This Byron York post should be disappointing to everyone who doesn’t expect a brokered convention: Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney now have essentially the same approval ratings, both of them bad.

In a survey conducted January 18-22, the Washington Post found that Gingrich’s favorable-to-unfavorable rating among all voters is 29-to-51 percent. Romney’s is 31-to-49 percent.

Among independents, Romney has a 23-to-51 favorable-to-unfavorable rating. Gingrich’s is 23-to-53.

Among Republicans, Romney has a 58-to-32 favorable-to-unfavorable rating. Gingrich’s is 55-to-34 percent.

Among Democrats, Romney has a 21-to-62 favorable-to-unfavorable rating. Gingrich’s is 16-to-66.