Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney ’s rise to the top of the polls in Iowa is built almost exclusively on a single word: electability. Nearly half of likely Iowa Republican caucus-goers (48 percent) say that Romney was the “most electable” candidate in the field, well ahead of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (13 percent) and Texas Rep. Ron Paul (12 percent). The Washington Post The term "Electability in American Politics once refered to a candidate as a"Sellout" .