QUESTION OF THE WEEK #5

Honestly, at this point, I think that Mitt Romney is going to win the GOP race for nomination.  All of the other candidates have faced issues that are going to be hard to come back from and Romney seems to have the cleanest record and the best campaign.  Herman Cain seemed like a real opponent for Romney until these allegations of sexual harassment came forward.  His response towards them have brought real question to the truth behind these allegations and it'll be how they progress which will determine if he'll succeed in winning the nomination.  Michelle Bachman has kind of fallen out of the race almost.  I hear almost nothing about her when compared to the rest of the candidates, and from what I have heard, she doesn't really know what she's talking about.  Rick Perry has a seemingly clean record, but his speeches have left an impression of him that has left some people questioning his sanity.  In a speech he gave in New Hampshire, he sounded drunk, and it's been made fun of on late night shows already, indicating the fact that America thinks he's kind of a joke.  Mitt Romney has had the best impact so far, but a big problem in his case is the fact that he keeps changing his position on key issues.  At different points in time he's stated completely different opinions from ones given before.  This is going to cause a real trust issue with people as they start to question whether he's actually going to follow through on the ideas that he's portraying.  Overall, the Republicans have put together a rather lacking bunch of potential nominees.