Political Consequences of a Fragmented Party
Ron Brownstein: "Since modern primary polling began in 1952, Republican voters have never been so fragmented this close to the first nominating contest. In every other seriously contested GOP nomination race since 1952, Gallup recently noted, one candidate had attracted at least 31 percent support by this point in the process. This cycle, none of the contenders has even crossed the 20 percent threshold. The only eventual nominee who attracted such tepid support at this juncture was Barry Goldwater in 1964 -- who eventually lost 44 states to Lyndon Johnson."http://politicalwire.com/

