JP got Bear, these guys got Wachovia, BOfA got Merrill and of course Countrywide. I think JP got WaMu, don't remember who picked that one up. They all got bigger. The exact opposite of what should have happened. No one on either side (with the usual exception of Paul) realizes how bad a problem that is.
IMO, Obama has about a 5-10 point cushion in the polls until the GOP nominee is picked. An average of the polls have Obama-Romney in a statistical tie. If Romney becomes the nominee, he'll automatically jump about 5-10 points as the base coalesces around him. Gingrich is well behind Obama though because his unfavorables are just too high. And the women voters really don't like him.
I agree that Romney is the Right's best shot. But I don't believe he'll measure up in a contest. I think most of us here know that. As for Santorum, he has no chance in hell among thinking people. This is the guy who is a walking contradiction. His motto is "faith, family and freedom." He believes government is too intrusive, and yet he wants the country to run on faith and his own definition of family. Talk about intrusion. Further, he openly dismisses both climate change and evolution. Not a chance in the general, and I doubt he even gets that far.
Speaking of walking contradiction... Did anyone listen to the Gingrich response when all the candidates were asked how their faith would affect them as president? Let's see if I can find it.
Couldn't find the full quote, but this is very close. Newt is absolutely the posterboy for living your religion.
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