In California, Republican primary voters back Mitt Romney by double digits, 42% to Rick Santorum’s 23%, according to a new poll conducted for the LA Times and the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. That’s a 15-point improvement since the last LA Times/USC Poll in November, when Herman Cain was in the number two spot. However, the poll shows voters are not very enthusiastic about their options.
From the Times:
Yet there remains a palpable lack of enthusiasm for the Republican field. Half of GOP voters said they wished other candidates were running for president.
Barbara Foley, a 73-year-old Republican, said she would prefer former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio or Rep.Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin. She decided to vote for Romney by process of elimination — she says Santorum is too socially conservative, Gingrich is smart but a “loose cannon,” and Paul — “well, I just think he’s nuttier than a fruitcake.”
“I vote the lesser of two evils, unfortunately,” said the Alpine retiree, who deeply disapproves of President Obama, notably his healthcare law, and fears the nation has grown increasingly socialist under his watch. “Mitt Romney is the lesser of the evils.”
