Posted on 03/18/2012 1:53:22 PM PDT by Steelfish
March 02, 2012
Santorum Leads Close 3 Way Race In NC
Rick Santorum's taken the lead in the Republican Presidential race in North Carolina with 31% to 25% for Mitt Romney and 23% for Newt Gingrich. A month ago Gingrich and Romney were tied for the lead with Santorum running 10 points behind.
Romney's staying competitive in North Carolina despite the fact that GOP voters there are pretty tepid toward him. Only 43% have a favorable opinion and an equal 43% see him negatively. That makes him less popular than both Gingrich (45/41) and Santorum (58/29).
Romney's really benefiting from Gingrich continuing to be strong enough in the South that he splits the conservative vote with Santorum, unlike in other parts of the country where conservatives are increasingly unifying around Santorum as the alternative to Romney. Among voters identifying as 'very conservative' Santorum leads Gingrich 35-32 with Romney at 19%.
If Gingrich dropped out of the race by the time North Carolina votes Santorum would have a much clearer lead with 43% to 33% for Romney and 10% for Paul. The race is still pretty fluid with only 52% of voters saying that they will definitely vote for their current choice.
(Excerpt) Read more at publicpolicypolling.com ...
I was for Newt until Santorum won the Trifecta. So I am not anti-Gingrich but the results on the ground now tell a different tale.
I understand. I didn’t join here (or anywhere) to beat up on Santorum. Like all of us, though, I will defend my chosen candidate. It’s my humble opinion that a brokered convention is not the worst thing that could happen to us.
Why don’t you name them?
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