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Title: Gingrich opens up big leads in polls
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Daily Mail
URL Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art ... s-polls.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Published: Dec 11, 2011
Author: DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Post Date: 2011-12-11 12:20:21 by jwpegler
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Comments: 2
Newt Grinrich's surge in the polls extends far beyond the early presidential nominating contest in Iowa, where he is the front-runner. The former House speaker has opened up commanding leads in two other key states: South Carolina and Florida, according to the latest NBC News-Marist polls. The figures come after Gringich's strong performance at last night's GOP debate where he withstood several attacks from his rivals. Fueled by the support from conservatives and the Tea Party, Gingrich is ahead of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney by nearly 20 points in South Carolina. The winner of that state's primary has gone on to capture each GOP nomination since 1980. Gingrich also has snagged a double-digit lead in the Sunshine State Florida, where the primary ultimately ended up deciding the party’s choice in 2008. 'You can see why the Romney people are getting a little itchy,' said Lee Miringoff, the director of Marist College’s Institute for Public Opinion, referring to the Romney campaign’s recent attacks on Gingrich. In South Carolina, where the presidential primary will take place on Jan. 21, Gingrich has the support of 42 percent of likely primary voters, including those leaning toward a particular candidate. That’s a 35-point jump since October’s NBC-Marist poll. Romney drops five points to 23 percent, and no other Republican candidate registers in double digits. Texas Rep. Ron Paul gets 9 percent, while Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann are tied at 7 percent. In a field reduced to three candidates in South Carolina, Gingrich wins 48 percent of likely voters, Romney gets 30 percent, and Paul, 12 percent. In a simple two-way race, Gingrich’s support increases to 57 percent and Romney’s moves to 33 percent. 'It’s a good lead [for Gingrich] any way you slice it,' Miringoff told NBC News. In Florida, where the primary will take place on Jan. 31, Gingrich is at 44 percent among likely voters — a 38-point increase from October. Following him are Romney at 29 percent (a four-point decline); Paul, 8 percent; and Perry, 4 percent. When the Florida tally is pared to three candidates, Gingrich captures 51 percent, Romney 31 percent and Paul 10 percent. And in a simple head-to-head contest, it’s Gingrich at 54 percent, and Romney, 36 percent.
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Romney was unable to lay a hand on Gingrich last night. It's beginning to look very possible that the GOP won't nominate the next guy in line this year. I would have never believed it even 6 months ago.
I will not vote for Gingrich, and I suspect many other conservatives and independents won't either. Looks to me like a replay of 2008 is on the horizon.
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