[Jim Robinson]

Here you go:

“Gingrich Does Better Among Conservative Republicans and Tea Party Supporters”

“Gingrich’s lead is especially large among conservative Republicans and those who describe themselves as supporters of the Tea Party movement, with more than twice the level of support of any other candidate. Romney ties Gingrich among Republicans who are not Tea Party supporters, and the race is close among moderate/liberal Republicans.”

Gingrich tea party supporter: 47%

Romney tea party supporter: 17%

Gingrich tea party nonsupporter: 27%

Romney tea party nonsupporter: 28%

Gingrich conservative Republicans: 41%

Romney conservative Republicans: 20%

Gingrich moderate/liberal: 28%

Romney moderate/liberal: 26%

Complete chart with all Republican primary candidates at the Gallup link (scroll down a bit):

http://www.gallup.com/poll/151355/Gingrich-Romney-Among-GOP-Voters-Nationwide.aspx

[EternalVigilance]

I never said it wasn’t true. I said it doesn’t make any sense.

Gingrich is a poster boy for what’s been wrong with the Republican Party for the last thirty years. The wrongs that led to the rise of the Tea Party.

If Newt is so worthy of Tea Party support, why haven’t they been with him all along?

Seems to me what this whole conversation points up more than anything is that Tea Partiers are shifting with the wind, just like almost everybody else in the Republican Party.