Monday Open Thread | 60 comments (60 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Polling in the GOP presidential campaign are all over the map today.

Romney has forged to above 30% or has fallen to third place at 18%.
Cain is at 27% or 25%
Gingrich is running 22% or 28%

So take your pick and place your bets.

The only consistency I can find is a Gingrich surge. All the polls I've seen have him in the 20 percentile range, a major improvement over even two weeks ago.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Mon Nov 14th, 2011 at 03:08:56 PM EST

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I will bet on Romney. And if that happens, Obama is in trouble.

The best thing that could happen for the Democrats right now (barring the outbreak of world peace) would be for any of the other numbskull GOP candidates to win.

by asdf on Mon Nov 14th, 2011 at 04:56:21 PM EST
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I agree Romney is the safe bet.

Just for laughs, here are the current odds at Linesmaker.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Mon Nov 14th, 2011 at 05:04:28 PM EST
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Agreed.

Gingrich is apparently surging at the moment though. If he gets the nomination, that may just eclipse Rick Scott election in Florida as the new "Wow, even I didn't think they were that stupid" low.

Although I guess that should be a relief, since Newt polls -- what, about 15 points back of Obama (despite being well known)?

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Mon Nov 14th, 2011 at 06:23:07 PM EST
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Romney is no threat. Many Wingnuts don't consider him to be christian and his days in Bane Capital are not going to be easy to sanitize.

by rootless2 on Mon Nov 14th, 2011 at 10:01:15 PM EST
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And the internets are all a'twitter over an anti-Gingrich e-mail sent to All & Sundry:

Politico | Anti-Newt Gingrich chatter begins:

A conservative source forwards an anti-Newt Gingrich email making the rounds this weekend, drawing Republicans' attention to the former House speaker's history of off-message and ideologically erratic comments.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Mon Nov 14th, 2011 at 08:12:22 PM EST
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