Fox News ^ | 4-25-11 | Brad Blakeman
Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 2:55:57 PM by Mozilla
The most recent New York Times/CBS News poll finds that the current crop of Republican presidential hopefuls is suffering from an identity crisis.
This was a national poll and was conducted with a total pool of 1,116 registered voters and 525 registered Republicans. The poll finds that 90% of GOP voters did not know enough the candidates.
For instance, they could not offer opinions on former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, former Utah governor and U.S. ambassador to China Jon Huntsman.
57 percent of Republicans participating could not name a possible challenger to Obama that would make them enthusiastic and motivated to work for the candidate.
When asked which potential Republican candidate for president they like best, only 9 percent selected former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney while former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee received a mere 8 percent.
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was viewed the least favorable. Among Republicans polled however, 50 percent view her favorably compared with 26 percent who view her unfavorably.
No one has captured the imagination or enthusiasm of the GOP. The fact is that there is no Tea Party. There is no nationwide organization and no Tea Party candidates.
A lack of leadership has led to people like Donald Trump to make the Republican Party look like a sideshow. Donald Trump is not serious candidate for president of the United States. He is a media master and public relations machine.
The Republican Party has allowed itself to get bogged down on non-issues like Obama's birth certificate and Republican lawmakers who seem to have more of an affinity for the non-Party Tea Party than the Party to which they were elected.
The longer fringe and divisive "Republican" candidates are out there defining the party the more likely that Obama will get re-elected.
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