ClydeR
03-16-2012, 10:46 AM
The 35% of Republicans who at this point say they would vote "enthusiastically" for Mitt Romney for president if he were to win the GOP nomination is identical to the 35% of Republicans who said the same about Romney back in late January/early February 2008.
In that same 2008 poll, however, 47% of Republicans said they would vote enthusiastically for John McCain, who ended up as that year's GOP nominee. In short, Romney's enthusiasm deficit in 2008 has carried over to his current campaign, with the difference being that none of the other nominees this year are generating any more enthusiasm among Republicans than Romney is.
More... (http://www.gallup.com/poll/153272/Romney-Santorum-Stir-Less-Enthusiasm-McCain.aspx)
Republicans need to do something to improve enthusiasm. This would be a good time for Romney to shake up his campaign (http://m.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/03/has-mitt-romney-run-a-lousy-campaign/254565/).
In that same 2008 poll, however, 47% of Republicans said they would vote enthusiastically for John McCain, who ended up as that year's GOP nominee. In short, Romney's enthusiasm deficit in 2008 has carried over to his current campaign, with the difference being that none of the other nominees this year are generating any more enthusiasm among Republicans than Romney is.
More... (http://www.gallup.com/poll/153272/Romney-Santorum-Stir-Less-Enthusiasm-McCain.aspx)
Republicans need to do something to improve enthusiasm. This would be a good time for Romney to shake up his campaign (http://m.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/03/has-mitt-romney-run-a-lousy-campaign/254565/).