Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney seesaw in South Carolina, New Hampshire polls

Politico ^ | 11/22/2011 | MAGGIE HABERMAN

[TBBT]

There's no doubt the Newt Gingrich surge is real, and it's apparently spreading to South Carolina - with new private polling showing the former House Speaker leading Mitt Romney and Herman Cain, another southerner, by a 2-to-1 margin. Continue Reading

The numbers from Kellyanne Conway's Polling Company show Gingrich getting 31 percent, while Cain gets 17 percent and Romney gets 16 percent. No other hopeful cracked double digits (Rick Perry was the closest, with 6 percent).

In the second-choice balloting there, Gingrich did best, 22 percent to Cain's 18 percent, and Romney's 16 percent. Perry is in fourth place, at 12 percent, among "second choices."

In New Hampshire, the situation is flipped - Romney getes 35 percent, with 20 percent of that support a hard "yes."

Gingrich places second there, with 18 percent, and Ron Paul is in third place at 10 percent. Huntsman is at 9 percent, Cain 8 percent, Perry and Michele Bachmann both get 4 percent, and Rick Santorum gets 2 percent.

In second-place balloting in New Hampshire, Gingrich and Romney are essentially tied - 22 percent for the former House Speaker and 21 percent for the former neighbor-state governor. No other candidate broke 10 percent on the second-choice question.

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[Dave W]

I never suggested that you care what I think or do, but your maximum dogmatic crap never works in the real world.

[Vigilanteman]

I think there is a decent chance that Cain can win in South Carolina and said momentum will propel him to a win in Florida, where the nomination is really decided and has been for the last 50 years or more.

Iowa and New Hampshire are over hyped beauty contests. Somewhat worthwhile for winnowing the field of candidates. Less so for choosing the nominee.

[Vigilanteman]

I think there is a decent chance that Cain can win in South Carolina and said momentum will propel him to a win in Florida, where the nomination is really decided and has been for the last 50 years or more.

Iowa and New Hampshire are over hyped beauty contests. Somewhat worthwhile for winnowing the field of candidates. Less so for choosing the nominee.

[Vigilanteman]

We still have an open primary so the Dems could give it to Mitt if they are properly organized . . .

That would be about as likely to happen as electing some guy named Green to the U.S. Senate against Jim DeMint.

A textbook case of South Carolina Democrat organizational skills . . .

[RetiredArmy]

Whatever Earl. You float your boat in the sewer and row on.

[Happy Rain]

You are correct—in 1976 we chose Ronaldus Maximas and Florida picked King RINO Ford.

What were we thinking?

;)