Mitt Romney is finally leading in the states where it matters.
But the voting doesn't begin for more than two months. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
ORC for CNN (PDF). 10/20-25. Republican primary voters. ±5%.
So are these the polls Mitt Romney's finally been waiting for? Perhaps. But in each of these four states, the leader at this point in time in 2008 didn't win the primary or caucus in that state. And in two of those states—New Hampshire and Iowa—it was Mitt Romney who was in the lead.
The best thing he's got going for him is that he's up against a pack of drooling idiots. But he should be embarrassed that they are even putting up a fight. And if he can't sew this thing up in the next few weeks, when can he do it?