March 26, 2012...Romney crosses the 40% threshold

[Missourian]

Brett LoGiurato
Mar. 26, 2012, 5:08 PM

Mitt Romney is the 40 percent. Finally.

A new Gallup poll has Romney crossing the 40 percent threshold in Republican voter support, the first time any Republican in the 2012 campaign has reached the mark nationally.​

Yep, that's right...in three days from now four years ago, Romney 'finally' managed to garner the same support that Trump has had for months. And the Establishment rallying cry in 2012 was 'Coalesce behind the front-runner'.

It's a totally different story in 2016. When their hand pick choice isn't the front-runner. When the people have the audacity to make their own choice. The Establishment tilts the playing field to their advantage at every turn, but when even that fails, they still can't accept a democratically chosen nominee.

 

[Missourian]

Just to give you another benchmark, this was the national polling 3/16/2012:

National Poll: Romney 37%, Santorum 28%, Gingrich 17%, Paul 10%
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And this is the national polling from the same pollsters 3/17/2016:

National Poll: Trump 43%, Cruz 28%, Kasich 21%, Other Candidate 5%​

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[Missourian]

Just to give you another benchmark, this was the national polling 3/16/2012:

National Poll: Romney 37%, Santorum 28%, Gingrich 17%, Paul 10%
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And this is the national polling from the same pollsters 3/17/2016:

National Poll: Trump 43%, Cruz 28%, Kasich 21%, Other Candidate 5%​

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No comments on the hypocrisy?

 

[Avatar4321]

So what your saying is that Trump is comparable to Romney who you claim is a loser...

 

[Freewill]

Brett LoGiurato
Mar. 26, 2012, 5:08 PM

Mitt Romney is the 40 percent. Finally.

A new Gallup poll has Romney crossing the 40 percent threshold in Republican voter support, the first time any Republican in the 2012 campaign has reached the mark nationally.​

Yep, that's right...in three days from now four years ago, Romney 'finally' managed to garner the same support that Trump has had for months. And the Establishment rallying cry in 2012 was 'Coalesce behind the front-runner'.

It's a totally different story in 2016. When their hand pick choice isn't the front-runner. When the people have the audacity to make their own choice. The Establishment tilts the playing field to their advantage at every turn, but when even that fails, they still can't accept a democratically chosen nominee.

Gallup picked him to beat Obama, so much for Gallup's love affair with Romney. Personally, I don't believe this poll for a second. No one likes a loser.

 

[Missourian]

So what your saying is that Trump is comparable to Romney who you claim is a loser...

I'm saying Trump is ahead of where Romney was...and Romney is by definition a loser.

 

[NYcarbineer]

So what your saying is that Trump is comparable to Romney who you claim is a loser...

I'm saying Trump is ahead of where Romney was...and Romney is by definition a loser.

Trump has never been in the game.