Posted Feb 29, 2012 at 9:31 AM by Maurice Berger
A poll by Landmark/Rosetta Stone poll in Georgia reports that Newt Gingrich holds a considerable, a
double-digit lead over Rick Santorum, 38% to 25%, followed by Mitt
Romney
at 19% and Ron Paul at 4%.
Tagged: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican nomination, Republican Party, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Georgia
Posted Feb 28, 2012 at 10:13 AM by Maurice Berger
PollTrack's aggregate of polling in today's Michigan GOP presidential primary--four polls released on Monday are included--suggest a very close race, with Mitt Romney the very slight favorite over Rick Santorum. Our poll average in Michigan places Romney at 37.5% over Santorum, with 35.8% Both Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich are far behind, with well under 15% each. Polling in the field last night, however, shows overnight momentum by Santorum. With a scant 1.5% lead in our aggregate, the race appears VERY close with the potential for a Santorum upset.
Tagged: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Republican nomination, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Michigan
Posted Feb 27, 2012 at 8:58 AM by Maurice Berger
A just released survey from American Research Group reports that Mitt Romney maintains a slim lead in the Arizona GOP primary at 39%,
followed by Rick Santorum at 35%, Newt Gingrich at 11% and Ron Paul at
9%.
Tagged: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Republican nomination, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Arizona
Posted Feb 24, 2012 at 9:35 AM by Maurice Berger
Two new polls out this morning show that Mitt Romney has regained the lead over Rick Santorum in the Michigan GOP primary. A poll by Mitchell/Rosetta Stone irepoorts that has Romney with a small lead over Santorum,, 36% to 33%, with Ron Paul at 12% and Newt
Gingrich at 9%. Another 11% are still undecided. And Rasmussen shows Romney leading Santorum by six points, 40% to 36%. According to the former survey, "Romney has made big inroads with
conservatives over the past ten days: 16% lead among Tea Party voters
has been erased and he is now tied with them; his 16% lead with
Evangelical Christians has now been cut in half to 8%, and Santorums 31%
lead with self-identified conservatives has now been cut to 13%."
Tagged: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Republican nomination, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Michigan
Posted Feb 23, 2012 at 9:29 AM by Maurice Berger
In what may be a serious problem for GOP prospects in November, a new survey by Associated Press-GfK reports that interest in the Republican presidential race is on the wane: Just 40%
of Republicans say they have a great deal of interest in following the
contest, compared with 48% in December. Just as ominous for the GOP, the poll finds that a mere 23% are "strongly satisfied" with the field and 40% said they are dissatisfied with the candidates running.
Tagged: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Republican nomination, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Voter Enthusiasm, voter expectations
Posted Feb 22, 2012 at 9:57 AM by Maurice Berger
A new survey by We Ask America in Arizona reports that Mitt Romney is leading in next week's GOP presidential primary with
37%, followed by Rick Santorum at 27%, Newt Gingrich at 15% and Ron Paul
at 8%.
Tagged: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Republican nomination, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Arizona
Posted Feb 21, 2012 at 9:20 AM by Maurice Berger
Although President Obama's standing in many of the swing states--including Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Ohio--have show improvement in recent weeks, his standing in one state, Iowa, is actually in decline. A poll by the Des Moines Register in Iowa shows the president trailing three of the four Republican
candidates in head-to-head match-ups: Ron Paul, who leads Obama
by +7%, 49% to 42%. Rick Santorum leads 48% to
44%. Mitt Romney leads Obama 46% to 44%. The president defeats only Newt
Gingrich, 51% to 37%. PollTrack moves Iowa on Today's Map from Too-Close-Too-Call to Leaning Republican.
Tagged: Election 2012, President Barack Obama, presidential approval ratings, Republican nomination, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Iowa, Today's Map
Posted Feb 20, 2012 at 9:46 AM by Maurice Berger
Who is leading in the Michigan GOP primary. Recent polling remain somewhat inconclusive. A new survey by American Research Group reports that Rick Santorum leads the state's GOP presidential
primary with 37%, followed by Mitt Romney at 32%, Ron Paul at 15% and
Newt Gingrich at 10%. Another poll, by Inside Michigan Politics, reports a much closer race, with Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum tied with 33% each, followed by Ron Paul at 7% and Newt
Gingrich at 5%. Stay tuned to PollTrack this week for the latest polling in what could be a make or break state for the two leading candidates.
Tagged: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican nomination, Republican Party, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Michigan
Posted Feb 17, 2012 at 10:30 AM by Maurice Berger
A new survey by Detroit News in Michigan reports that Rick Santorum now leads Mitt Romney by +4%--34% to 30%, followed by Newt Gingrich at 12% and Ron Paul 9%.
Tagged: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Republican nomination, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul
Posted Feb 16, 2012 at 10:21 AM by Maurice Berger
As PollTrack noted yesterday, the tide appears to be turning in favor of the president's reelection. Two new polls, hypothetical matchups for the fall election, confirm this observation. A survey by CNN/Opinion Research reports that President Obama bests all of his possible Republican rivals in GOP match ups: Obama leads Romney, 51% to 46%, tops Santorum, 52% to 45%, beats Paul, 52% to 45%, and crushes Gingrich, 55% to 42%.
Another poll, by Fox News, of key battleground states -- Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New
Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin -- reports the same: Obama leads Romney, 47% to 39%, tops Santorum, 48% to 38%, beats Paul 48% to 37% and crushes Gingrich, 52% to 32%.
Tagged: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, presidential approval ratings, President Barack Obama, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin
Posted Feb 15, 2012 at 9:53 AM by Maurice Berger
A new poll by Quinnipiac in Ohio reports that Rick Santorum now leads Mitt Romney among likely GOP
primary voters, 36% to 29%, followed by Newt Gingrich at 20% and Ron
Paul at 9%.
