02/20/12.............Romney is now 5 points ahead in the same poll officially out today.
Santorum29%-2 Romney31%+1 Gingrich15%-1 Paul11%-
N E W T O R U M ..44%
Willard the Liberal ..31%
Uncle Racist Nut ..11%
Today's National Republican Gallup five-day moving average to yesterday shows Romney ahead by two points, with three post-Arizona debate days in the moving average. Two days from now, when the remaing two pre-debate days drop off, Romney should be ahead by around eight points, based on straight line extrapolation.
This is not what I would wish for, just reality.
The numbers you posted show a 2-point lead, not a 5-point lead.
Here’s some other Gallup numbers:
December 16: Gingrich 37%, Romney 22%.
January 14 : Gingrich 14%, Romney 37%
January 24 : Gingrich 31%, Romney 27%.
February 26: Gingrich 15% (-22), Romney 31 (+9)
In GOOD news for conservatives, Santorum is statistically tied with Obama (49%/48%)