[parksstp]

YOU SAID: "Newt peeled away the Romney Voters, not Rick" Let's review Newt's Voting Base: 1. Primarily Male (Especially 25-44 group) 2. Supports the Tea Party 3. Very Conservative 4. Possibly Religious/Evangelical 5. Income Earners <100K 6. Rural Now Let's review Romney's Voting Base: 1. Primarily Female 2. Seniors (Especially > Age 65 3. Dominates Hispanics 4. Opposes the Tea Party 5. Somewhat Conservative/Moderate/Liberal Republicans 6. Affluent Republicans Income >100K 7. "Can Beat Obama" voter mindsets 8. Not necessarily religious 9. Urban Centers/Suburban areas Do you see any gigantic overlap in their voting demographics? HOWEVER, Santorum's voter demographics are nearly identical to Newt's, with the exception that Santorum brings in more females and more Evangelical voters than Newt, while they run about even in the other categories. So your notion that "Newt peeled away the Romney voters" lacks substantial support. Typed my comment split up with spaces, but it's showing as 1 paragraph. Not sure why.

[anglian]

Rick Santorum:
“If you look at the voters who voted for me, and where they would go if I was not in the race it would be divided between Romney and Gingrich, actually more toward Romney than Gingrich.”

[Gene Eric]

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Thanks for the data. I’ve seen similar numbers.