Mitt Romney poised for Tuesday sweep

Mon Apr 02, 2012 at 06:27 AM PDT

by Jed Lewison for Daily Kos Elections

The Father of Obamacare is likely to win three primaries tomorrow (Brian Synder/Reuters)

PPP (PDF). Wisconsin and Maryland Republicans. 3/31-4/1. ±4.0% and ±4.4%.

Wisconsin:
Romney: 43
Santorum: 36
Paul: 11
Gingrich: 8 Maryland:
Romney: 52
Santorum: 27
Gingrich: 10
Paul: 9

If Mitt Romney is able to win with these kinds of margins—big double-digits in Romney-friendly states, high single-digits to low double-digits in states where Rick Santorum originally had a chance—there's no question that he'll win enough delegates to hit the magic number while primaries are still ongoing. So I guess Republicans have the shortest memory in the world. After spending three years yelling about President Obama, health care reform, and high taxes ... they are about to nominate the guy who invented Obamacare and who raised taxes while governor of Massachusetts. Of course, he denies all that, and apparently Republicans are willing to believe him. But things are going to get interesting when Romney tries to move into Etch-A-Sketch mode, trying to erase the things he said during the Republican primary in order to appeal to swing voters. And assuming tomorrow goes as PPP's polling suggest it will, that day is coming soon.