A new Gallup poll shows no 2012 Republican candidate winning more than 20 percent of the vote, a muddle from top to bottom that virtually ensures a large field and a wide-open race for the right to take on President Obama.
The survey showed four candidates taking double digit support: former Gov. Mitt Romney (19 percent), former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (16 percent), former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (16 percent) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (13 percent).
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What does the frontrunner-less GOP field mean? Two things.
First, that if you ever entertained an interest in running for president, now is the time to do it since there isn't any titan in the field that you have to position yourself against or get by to win the nomination.
Second, that candidates and the campaign they run will matter greatly. With no clear frontrunner, strategy -- and the ability to execute on that strategy -- takes on greater importance.
In short: It's going to be a fun next 18 months.
How 'bout it!
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