(R)assmusen POLL: Newt 38 (+24), Mittens 17 (-6), Cain 8 (-18), Paul 8 (+1), Perry 4 (-4)

[jefferson_dem]

Hahaha...

Thursday, December 01, 2011

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has surged to the largest national lead held by any candidate so far in the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Republican Primary Voters finds Gingrich on top with 38% of the vote. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is a distant second at 17%. No other candidate reaches double-digits.

The national survey of 1,000 Likely Republican Primary Voters was conducted on November 30, 2011 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-1452.html#polls

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[sharp_stick]

1. Oh Oh Mittens is in trouble n/t

[freshwest]

34. But I like 'Mittens.' Sounds like 'Kittens.'

:rofl:

I want to see one of our members' feline overlords on the ballot.

:thumbsup:

[JoePhilly]

2. Cain's adultery sent his supporters to adulterer Gingrich .... bwahahahahha!!

[totodeinhere]

22. The difference is that adultery might be immoral but it is legal. Whereas the sexual harassment that

Cain has alleged to have done is a crime.

[JoePhilly]

26. I think the GOP candidates should get together and debate the differences.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

33. Great Idea for the upcoming NewsMax Debate!

[golfguru]

31. Innocent until proven guilty?

I am not up on this, but has a court convicted the sexual harasser yet? AFIK a crime is said to have been committed when court says it has.

[Cali_Democrat]

3. Rasmussen has Newt beating Obama

According to this recent poll:

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/2012_presidential_matchups

[jefferson_dem]

4. Nobody cares about that.

How does Rocky (Just-Us) measure up?

[Cali_Democrat]

11. Didn't he just announce his attempt to form the Justice party recently?

A few days ago?

I don't think any polling firm has polled him.

[Douglas Carpenter]

5. good if they think that...

[Cali_Democrat]

9. Rasmussen is a crappy pollster

I wouldn't put too much stock into his polls.

[bigdarryl]

25. Ras is FULL OF SHIT!!!!!

[TheWraith]

6. PARTY TIME! :D nt

[LynneSin]

7. I'm guessing by late January - Newt will start tanking in the polls

The right is desparate to find anyone but Mitt to win.

[Marsala]

16. Late January is too late

By then Newt will have won Iowa, New Hampshire, AND South Carolina, and be poised to win Florida. Nobody has ever won all of those and then lost the nomination in recent political history. Though in this political season, anything can and will happen.

[LynneSin]

20. And then we win the Presidency since polls show that GOP Candidate 'Anyone but Mitt'...

polls horribly with moderates and independents.

[golfguru]

32. I hope Newt gets the nomination

Newt has more baggage than Imelda Marcos has shoes.
DNC will mercilessly exploit it with that Billion
dollar war chest.

[Douglas Carpenter]

8. Intrade is now at 38.1% that Newt will be the nominee

http://www.intrade.com/v4/markets/?eventId=84328

this is great

[Marsala]

30. One wonders how much of that is driven by Newt betting on himself

Just kidding. Newt couldn't be personally responsible for Intrade's recent shift since he was all in on himself from the beginning.

[Cognitive_Resonance]

10. The nomination is Newt's to lose. Up to his ego and mouth. nt

[Brother Buzz]

12. Dead cat bounce

Nothing to see here

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

13. Gingrich has Cain's infidelity and Romney's flip-flopping

The GOP has found the perfect face to represent it.

[JaneQPublic]

19. Excellent point! (nt)

[JoePhilly]

27. And he's running to be Lobbyist-in-chief!! Trifecta!!!

[BeyondGeography]

14. Face it, Mitt

They're just not that into you.

[Marsala]

15. The Republicans would have to be completely insane to nominate Gingrich...

I give him 60% odds right now.

[totodeinhere]

23. In that case Newt must be a lock. LOL. n/t

[WI_DEM]

17. Mittens the man nobody wants.

[JaneQPublic]

18. self delete

[Kahuna]

21. Mittens won't like this. It's all Bret Baier's fault!

:rofl:

[DCBob]

24. amazing turn of events. Hmmm.. Gingrich is going to be the nominee...

somehow I just find that hard to believe. There might be some action at the GOPer convention.

[flamingdem]

28. haha It won't be the usual snorefest! nt

[Johnny2X2X]

29. A Dem Dream

Seriously, outside of Sarah Palin, the Democrats could not have asked for an easier candidate to run against. It's Newt's to lose as of now and if the Mitt doesn't win Iowa it's over for him.

Newt is just an awful and a weak candidate for President. He gives almost every group a reason not to vote for him.