Romney Holding strong @ #2 in National Journal WH’08 Race Rankings
August 31st, 2006 Posted in 2008
http://nationaljournal.com/racerankings/wh08/
Another month goes by and Romney is still holding strong at #2 in the National Journal White House 2008 Race Rankings. National Journal and Hotline-On Call are one in the same and I have always noticed a pro-McCain slant from those sources (Granted, one of their main competitors, National Review (& especially Nat. Rev. Online has a decided pro-Romney slant). As Romney has been getting stronger and stronger the “blurbs” about him in the rankings have become increasingly negative. Just and observation.
Interestingly, George Allen has dropped from #3 to #5 post-”Macaca”.
There’s also a poll in the sidebar where you can rank your favorite five for each party.
Jeff
August 31st, 2006 at 9:08 am
I am surprised they didn’t mention anything about his MI team. Actually they didn’t mention anything good about him. You would think they would give a reason for putting him at number 2.
August 31st, 2006 at 9:31 pm
Any thoughts on what the Journal means by a “vacuum” created by McCain and Romney? I’m not too sure how they mean it in this context.
August 31st, 2006 at 11:09 pm
Vaccum simply means there are McCain and Romney…and then a huge space, aka vaccum, until #3
Chris
September 1st, 2006 at 8:04 pm
The term “vacuum” in this context does not refer to the distance between the top two potential contenders and number 3; rather, the writer is presenting the view that a substantial portion of the Republican base will not have a strong affinity toward either McCain or Romney–leaving the door open for a late entry.
Personally, I believe that if Romney has the staying power to get beyond the initial primaries (and he is positioning himself extremely well to do so) that his general competence and capacity relative to his opponents (as well as his relative likeability) will become increasingly evident–and that this will lead first to the Republican nomination and then to the White House. The public is becoming increasing anxious for a higher level of competence in our leaders.
September 1st, 2006 at 10:14 pm
Mike, I think you hit the nail on the head. The voters will see that McCain, though a good guy a great Senator, does not deserve to be the next President simply because he’s stuck around longer than the others, a la Bob Dole. As Mitt continues to campaign as he has, Mitt will slowly become the front runner and hopefully win the primary and the general. He certainly appears to be doing a great job so far.
Can’t say I really agree with the article about its “vacuum” comment. After all, who would’ve foreseen George W. garnering his support early before the 2000 cycle?