Who wouldn't trust this lovable teddy bear with a nuclear bomb?
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Anderson Robbins Research (D) / Shaw & Company Research (R) for Fox News. November 13-15. Republican primary voters. ±5%. No trends.
Which Republican presidential candidate would you trust MOST with nuclear weapons?
Newt Gingrich: 30
Mitt Romney: 17
Herman Cain: 7
Ron Paul: 7
Rick Perry: 5
Michele Bachmann: 4
Jon Huntsman: 2
Rick Santorum: 2
How can you argue with their judgment? I mean, Newt Gingrich is obviously the most trustworthy Republican when it comes to nuclear weapons. He'd never do anything irresponsible like shutting down the federal government or impeaching a president for having an affair—especially not while simultaneously having an affair. Right?
Plus, it totally makes sense that Herman Cain would be tied for third. Who better to control America's nuclear arsenal than a guy who doesn't even know China has a nuclear weapon? Cain is also one of the few candidates to understand that mountains make a country as impenetrable as the Death Star. (Although it is true that he didn't see the last few minutes of Star Wars.) And did you listen to his answer about Libya?
And now that they are making these kinds of judgments, it's clear that Republicans have finally returned to earth and regained their sanity. And the best proof that that is that according to the very same poll, Newt Gingrich is the top Republican pick for their 2012 nominee.