Poll: Romney, Gingrich in statistical dead heat in N.H.

[brooklynite]

Source: NH Journal

Two things are true about New Hampshire Republican primary voters. They vote for people they know. And they love an underdog with a comeback story.

Four years ago it was the weathered but feisty veteran John McCain who revived his once hanging-by-a-thread campaign to win the nation’s leadoff primary.

And so it seems almost fated that after political observers have scratched their heads for months wondering who will emerge as the non-Romney candidate in the Granite State, the voters’ eyes should turn to Newt Gingrich, a man who was Speaker of the House during the previous century and whose own campaign was left for dead last summer.

The latest NH Journal poll of likely Republican primary voters conducted by Magellan Strategies shows Romney and Gingrich in a statistical dead heat for the January 10th primary. If the election were held today, Romney would earn 29% of the vote and Gingrich would earn 27%. Texas Congressman Ron Paul continues to show resolve by earning 16%. Herman Cain gets 10%. No other candidate is in double digits.


Read more: http://nhjournal.com/2011/11/18/poll-romney-gingrich-in-statistical-dead-heat-in-n-h/

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You know, I'm beginng to think Republicans REALLY don't like Mittens.

[HereSince1628]

1. Who now doubts the power of the Melchizedek priesthood?

New Hampshire Journal suggests Romney raises politicians from the dead!

[marmar]

2. How did Gingrich's campaign rise from the crypt?

Or is just the weekly installment of "Anybody but Mitt. Please."

[Renew Deal]

3. ABM

Anybody but Mitt

Stewart talked about this last night: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-november-17-2011/indecision-2012---no-really--they-can-t-decide?xrs=share_copy

[defendandprotect]

4. GOP was finished in '08 -- and it's still finished -- !! We need a challenger to Obama 2012!!

[AlinPA]

5. GOP is not finished. 2010 elections prove that.

[harmonicon]

7. Yes, that's a popular right-wing talking point.

They have plans for infiltrating liberal websites and have sort of scripts for doing so. Your post is a lot like them. It moves the topic away from what was posted, and instead attempts to belittle Democratic politicians and move the discussion in that direction. Nice try, but I don't think people will bite (not that you'll notice if you really did put me on ignore).

[PATRICK]

6. The "contest"

Personally, the way this anointing of the GOP candidacy is going, granted as a devolution, is only as a shell game designed to avoid the useless and destructive offering and history of the GOP to show itself beneath the spew. Ironically the angry and absurd rhetoric does very well signify the inherent evil of the party but it is also the main course of distraction. What else? Well, they are left with Romney, a born loser on any political stage other than a recalcitrant Gilded Age. All the clowns are supposed to cancel out in spectacular fashion(in my theory)like glazing a cream filled donut of Romney. By simple contrast his own gaffes and incredible contradictions are so mild as to slip by the numbed and scared GOP electorate. It seems all designed to fizzle out the extremists they rely on to actually have some motivated base or mainly the appearance of one and drag the knee jerk party loyal base along. Bachman cancels out Palin, eclipses here and in the single display of reason Palin seems to accept it with no remote likelihood of getting repicked for VP(therefore NO money draining goal in this rigged game this year).

Now Perry and Gingrich have somewhat paid their dues and are somewhat part of the GOP wrecking crew, enough to have bonafides in the fundraising game and what appears to me the overall sense of "permission". A pet rock could be better qualified to run the country and much safer but In America only certain individuals have permission. Political experience now qualifies as a military commission in wartime used to, a tick on the resume. Nationwide service depends on or is at the exclusive behest of big money. Certainly only those with corporate permission are immune from character crucifixion or rational judgment. Those who rise too high in this game are knocked down unless they are among the ACTUAL big choices. Romney is the safe placemat who could suffice as the nominee. Paul, Gingrich and Perry regardless of issues or merits simply have too many BIG enemies. No one gives a flying () what the people think. Letting people really have their say is a purely internal GOP machine venting but is irritating to the ambitions of the REAL competitors because they know this too is a permitted sham they can only break through, ironically, by what they made a conned joke- the uprising of the voters. But Romney is weak. Dispose of him and then it is the voter chosen "winner" against the system who might prefer sneaking in Petraeus? or some other.

Now comes the puzzle. If the GOP intends to give up the WH who is best sacrificial lamb to run for coattails? If they want to keep their hand in for the actual POTUS win who do they want in power? Do they want to exercise dirtier options for the big prize? Are there any other dark horses really kept in waiting? Apparently Rubio has already been hobbled? The donor base shows division but are major players really in control of the scenarios and these questions already resolved?

Super entitlement might just mean that division and options are too much in the cookie jar for the hand to release. They figure money and media belong to whatever they eventually choose, screw the polls. That leaves them with miserable candidates, because they think they can and no decent person can apply.

In any event the GOP CAN continue the clown primary and WILL destroy the economy(for the little guy) with their entitlements. The Democrats seemed eternally poised to grant them whatever advantage they want to assume and even to join them in ()ing all over the electorate and the nation and the planet. The corporate Dems or whatever passes for collusion with the media/money powers are part of the GOP entitlement program, the one among all of them most likely to be disposed of.

[MasonJar]

8. The GOPers running this year are an especially scary lot. If any one of

them wins, including Blow With the Wind Romney, this country is screwed. Obama is far from my ideal, but the GOP candidates are a joke.

[SoapBox]

9. Your candidates are a real bunch to be proud of GOPBaggers / T.Haters.

BE PROUD! Real PROUD!!

That is before the elections, when the LANDSLIDE VOTES of Americans, sends the Clown Car off to the junk heap.

[greiner3]

10. "You know, I'm beginng to think Republicans REALLY don't like Mittens.;"

My brother, an ordained something or other in the Charismatic side of crap from Oral Sex U. called Mitt evil and hinted he thought Mitt might be a pawn of the devil.

Actually, if I were a believer, I'd say that about my brother but that story is for another post.

[jberryhill]

11. Gingrich is pretty much in heat wherever he goes