The Competent Conservative

My Case for Mitt Romney Alecia T. Williams Last week several polls continued to reflect a likability gap between President Obama and Mitt Romney–a 26-point spread in some polls.     The left is seizing on the President’s “empathetic / buddy image” and in contrast are relentlessly trying to portray Mitt Romney as a wealthy [...]

As the party’s nomination process becomes clear in recent days, I have heard some in the Republican Party suggest that they’re going to sit out the general election, as some form of protest vote. They assert that because they’re “sick and tired of the media or the establishment thrusting moderates on us”, they’re staying home. [...]

“Why do I support Mitt Romney? It’s not because he “looks” presidential or because he has been a constant front-runner in this race.  It’s not because of his electability or his Mormon faith.  No, it’s because he is the only man who can get America back on track and his record proves it.” Click here [...]

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Mason-Dixon Florida 2012 Presidential Poll REPUBLICAN PRIMARY Mitt Romney 42% [28%] (23%) Newt Gingrich 31% [5%] (11%) Rick Santorum 14% [2%] (1%) Ron Paul 6% [4%] (3%) Undecided 7% [17%] GENERAL ELECTION Mitt Romney 48% [51%] (48%) Barack Obama 44% [43%] (43%) Barack Obama 50% Newt Gingrich 41% Barack Obama 50% Rick Santorum 39% President [...]

There’s one mention of Newt Gingrich in The Reagan Dairies. It’s in Chapter 3, which covers 1983. Page 123 in the book: “Newt Gingrich has a proposal for freezing the budget at the 1983 level. It’s a tempting idea except that it would cripple our defense programs. And if we make an exception on that every [...]

Newt Gingrich’s decision to attack Mitt Romney as being in the mold of Charlie Crist (while comparing himself to Marco Rubio) during his campaign stops in Florida today has raised the ire of a key figure in Florida politics: none other than Marco Rubio himself. Rubio had a little to say about Gingrich’s attacks: Newt [...]

ARG Florida 2012 GOP Primary Poll Mitt Romney 42% (19%) {28%} [15%] (26%) Newt Gingrich 25% (50%) {11%} [3%] (11%) Rick Santorum 9% (1%) {1%} [1%] (1%) Ron Paul 8% (2%) {4%} [4%] (1%) Rick Perry 3% (2%) {5%} [16%] Undecided 8% (10%) {12%} [12%] (11%) Among Men Newt Gingrich 34% Mitt Romney 30% Rick [...]

Rasmussen 2012 Presidential Poll Barack Obama 42% {39%} [44%] (42%) {42%} [42%] (44%) {43%} [42%] (42%) {43%} [43%] (42%) {44%} [40%] (43%) {46%} [42%] {45%} [42%] (44%) Mitt Romney 42% {45%} [41%] (43%) {45%} [40%] (38%) {42%} [41%] (44%) {42%} [41%] (44%) {41%} [43%] (39%) {38%} [43%] {40%} [44%] (44%) Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted January 3-4, [...]

This poll does not reflect today’s exact polling averages because it started in December, whereas the poll released by Rasmussen was conducted just yesterday on January 4th.  This pretty much nullifies the notion that Romney cannot make it above 25%.  Also, the Gallup poll had Newt Gingrich in 2nd place, while the more up to [...]