I don’t know where you are getting your SC polling numbers but the only polls that were done there this year is CNN and Rasmussen yesterday and they read as follows”
Rasmussen CNN
Mittens 27 37
Santorum 24 19
Gingrich 18 18
Paul 11 12
Perry 5 5
Gingrich has been damaged here and it appears it wasn’t the ads that did it but rather his response to them.
| Poll | Date | Sample | Romney | Santorum | Gingrich | Paul | Perry | Huntsman | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCP Average | 1/4 - 1/5 | -- | 32.0 | 21.5 | 18.0 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | Romney +10.5 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 1/5 - 1/5 | 750 LV | 27 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | Romney +3 |
| CNN/Time | 1/4 - 1/5 | 485 LV | 37 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | Romney +18 |
| Insider Advantage | 12/18 - 12/18 | 736 LV | 19 | 4 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 4 | Gingrich +12 |
| Clemson | 12/6 - 12/19 | 600 LV | 21 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 3 | Gingrich +17 |
| NBC News/Marist | 12/4 - 12/6 | 635 LV | 23 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 3 | Gingrich +19 |
Newt expected to get a sympathy vote, after he was attacked in Iowa. It didn’t happen. He had a campaign war chest in Iowa, but chose not to use it.
The more Santorum appears as the Not Romney AND the Not Gingrich candidate, the prettier his numbers will get.
Newt’s support was never deep.