Amazing: Rick Santorum is the most popular GOP candidate right now
Boy this ought to tell you something about the state of the Republican Party these days:
Rick Santorum more popular with the GOP than Mitt Romney
Rick Santorum reached a new high in favorable ratings from Republicans in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, numerically outpointing Mitt Romney among party regulars.
But both candidates remain underwater more broadly, a sign of the toll of their contentious primary campaign.
And then there’s the thrice-married Newt Gingrich, resoundingly rejected, in particular, by women: A mere 19 percent of women polled see him favorably, vs. a remarkable 60 percent who see him unfavorably. He’s also unpopular among men, by a less garish but still-wide 23-point margin.
Within the GOP, 63 percent express a favorable opinion of Santorum, vs. a 58 percent favorable rating for Romney - not a statistically significant difference, but a challenging one for Romney given his advantages in campaign spending and, until recently, name recognition. Gingrich trails with just 43 percent favorability in his own party, a point away from his low two weeks ago.
So let’s summarize here. A guy who:
- Thinks all Puerto Ricans should speak English
- Hangs out with Pastors who tell non-Christians to get out of America
- Wants to completely ban obscene pornography
- Refuses to completely DENY Barack Obama is a Muslim
- said that JFK’s speech defending separation of church and state makes him want to puke
- Think’s Obama’s college plan is meant to persecute Christians
- Regularly pals around with White Nationalists
And much more…Is the most popular GOP Presidential candidate right now.
What in the world is going on here?