Saturday, September 29, 2012

Can Romney Win Over Libertarians in 2012? | TheBlaze.com

Can Romney Win Over Libertarians in 2012? | TheBlaze.com - Christopher Santorelli:

September 20, 2012 - "For Mitt Romney to have a better chance of surpassing the still small lead President Barack Obama holds in general election polling, he’ll likely need the support of the growing block of libertarian and libertarian-leaning voters.

"But the question remains whether Romney can or will present the arguments necessary to appeal to undecided libertarians and supporters of former Republican candidate Ron Paul, and Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson....

"Those who identify with libertarian ideas represent a sizable part of the voter base in America. In a 2006 Zogby International poll, 59 percent of respondents said “yes” to whether they would describe themselves as “fiscally conservative and socially liberal.” The poll was commissioned by David Boaz and David Kirby of the Cato Institute – a think tank dedicated to advancing principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace.... In a 2010 paper, Boaz and Kirby noted that Gallup polling on the issue consistently finds about 20 percent of respondents to be libertarian."

Read more: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/100-million-question-for-romney-will-he-do-what-it-takes-to-win-over-libertarians-in-2012/
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