Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney would lead the field in Colorado if he were to run again, new polling by Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows. In a poll released today, Romney would garner 19% of the vote with fellow former Govs. Palin and Huckabee tied for second at 16%.
PPP Director, Tom Jensen, in a memo notes that in Colorado, unlike other states PPP has polled, Romney leads both in favorability rating (60% approval) as well as takes the top spot in the ballot test. He surmises this doesn’t occur elsewhere because while voters may not like Romney the best they see him as more presidential than other candidates.
Of course primary polling means very little this far out, but it can help scare off potential candidates and boost PAC fundraising.
The Colorado GOP has a multi-step process that may end up becoming far easier to understand, and increase the prominence of Colorado in the 2012 primary campaigns, if a proposal put forward by Dick Wadhams passes. Wadhams proposes to make the preference poll at precinct caucuses binding. Previously there were the precinct caucuses plus district conventions months later that determined a majority of the delegates.
Romney’s campaign in 2008 decimated the competition, taking 60% of the vote with McCain trailing at a measly 19%. This was due to the Romney campaign's far superior organization, which is rewarded handsomely in caucuses and conventions. If Romney can assemble the same team then he starts with a considerable advantage over other candidates.
Romney has reportedly already signed on one long-time Colorado operative, Rich Beeson, as political director.
I was all excited about this site, but if it’s just going to be pushing Romney it’s not going to be what I thought it was.
Mittens can keep his perfect teeth.
This nation needs a Doctor. Dr. Ron Paul that is.
http://www.campaignforliberty….
But he’s still not all that great. He’ll need to admit RomneyCare was a mistake before he gets my support.
I think he has a point in the state v federal argument. Would you want a national car insurance law? NH would hate it as they don’t require it at all (Live Free or Die!). As a skinny guy in Colorado I don’t want to have to deal with covering all the fatties in Mississippi.
Plus, Mass voters wanted that law, so what was wrong with Romney delivering what his constituents wanted?
Romney still has a lot of goodwill and support amongst my friends, but it may be a different group that makes the big difference this go around. I remember at the State Convention last year when Wadhams asked people who were first time attendees to stand and easily half of the people in the room were standing.
But Colorado Presidential primaries are built on organization, not popular support, so Romney might have an even stronger hand than the poll shows.
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Leslie,
If you’re going to use a recycled hit on Romney, at least come up with a new way of saying it. Linking to a 2007 youtube is just boring.
Two points: Polls have shown Republican primary voters value winning the general over ideological purity so if Romney fairs best in head to heads with Obama, he may win the nomination.
Secondly, there are plenty of candidates who will not be perfect on all the issues, but since Daniels has called for a truce on social issues I’d bet more incoming fire will be directed at him on abortion than Romney.
Go Mitt! You’ve got my vote. America would be in a lot better shape today if we’d gone with Mitt over McSquishy.