Posted on 03/11/2012 9:46:03 AM PDT by Steelfish
Poll: Romney Has Work To Do Ahead of Illinois GOP Primary
By Rick Pearson
March 11, 2012 Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney's campaign has long considered Illinois to be in its win column, but a new Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows the candidate has some work to do to make that a reality.
The survey found Romney slightly ahead of Rick Santorum, 35% to 31% — within the poll's 4-percentage-point margin of error. Trailing far behind were Newt Gingrich with 12% and Texas Rep. Ron Paul with 7%. Another 16% were undecided.
There's room for movement ahead of Illinois' March 20 primary, however. Fully 46% of voters said they could still change their minds before the election.
The survey of 600 confirmed registered voters likely to vote in the Illinois Republican primary was conducted Wednesday through Friday, prior to Santorum winning Kansas' GOP caucuses.
Illinois was expected to be a firewall for Romney after Tuesday primaries in Alabama and Mississippi, a pair of southern states where he has lowered expectations. There are typically more moderate GOP voters in Chicago's suburbs, and Romney's campaign has some operational depth in the area.
And the poll showed Romney is doing well in the suburbs. In Cook County, he leads Santorum 39% to 30%. In the more heavily Republican collar counties, Romney held a 39% to 27% edge.
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So, those that recognize what a useless establishment jerk Santorum is are just “haters?”
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You should work for the MSM.
I guess you and Steelfish are a tag team?
Trolls-R-Us!
You are nuts! Go see the “Back Stab” article posted by me that was on The Weekly Standard exposing Nicolle Wallace yesterday and this was a follow up with “Back Stab” in parenthesis. The “Week” on ABC has always been a rich source to expose the hypocrisy of the MSM.
Editor-Surveyor, some of us here are quite familiar with your Gestapo tactics trying to get several of our threads zotted because you are intellectually challenged to join the discussion. Many here have high IQs even those who disagree with our analyses on particular points.
When you cannot argue your point, and start calling people trolls etc and the rest of the name-calling you do, you do a disservice even to those who agree with you.
We all have a common love for God and country, we are against homosexuality; against Romney under any circumstances, and our avowed enemy are liberals, socialists and Marxists. Again, if your elevator doesn’t go all the way to the top we understand but stop being infantile, childish, and boorish.
My ‘elevator’ starts two floors above yours, and goes all the way to the truth.
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There is little to discuss on your DU threads. They’re all candidates for the ultimate ‘undead’ thread.
The word “useless” and “jerk” should rather be applied to you.
If you don’t have the mentality(and courtesy) to defend your candidate(Ron Paul?) in a civil manner while at the same time treating others with respect..then you’re nothing but a name calling bully..and very unbelievable.
There is nothing respectable about Santotum, nor Romney.
That is a fact, and if you can’t deal with it, the Reader’s Digest forum may be more to your liking; we discuss reality here.
Ron Paul has the most obnoxious, antisocial, ill-behaved and ill-manored supporters of ANY candidate I have ever known.
Most of us are left with the impression that Ron Paul MUST ALSO BE A JERK, since most of his supporters do not know how to behave, in a civil society.
Ron Paul has the most obnoxious, antisocial, ill-behaved and ill-manored supporters of ANY candidate I have ever known.
Most of us are left with the impression that Ron Paul MUST ALSO BE A JERK, since most of his supporters do not know how to behave, in a civil society.
Ron Paul has never been running for president; he is running to keep his issues in view.
Since when does your opinion mean anything at all?
To a confirmed troll like you? - Never.
>> He and Callista dancing into the wee hours in a hotel bar two nights ago. Come on. This man is not a serious candidate...
You got to be kidding me? That’s an outrage!
These are tough times, this ain’t no time to limbo and pirouette. What we need is a humorless Bush reincarnate, dagnammit!!!
Totally agree. At least NOT get PAID FOR IT while you're out there "not doing your job".
Get off the phone, ya big dope.
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