Romney's Challenge on the Right
A new "national thermometer" of potential presidential wannabes and political leaders shows an Evangelical chill toward Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
Quinnipiac Poll
Romney ranks in the middle of a crowded field overall, but weak support among Evangelical Christians. The results highlight a possible concern should the Mormon candidate have to win over Southern Republicans in a bid for the GOP nomination.
The Quinnipiac University study shows Romney with a 47.5 percent approval rating overall. Among Republicans, he scores a 54.7 percent approval.
But among Evangelicals, his approval rating was 47.3 percent, behind all eight of the other Republicans in the poll and just barely ahead of Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana. His numbers were slightly weaker among Catholics.
The poll asked respondents to judge the level of their support for candidates on a scale of 1-100 and weighted the "temperature" of support accordingly.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani had a fever (63.5) while Vice President Dick Cheney had the lowest (40.5).
Among Republicans, Romney's support was below that for Guilliani, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and Arizona Sen. John McCain.
He was ahead of Virginia Sen. George Allen, President Bush, Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Cheney.
Overall, he finished behind Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, and Bayh of Indiana.
And if Romney's aspirations are real, he needs to start with "How much do you know about Mitt Romney? Would you like to know more?"
The poll said that 67 percent of people don't know enough about Romney to form an opinion.
-- Robert Gehrke
Quinnipiac Poll
Romney ranks in the middle of a crowded field overall, but weak support among Evangelical Christians. The results highlight a possible concern should the Mormon candidate have to win over Southern Republicans in a bid for the GOP nomination.
The Quinnipiac University study shows Romney with a 47.5 percent approval rating overall. Among Republicans, he scores a 54.7 percent approval.
But among Evangelicals, his approval rating was 47.3 percent, behind all eight of the other Republicans in the poll and just barely ahead of Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana. His numbers were slightly weaker among Catholics.
The poll asked respondents to judge the level of their support for candidates on a scale of 1-100 and weighted the "temperature" of support accordingly.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani had a fever (63.5) while Vice President Dick Cheney had the lowest (40.5).
Among Republicans, Romney's support was below that for Guilliani, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and Arizona Sen. John McCain.
He was ahead of Virginia Sen. George Allen, President Bush, Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Cheney.
Overall, he finished behind Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, and Bayh of Indiana.
And if Romney's aspirations are real, he needs to start with "How much do you know about Mitt Romney? Would you like to know more?"
The poll said that 67 percent of people don't know enough about Romney to form an opinion.
-- Robert Gehrke
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