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Romney Underperforming vs. 2008

by David Frum | February 21, 2012 12:29 AM EST

139460719ML015_ROMNEY — Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks about creating jobs and keeping taxes low to employees at Meridian Bioscience on February 20, 2012, in Cincinnati, Ohio (Mark Lyons / Getty Images)

The Washington Times draws attention to a troubling pattern for the presumed GOP front-runner:

Nine states have voted so far, and in six of them the former Massachusetts governor has shed supporters who voted for him in 2008, winning fewer votes in each of those states than he did last time.

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