New data from Gallup shows that a majority of Republican voters nationwide only find two of the current crop of GOP Presidential nominees “acceptable” standard bearers: former Mass Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. 62 percent of Republicans say Gingrich would be fine, along with 54 percent who say the same about Romney.
A majority of GOPers find the other candidates as unacceptable. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) and former PA Senator Rick Santorum ® are the least appealing options, with 62 percent of Republicans against them becoming the nominee.
As the race for the GOP nomination enters the final month before actual voting begins, Republicans nationwide appear to have narrowed their field of acceptable candidates down to two — former Speaker Gingrich and former Massachusetts Gov. Romney. More Republicans see Gingrich than see Romney as an acceptable nominee, particularly among Tea Party supporters and older Republicans — although a majority of both of these groups say Romney is also acceptable.
