Remember the old word-association game where I would say a word and you would say the first word that came to mind? Pew Research did much the same thing in a new poll that elicited “quick, off-the-cuff public impressions” of the GOP presidential candidates.
Predictably, they are mostly unflattering:
For Mitt Romney, the overall number of people citing money or wealth has soared since late last year, with mentions of his religion way down. His top five in the new poll are “no,” “rich,” “good,” “Mormon” and “moderate.”
The top five for Rick Santorum: “conservative,” “no,” “good,” “OK,” and “crazy.”
For Newt Gingrich: “old,” “no,” “idiot,” “untrustworthy” and “dislike.”
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