It was the only one that saw a Gingrich surge in SC as well. The Insider Advantage poll was the first to show Gingrich’s rise in South Carolina then after that the other polls followed the same trend.
No, I/A is not the only poll that has Newt within single digits. A new PPP poll taken Sat. & Sun. has Mitt up by 7 points, 39 to 32. Paul gained 2 pts, Santorum and Romney each dropped 1, while Newt stayed in place. The implication is that Romney has peaked in Florida, and voters are beginning to grow weary of his negative attack ads.
Interesting that nearly all of Romney’s entire Florida lead comes from the votes of moderates (58-15 over Newt). the problem for new is that Mitt is up 12 point among those who voted early. To overcome that early lead, Newt would have to win by 6 or 7 points on Election day.
Newt has 5 events Monday with Michael Reagan campaigning with him on a whirlwind tour of the state (Jacksonville, Pensacola, Tampa, Fort Meyers and Orlando).