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February 18, 2012

Romney's Electability Becoming an Issue

Tim Stanley, Daily Telegraph


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This has not been a good week for Mitt Romney, in the same way that 1912 wasn’t a good year for the Titanic. Polls now put Rick Santorum ahead nationally. Santorum also has a lead of between 4-10 points in Michigan – the next big primary and Romney’s home state. Rick’s lead in Ohio is estimated to be an astonishing 18 percent.

Of course, this is a race with incredible ups and downs and it could just be that Santorum is enjoying his moment of glory. But one challenge that Romney does face is the growing importance of the “weirdo factor” – the creeping sense that he isn’t like you and me.

 

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