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Poll: Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum Nearly Even In Georgia
Savannah Morning News ^ | February 21, 2012 | Larry Peterson

Posted on 02/21/2012 7:26:45 PM PST by Steelfish

Poll: Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum Nearly Even In Georgia February 21, 2012

By Larry Peterson A new poll pegs Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum as nearly even in Georgia as its March 6 Republican primary approaches.

Gingrich’s double-digit lead has dried up in less than three weeks, and experts say his White House hopes likely are over if he can’t carry his home state.

In a Monday InsiderAdvantage Georgia poll of 711 likely primary voters, Gingrich, a former long-time Georgia congressman and House speaker, had 26 percent.

Former Massachusetts governor Romney had 24 percent and former Pennsylvania senator Santorum 23 percent. Texas Rep. Ron Paul trailed with 12 percent.

The margin of error for the poll was 3.6 percent, so Gingrich, Romney and Santorum were about even.

The results signalled a dip of 9 percentage points for Gingrich and a gain of 8 for Romney compared to a Feb. 9 Landmark-Rosetta Stone survey. Santorum slipped 3 points; Paul rose by 7.

Before the new survey, Georgia was the only state in which Gingrich led among 11 where voters will cast ballots on March 6.

“If these numbers are correct,” said Kennesaw State University political scientist Kerwin Swint, “they signal the collapse of Newt as a viable candidate. Georgians may be starting to dismiss him as a serious contender.”

University of Georgia political science professor Charles Bullock said the poll suggests “a substantial collapse” in Gingrich’s support.

“A whole lot of air is going out of his balloon,” Bullock said. “ ... It’s going to be hard to spin this in any possible way.”

(Excerpt) Read more at savannahnow.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: 2012polls; ga2012; gingrich; kenyanbornmuzzie; mittromney; newtgingrich; newtistsrendgarments; ricksantorum; romney; santorum
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“A whole lot of air is going out of his balloon,” Bullock said. “ ... It’s going to be hard to spin this in any possible way.”
1 posted on 02/21/2012 7:26:53 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

Newt is done like dinner. He needs to drop out, endorse Santorum and get himself a good position in the coming Santorum presidency.


2 posted on 02/21/2012 7:30:38 PM PST by bigdirty
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To: bigdirty

If Santorum pulls of a MI upset, he’ll generate tsunami-size momentum that it will wash Gingrich ashore in GA. He needs to quit now, assist a Santorum win in AZ, and win the accolades of the conservative movement. Gingrich will make a good Education Secretary that will help disable and dismantle our corrupt public school system.


3 posted on 02/21/2012 7:36:44 PM PST by Steelfish (ui)
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To: Steelfish

I don’t believe this. It is just another trick of Satan.


4 posted on 02/21/2012 7:40:24 PM PST by garjog
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To: Steelfish

Sorry, some of us have little desire at this time to usher in a third GWB term when we can still have at least four years that loos like the best of Reagan.


5 posted on 02/21/2012 7:45:44 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter
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To: bigdirty

If I’m Newt I wait and let Saint Rick keep running his mouth until people realize he has no chance to beat OBama in November. The Dems are probably salivating over the opportunity to run against Santorum. They do not even have to write the ads they write themselves.

People are not looking to elect a moral arbiter in chief. We all know that Rick is just better and holier than the rest of us, but since most of us are sinner we don’t really want to be reminded of it by a sanctimonious, big spending, union loving twit.

He’s right he is not a manager or a visionary he is just the typical Washington insider and petty political pol. God save the Republic if he wins the nomination because we can not afford 4 more years of O’Bama.


6 posted on 02/21/2012 7:47:38 PM PST by redangus
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To: Steelfish

Heaven help us if that sissy frat boy gets the nomination.


7 posted on 02/21/2012 7:47:59 PM PST by Lucas McCain (The day may come when the courage of men will fail, but not this day.)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

After next Tuesday, the train wold have left the station.


8 posted on 02/21/2012 7:48:39 PM PST by Steelfish (ui)
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..............The margin of error for the poll was 3.6 percent, so Gingrich, Romney and Santorum were about even. .............

Or maybe not.

9 posted on 02/21/2012 7:49:58 PM PST by Irish Eyes
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To: Lucas McCain

Rest assured, he won’t self-implode on a moon base.


10 posted on 02/21/2012 7:50:21 PM PST by Steelfish (ui)
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To: Lucas McCain

Satan’s the sissy frat boy from Harvard.


11 posted on 02/21/2012 7:55:24 PM PST by CainConservative (Santorum/Huck 2012 w/ Newt, Cain, Palin, Bach, Parker, Watts, Duncan, & Petraeus in the Cabinet)
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To: bigdirty

Let’s put a hold on your wishful thinking until the race is over. SO many people SO eager for Newt to fall by the wayside. That leaves the door wide open for Romney and Obama.


12 posted on 02/21/2012 8:02:46 PM PST by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it's the new black. Mmm mmm mmm...)
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To: Steelfish

Just as long as you are honest about wbat you are getting. I don’t happen to thank most of the Santlorum supporers are.


13 posted on 02/21/2012 8:03:00 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter
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To: Steelfish

What was it that Newt said recently ? that if anyone loses their home base that they should drop out ? or something like that.


14 posted on 02/21/2012 8:03:57 PM PST by American Constitutionalist (The fool has said in his heart, " there is no GOD " ..)
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15 posted on 02/21/2012 8:04:58 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Steelfish

“A whole lot of air is going out of his balloon,” Bullock said. “ .. It’s going to be hard to spin this in any possible way.” ....... of yes they will, a Brokered Convention... If Newt can’t have the GOP nomination, nobody can...


16 posted on 02/21/2012 8:06:18 PM PST by American Constitutionalist (The fool has said in his heart, " there is no GOD " ..)
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To: garjog
" I don’t believe this. It is just another trick of Satan. "

Satan is the father of lies... he has not truth in him ..

Denial is not just a river in Egypt... wake up and smell the coffee.
17 posted on 02/21/2012 8:08:25 PM PST by American Constitutionalist (The fool has said in his heart, " there is no GOD " ..)
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To: bigdirty

There will be no Santorum presidency.

Obama would eat him for breakfast, and do it with the loony content of Saint Ricky’s own recorded sermons.

President Newt Gingrich—”Our beloved republic deserves nothing less.”


18 posted on 02/21/2012 8:12:34 PM PST by Gator113 (~Just livin' life, my way~.. President Newt Gingrich--"Our beloved republic deserves nothing less.")
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To: gov_bean_ counter

From what I gather, many Santorum supporters think they are getting the end of abortion.


19 posted on 02/21/2012 8:15:31 PM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
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To: Gator113

In what bloody world is Gingrich a political outsider? He was speaker of the house ffs. I don’t care if he’s an insider or outsider, if he can’t win, he can’t win. Santorum is far more viable a candidate and he hasn’t cheated on his wife a dozen times. Stop fantasizing about Gingrich schooling Obama in a debate because that doesn’t make a presidency.


20 posted on 02/21/2012 8:16:24 PM PST by bigdirty
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