Gingrich opens up big leads in South Carolina and Florida [NBC/Marist poll - TEA PARTY POWER]

MSNBC ^ | Dec 11, 2012 | By NBC's Mark Murray

[Jim Robinson]

"In a new NBC/Marist poll, Newt Gingrich has surged into the lead in Iowa, but Mitt Romney's big lead in New Hampshire remains. NBC's Mike Viqueira and David Gregory report."

Newt Gingrich’s surge in the polls isn’t limited to just the early presidential-nominating contest of Iowa. According to new NBC News-Marist polls, the former House speaker has now opened up commanding leads in South Carolina and Florida -- two states that historically have played important roles in deciding the eventual Republican nominee.

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.

And he leads Romney by double digits in Florida, whose primary ultimately ended up deciding the party’s pick 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. Gingrich ahead “any way you slice it”

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Tea Party power

According to the two polls, Gingrich performs especially well among the most conservative primary voters.

Among Tea Party supporters -- who make up about half of all likely primary voters in South Carolina and Florida -- the former House speaker leads Romney by more than 30 percentage points in both states (51-20 percent in South Carolina and 57-22 percent in Florida).

Gingrich also enjoys huge leads among “conservative” and “very conservative” voters.

[Matchett-PI]

"...if they can get just 10% of the Black vote, which may not be too difficult, 0 is finished."

That's what we were hoping for with Herman Cain's run. Maybe Newt will pick him for VP? :)

[SumProVita]

“I think you are and (sic) idiot. Just sayin.”

Do you have any substantive information to explain that comment...or is ad hominem your modus operandi?

[Jim Robinson]

And a third party/Ron Paul spam monkey chimes in with his displeasure over our Republican nomination process. Admittedly, this was a stupid move.

Who is your magic conservative of choice?

[C. Edmund Wright]

>>When so-called conservatives continuously vote for the likes of Newt Gingrich and John McCain its no wonder this country is being flushed down the toilet.>>

When so called adults compare John McCain and Newt Gingrich - it’s not wonder we flush their opinions down the toilet.

[FreeReign]

And it was Santorum who agreed with Romney that truth re Middle East tensions must be tempered with prudence, i.e., Newt was out of line on his Pali pronouncement.

Tempering with prudence the truth about the Middle East has worked sooo well the past 30 or 40 years.

Newt says amnesty isn't amnesty

Both you and Newt are one for two.

[C. Edmund Wright]

Yeah, I’d like to know.

[Impala64ssa]

A Gingrich/Cain ticket, works for me!

[Marcella]

C. Edmund, I really like you. Some can’t understand you know your stuff because they are in the wilderness. Keep going, C. Edmund.

[ez]

I would surmise that those 82% know nothing about GingrichCare.

I would surmise that you know nothing about GingrichCare. What is in the 300 pages he says he would use in the replacement bill?

[C210N]

The article makes a point of "but Mitt Romney's big lead in New Hampshire remains..." but then it appears they only have data to report on FL and SC. They throw out the tidbit as if they have some new info on NH. What gives?

[Hoodat]

I would surmise that you know nothing about GingrichCare.

I know everything I need to know about it. GingrichCare will be another government intrusion into the free market. The federal government has no business whatsoever dictating insurance coverage. It is the single most hated aspect of Obamacare. Yet Newt Gingrich proposes doing the exact same thing.

[itsahoot]

OK, only Beck can be an idiot then.

[SumProVita]

I’m guessing that most people who read this thread can identify who the idiot might be.

[ez]

Unless you know what’s in the 300 pages he referenced, you know NOTHING about it.

[caper gal 1]

MEGA Newt dittoes, Jim. Thanks for nailing it so perfectly. GAME!

[campaignPete R-CT]

not sure how ya gonna get to NH.

but if you go to newt.org there is a phoning program.

[campaignPete R-CT]

the fine gentleman thought that you, SPV, were advocating for Romney cuz you pointed out that he was leading in NH. I am sure he now realizes his mistake.

[SumProVita]

Thanks....really.

[Hoodat]

I know that Newt Gingrich wants to replace Obamacare with his own idea of how a government insurance program should be run. I do not want the federal government involved in the health insurance business, period. Apparently, you do. So, go right ahead and vote for Gingrich and GingrichCare. And I will vote for a conservative who will get government the hell out of my business when it comes to health care.

[SumProVita]

“the fine gentleman thought that you, SPV, were advocating for Romney cuz you pointed out that he was leading in NH. I am sure he now realizes his mistake.”

Ohhh wow...I would NEVER want to see Romney be our candidate.

Never....EVER!!!!!!!!!

I’m a Christian. I can forgive that misunderstanding easily.

;-)