It’s a nail-biter! This poll, showing them in a virtual tie, was completed before Newt’s two poor debate showings in Florida. I heard yesterday that Romney has spent between 8-10million on negative ads against Newt in Florida, versus Newt’s 500,000 in ads. Then we have somewhere between 100-300,000 early voting and absentee ballots in Florida that took place before the Newt surge. I honestly have no idea what the heck is going to happen in Florida, and have never felt more clueless about a primary result.
Go, Newt! America needs you.
No, the survey was conducted between Monday and Wednesday. The first debate was on Monday. I still happen to think Newt did better in the debate on Thursday than he did on Monday, although Mitt probably did as well. The Monday one was filled with Mitt’s “resigned in disgrace” line. And I think both Newt and Mitt suffered some awkward blows on Thursday, but both also had overall better moments than they did on Monday. I think we all felt a comedown from Newt’s stellar performances in South Carolina, especially the FOX News debate, but that didn’t mean he put in bad performances here.
Wow, just noticed Paul’s negatives are HUGE in this poll, far beyond the other 3 candidates. 58% to the next lowest 37% for Newt. Must be his desire to play footsy with Cuba and abandon Israel.