Cirque du So-What]

8. Looks like Anybody But Romney is doing quite well

I believe it's inevitable that Mitt der Shitt will get the nom, and how sweet that will be that all the fundies and all the right -to-lifers and all the teabaggers and all the xenophobes must swallow their pride and get behind Romney...or not.

[reACTIONary]

14. Maybe Ron will run on a thrid party ticket...

...and give them an alternative!

[truthisfreedom]

9. Oops, I read that as dead beat.

Same deal, really.

[PuffedMica]

12. Race to the bottom

Who can tank the Republican party fastest?

[mike_c]

13. LOL-- none of them can muster more than about 20 percent of the nut case vote....

:rofl:

That's a quality field of candidates, ladies and gentlemen. OutSTANDING quality!

[Turbineguy]

15. Maybe they are just getting through this stage

and just prior to the primary they will present somebody who actually could get elected. A relief candidate could do quite well.

[jaysunb]

16. A draft movement is close..... n/t

[ThoughtCriminal]

18. The Teabagger message isn't getting through

They want more crazy, less stupid - or something.

[neverforget]

19. This isn't a Presidential campaign but more like America's Got Talent

where the judges realize how talentless they all are

[Poll_Blind]

21. +1

:rofl:

PB

[marasinghe]

22. headline sums up repuke shiteaters in a single phrase.

nothing to be added.

:beer: