New poll shows Rick Santorum leading in Alabama GOP primary

[brooklynite]

Source: Press-Register

A new poll released on the eve of Rick Santorum’s first campaign visit to Alabama shows the former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania leading in the state Republican Party presidential primary.

The statewide poll conducted by Alabama State University’s Center for Leadership and Public Policy showed 22.7 percent of likely Republican voters supported Santorum, who is scheduled to make campaign appearances Thursday in Huntsville and Mobile.

Former Massachussetts Gov. Mitt Romney trailed Santorum with 18.7 percent, followed by Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House from neighboring Georgia, with 13.8 percent.

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Gingrich, with 105 delegates, canceled campaign plans in Kansas this week to focus on voters in Alabama and Mississippi, which share a primary election day Tuesday.



Read more: http://blog.al.com/live/2012/03/new_poll_shows_rick_santorum_l.html

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Ego vs reality, Newt. Ego vs reality...

[snooper2]

1. He's got a lot more frothy to spread around

[former9thward]

2. There is another poll out today showing Romney in the lead.

Romney 31, Santorum 22, Gingrich 21 and Paul 7. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/

[liberalmike27]

3. Read a poll in the Mobile Press Register

The other day, and it had Romney in the lead.

I can see it though, Santorum leading that is, but it'll be a toss-up I suppose. We've only got 8 electoral votes, so not a big deal. I feel like the Pubbie intelligentsia is now fully committed to Romney.

[Bruce Wayne]

4. Gee, I wonder if that'll change when Romney spends millions trashing him.

You know, if by some weird coincidence, Romney flies into this state too and just so happens to use millions in untraceable superpac money to hammer away at Santorum. What do you think the odds are?

[JBoy]

5. The Newtering of Gingrich.

[lame54]

6. that is definitely NOT news

[Renew Deal]

7. 29% undecided, 15% support other candidates and Ron Paul wasn't included

This poll is BS.