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Since finally effectively securing the Republican Party’s nomination Mitt Romney’s favorability rating have improved significantly, according to Gallup. Romney recently registered an all time best with 50 percent holding a favorable view of him and only 41 percent viewing him unfavorable. Only a few months ago his net favorable rating was a dismal -8.
Most of the improvement in Romney’s favorable numbers come from consolidating the Republican base as a result of his primary victory. In February, 65 percent of Republicans held a favorable view of him and now that is up to 87 percent.
This puts Romney’s favorable rating right on par with President Obama’s 52 percent, but Romney’s rating is still very low by historic standards. Almost all recent non-incumbent nominees went into the general election with significantly better favorable numbers than Romney currently has.
Romney has become more likable since capturing the nomination, but he is still not well liked.
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These interim polls are irrelevant. When the Dems unleash the negative ads pounding his atrocious record of job destruction, he’ll plunge again.
“Most of the improvement in Romney’s favorable numbers come from consolidating the Republican base …”
Is there an enthusiasm rating to go along with this?
I am hoping this is so. Our country’s future depends on it.
(Is that too melodramatic? Maybe so)
Romney’s an ass. He can’t fool everybody. Give him some more time. He’ll shoot of another toe.
(There, that’s better)
Unreal. The guy is telling you to your face he will destroy the poor and middle class. The US is an exploitable acquisition to Romney, nothing more. Bleed it dry and move on to the next one.
For now, Romney is the “anti-Obama“. It may take a while for people to realize that cure may be worse than the disease.
The Republicans want this race to be a referendum on Obama. They don’t want to mention Romney at all. No interviews except on Fox, no questions from reporters. Refuse to answer questions about policy. Use all the SuperPAC money to run attack ads. Whine and play the victim whenever someone says a bad thing about Romney.
If he can get away with actually not talking from now through the election, he might have a chance. I don’t believe it can be done, but stranger things have happened.
The country hasn’t gotten a look at Mitt yet.
The “race” has already been decided by the 1%. It just remains for us to wait until Nov to see what they’re decision is. The rest of it is circuses (no bread) Kabuki Show. My bet is that Obama will win but not by much.
Thanks for the post.
My cynicism knows no bounds. Really I don’t give a shit, as it doesn’t matter.
“He’ll plunge again…”
I don’t think he will. There will be some ups and downs, but I think Romney’s rise is probably going to continue. All he has to do is not make some outrageous gaffe (Obama’s best hope…) and not have something unsavory in his closet.
Obama’s abject failures, the economy, and the clusterfuck in Afghanistan, will all be coming home to roost, as we get deeper into the campaign.
And incidentally, cheerleading for Obama is going to get harder.
You’re right about them wanting to make it a referendum on Obama. They did it in the mid-terms, and with his name out there, I think it will be even easier this time.
Romney can talk platitudes and smarmy “patriotism” and as long as he doesn’t make a major mistake, he has a good chance of getting away with it.
Everytime Obama opens his mouth about “change”, the question will arise:
“You came in with everything a president needs, except the backbone to use it. What’s going to be different if we vote you in again?”
And he will have no rational answer for it.
As Willy Loman would say, Romney is liked, but not well-liked.
Might the spike in his poll numbers be explained by a higher sampling rate among the idle rich?
“You came in with everything a president needs, except the backbone to use it”
Wow, doesn’t that nail it.