Tagged: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican nomination, Republican Party, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Ohio
Posted Feb 14, 2012 at 10:11 AM by Maurice Berger
A slew of new polls out over the weekend suggest the the race for the GOP nomination for president has a new frontrunner: Rick Santorum. PollTrack also notes that these national polls are also backed up by local state polls also showing Santorum in the lead, such as in Michigan and Pennsylvania, states where Romney had been leading as little as three weeks ago. On the natiional front, a just released survey by New York Times/CBS News reports that Santorum is surging among Republican primary voters nationwide,
"lifted by support among conservatives, evangelical Christians and Tea
Party supporters." In the poll, Santorum leads with 30%, followed by Mitt Romney at 27%, Ron Paul at 12% and Newt Gingrich at 10%.
Tagged: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican nomination, Republican Party, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul
Posted Feb 13, 2012 at 8:58 AM by Maurice Berger
A survey by Tribune-Review/WPXI-TV in Pennsylvania reports that Rick Santorum's support has more than doubled in
his home state, though its primary is more than two months away. Santorum now leads with 30% (six weeks ago he was at 14%), followed by Romney at 29% and Newt Gingrich at
13%.
Tagged: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Republican nomination, Pennsylvania
Posted Feb 10, 2012 at 8:50 AM by Maurice Berger
A new poll by Mitchell Research in Michigan reports that Mitt Romney holds a comfortable lead in the GOP primary race with 31%, followed by Newt Gingrich at 16%, Rick Santorum at 15%
and Ron Paul at 15%. Since the poll was conducted before Romney lost contests in three states earlier this week, PollTrack will be following this race closely in the next few days.
Tagged: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Michigan, Republican Party, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Republican nomination
Posted Feb 09, 2012 at 9:30 AM by Maurice Berger
A new poll by DailyKos/Public Policy Polling suggests a potential problem for the GOP in its quest to unseat President Obama: The poll finds that 58% of Democrats were "very excited" about voting in
this year's election, as compared to 54% of Republicans. Six months
ago, enthusiasm tilted towards Republicans, 54% to 48%.
The Daily Kos observes: "Generally you would expect voters to get more excited as the election
gets nearer. That trend is occurring on the Democratic side, but not for
the GOP."
Tagged: Election 2012, Democratic Party, President Barack Obama, same sex marriage, Voter Enthusiasm
Posted Feb 08, 2012 at 9:41 AM by Maurice Berger
With a new survey by WMUR Granite State Poll reporting that President Obama's standing in New Hampshire has improved considerably over the past six months--Obama's approval rating now stands at 51% and he beats Mitt Romney in a possible general election match up, 50% to 40%--PollTrack moves the state on Today's Presidential Map from Too-Close-Too-Call to Leaning Democratic.
Tagged: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama, New Hampshire, Today's Map
Posted Feb 07, 2012 at 9:33 AM by Maurice Berger
A survey by Public Policy Polling in Colorado finds Mitt Romney primed for another big win in today's caucuses. The poll reports that Romney is ahead of the pack with 40%, followed by Rick Santorum at 26%, Newt Gingrich at 18% and Ron Paul at 12%.
Tagged: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Republican nomination, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Colorado
Posted Feb 06, 2012 at 9:26 AM by Maurice Berger
A just released survey by Public Policy Polling in Minnesota reports a very close race heading into Tuesday's caucuses. Rick Santorum bests Mitt Romney, by a mere +2%, 29% to 27%, with Newt Gingrich at 22% and Ron Paul at 19%.
Tagged: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Republican nomination, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Minnesota
Posted Feb 03, 2012 at 9:30 AM by Maurice Berger
A just released survey by Public Policy Polling in Nevada reports that Mitt Romney is headed for a big victory in tomorrow's caucuses.
Romney leads Newt Gingrich, 50% to 25%, with Ron Paul at 15% and Rick
Santorum at 8%. PPP observes that "the bad news for Gingrich isn't just that's headed for a
distant second place finish. Nevada Republicans actively dislike him,
with only 41% holding a favorable opinion of him to 49% with a negative
one. That's an indication that GOP voters might be starting to sour on
him again, sending his numbers back to pre-South Carolina levels."Nevertheless, Nevada does not have a direct primary, so polling may not accurately reflect the make up of tomorrow's participants. Still, PollTrack these numbers--consistent with other recent polls in the state--suggest a Romney win.
Tagged: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Nevada
Posted Feb 02, 2012 at 9:08 AM by Maurice Berger
With a new Public Policy Polling survey reporting that President Obama has broken even with Ohio voters-- 48% now approve
of him with an equal 48% disapproving--PollTrack now rates the state "Leaning Democrat" on Today's Map. This call is influenced by another finding in the poll: Just 28% of Ohioans
have a favorable opinion of Mitt Romney to 56% with a negative one. According to the survey, Obama leads Romney in a possible general election match up by
seven points, 49% to 42%.
Tagged: Election 2012, Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama, presidential approval ratings, Ohio
Posted Feb 01, 2012 at 9:17 AM by Maurice Berger
Mitt Romney's substantial victory in yesterday's Florida primary may give him a significant advantage in the GOP presidential nomination contest, but many more primaries and caucuses lie ahead for the Republican field. Here's a breakdown for February:
- Nevada caucuses - February 4
- Maine caucuses - February 4-11
- Minnesota caucuses - February 7
- Missouri primary - February 7
- Colorado caucuses - February 7
- Arizona primary - February 28
- Michigan primary - February 29
Tagged: Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Maine, Colorado, Minnesota, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republican nomination, Republican Party, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul