Republicans on Romney Can’t Reconcile Competence With Expediency

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Republican primary voters are torn between their confidence in Mitt Romney’s professional competence and doubts about his political character.

Likely caucus and primary participants in Iowa and New Hampshire view the former Massachusetts governor by wide majorities as smart, business-savvy and fit to be president, according to Nov. 10-12 Bloomberg News polls conducted in both states, where the first primary contests will be held.