Rasmussen in AZ: Romney 48, Gingrich 24 (Plus, 3 GOP candidates in dead heat against Obama)

Hotair ^ | 02/02/2012 | Ed Morrissey

[garjog]

What is wrong with these people?

[fifedom]

When does the absentee/mail in voting begin in AZ?

Is the AZ primary Republican-only or can anyone vote?

[dfwgator]

What is wrong with these people?

These are the same people that keep sending McCain back.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Well, these are the people who brought us John McCain.

[DarthVader]

Push Poll!

[RefudiateObama2012]

These are the same people who keep re-electing McCain. Nuff said.

[magritte]

What is wrong with these people?

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In potential Election 2012 matchups, it’s President Obama 46% and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney 45%. However, if former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is the Republican nominee, the president holds an eight point lead, 49% to 41%

[Ingtar]

The latest Rasmussen national poll shows Gingrich up by seven. Looking at Florida and this poll by the same firm, where do they think Gingrich is getting those numbers? Something stinks in the numbers.

[biggredd1]

obamney says raise the minimum wage..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-oGn6-dypE

[rockinqsranch]

Having dealt with many companies in Arizona I know there are lots of Mormons there. How many I don’t know, but lots of them. Might have some impact on the campaign.

[Paine in the Neck]

Can’t say I’m surprised. AZ sent McCain back to the Senate so a lot of Arizonans must like quisling RINOs.

[rarestia]

Arizona’s primaries are closed like Florida’s. Only party-affiliated voters can cast a ballot for presidential preference (as it’s called here in FL).

Remember a lot of Mormons call AZ home, so the Romney vote is not a surprise.

Newt’s only hope is the south, really.

[fifedom]

Arizona has a "semi-closed" primary. Independents can vote in the Republican primary but Rats cannot.

http://elections.mytimetovote.com/dates/arizona.html

[NELSON111]

QUICK...QUICK!!!! Can I be the first to say this poll is garbage? Just like all the people who were saying all those polls that were showing Romney ahead of Newt by double digits in F L A were garbage? Can I...Huh?

Oh Wait? Somebody beat me to it...DRAT!

[magritte]

Arizona is 4% Mormon:

Protestant– 40%
Roman Catholic - 25%
Unaffiliated – 22%
LDS (Mormon) – 4%
Jehovah Witness – 1%
Jewish – 1%
Buddhist – 1%
Other Religions – 4%
Don’t Know/Refused – 2%

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona#Religion

[fifedom]

You may be right. A little further down the article says: "Presidential primaries in Arizona are closed."

So it looks like it is semi-closed for state and local but closed for presidential??

[rockinqsranch]

4% eh. I must have run into every one of them in the trucking industry there if that’s the case.

[Lurking Libertarian]

The gender gap is back in a big way for Gingrich in Arizona; Romney beats him among women by 33 points, 51/18.

No surprise there.

Romney unlocks the “very conservative” demographic in the state, winning by 17, 44/27, and taking majorities in the other two ideological categories.

That is surprising, at least to me.

[Ted Grant]

It really is amazing that Obama keeps it this close. A GOP president would be 20 points behind, all else being equal.

The trend is our friend, though.