Who will win the GOP nomination?

There have been a lot of ups and downs so far in the race for GOP nomination, but one candidate has seemed to maintain solid ground: Mitt Romney. Romney has the best chance of winning the GOP nomination because the candidates he's running up against all have some sort of major flaw that seems to keep them from winning enough votes.

Romney has always been a front runner for the GOP nomination because of his speech-making abilities and his abilities in gaining the votes of Republicans and Democrats alike. Romney is the best candidate for the win because: he doesn't freak out democrats/independents because he isn't steadfast in conservative beliefs like Bachmann was or Perry is. For this, Romney would be a fantastic candidate for the Republicans in the upcoming general election. His moderate views can gain him more votes from independents in the general election, giving him a greater chance of winning the presidency.

Rick Perry doesn't have a chance of winning the GOP nomination because of his current status as a "nutcase" (after the drinking incident at a GOP debate) and his strong conservative will. Perry doesn't want to sway to any moderate ideals, which will definitely hurt the Republicans in the general election. Perry's crusade against gay marriage and for school prayer will not help him gain the votes of the growing independents in America.

Newt Gingrich showed real promise these past couple of weeks as he had pulled through from nothing to a person who people know of. Gingrich seems to have a lot of ideas of what he will do with the presidency, but Americans aren't very trusting of the man who has brought a lot of political baggage with him. Independents and moderates have not seen Gingrich as a real candidate thus far.

Rick Santorum has entered the picture again, but not as a really promising candidate. He was pretty low in the ranks for the GOP nomination, until the Iowa caucus. Santorum had spent much of his time in Iowa, spreading his views on how he will change if he is chosen as president, which seemed to pay off as Santorum "surprised" everyone by having a hefty number of votes at the Iowa caucus. Though his victory is short lived because Santorum lacks diversity in his views, he wants to turn back to traditional views of "don't ask, don't tell" and anti-birth control laws. Santorum is a very conservative candidate, which will most definitely hurt him in the run for GOP nomination.

Ron Paul has proved to be a really good competition for Romney in the upcoming election. Paul has some moderate ideas that have/will most definitely appeal to younger candidates (like myself). The only issue with Paul is his old age, which could be a deciding factor for whether voters will choose him. Paul has a fairly good shot at winning though because most Republican voters prefer more conservative views (Paul) compared to the moderate-swaying views of Romney. Romney has stressed that his views are moderate, whereas Paul has managed to sneak in moderate views along with conservative ones.

I think that Romney definitely has the best chance at winning the election, but only time will tell whether he can hold on to his central position.