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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

GOP’s Diluted “Purity Test”

A new CNN/Opinion Research poll this weekend showed that three in four Republicans said they would prefer a GOP nominee who can beatPresident Obama to someone who agrees with them on all the issues.

Good for Mitt Romney, right?

On the surface, the answer is yes. Romney has a monopoly on electability right now, even as his past stances on social issues and his health care bill threaten to weigh him down in a primary. Indeed, the CNN poll show Republicans — by a convincing margin — think he’s the one to beat Obama.

But it might not be so simple.

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