Santorum lead shrinking in national poll
(CNN) – Rick Santorum's lead among registered Republicans nationwide fell to a six-point margin with rival Mitt Romney, according to a poll out Friday.
The figures from the Gallup Daily Tracking Poll show Santorum with the backing on 33% of registered Republicans, while Romney had the support of 27%.
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That represents a drop from the ten-point lead Santorum had on Romney on Tuesday. Since then, his support dropped three points, from 36% to 33%. Romney inched up one percentage point, 26% to 27%.
For the ongoing poll, Gallup surveys more than 1,000 registered Republican voters on a daily basis. The poll drops the oldest of five days each day and adds results from the most recent day of polling.
In the latest survey, Gallup questioned 1,187 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents by telephone between February 19 and February 23, with a sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.
The time span of Friday's survey included one day of polling following CNN's Arizona Republican Presidential Debate, the final time the four candidates will square off before key contests in Michigan and Arizona on Tuesday, as well as the votes in ten states on Super Tuesday, March 6.
The two other candidates in the race, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul, were both far behind the two frontrunners. Gingrich stood at 16% and Paul was at 11%.
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He was fun while he lasted. Anyone but Mittens only goes so far, then Mittens drops another $5 million in negative ads, and slap, down goes the less affluent pubetard.
I guess GOPers/Teatrolls realized that santorum makes for a fairly disgusting flavor of the month.
They should call them yo-yos instead of candidates. Hmm, come to think of it, I'm sure most people do call them that.
Let's stop this farce. Republitards, just crown Mittens your nominee, and serve him up on a nice platter. Obama is more than ready to carve him up!...Can anyone say "landslide"!!??
OBAMA 2012
I am telling the fact. This guy is an idiot. Entire republican idiots are not winnable. Obama2012.
PS: now is the time to Nationalize the Oil companies, they are playing drama with Wall-Street with rethuglicans.
As President, Santorum's first official act will be an Executive Order declaring the Chatholic Church as the only religion in the country.
Well Rick, it is time to change sweater vests again. The holier than thou 15 minutes flame has burned out. Try a little tenderness next time; we just might believe you this time.
Wait till Santorum finds out that Mittens is a Sister Wife....abomination!!!!
I think the ABM GOP should draft a Jan Brewer for President movement. She is as good a liar as any of the baggers.
The only poll that matters is Michigan. That being said, I predict Mitch Daniels jumping into this race.
Well, duh! We all saw the tape of Santorum saying something was burning down below. Of course Santorum is shrinking.
Everyone knows santorum contracts when it cools off.
His 'lead' will now match his brain.
Sanctimonious Sweat Vest will not be missed by me. Buh-bye! Please let the door hit ya where the good lawd split ya!
OBAMA 2012! – Even the GOP knows it.
mwuahaha their new flavor is leaking santorum all over their shoes
Rick should have kept his mouth shut when he got ahead. Another rising and then falling star. Everyone except Ron Paul has taken the lead and then fallen back. Let's give Ron Paul a chance.
you mean Republicans actually took the time to look into who Rick Santorum really is?? he has no place in public office!
Glad to see American waking up to this guy. He is almost as scary as Gingrich, just not nearly as smart. So with Gingrich you have a very intelligent (at least he will tell you he is) evil person. Santorum offers evil and stupidity. Paul has a lot of good ideas, but would bury this Country with his foreign policy – again scary. I guess that leaves Romney. Doesn't really matter anyhow as President Obama is guaranteed a second term with what the Right has offered up. And for those of you who are waiting for you Knight in Shining Armor to come along and save you – too late. Anyone who jumps in now would not have the time to be properly vetted having missed all the prior debates, so the Independants won't jump on their bandwagon.
Obama 2012!
Money talks, RS walks...
And then there were none. What an elimination comedy it has been–Willard the last clown standing (with his jester Ron Paul tagging along).
This guys is an idiot. He's now saying there's a conspiracy with Ron Paul and Romney to destroy him. PLEASE if you are supporting this man please go to politifact or factcheck.org and see how much this guys lies but says others are lying about him. He has no grip on reality and frankly is absolutely pathetic.
Rick Santorum = Tricky Dick
This man has the audacity to call himself a christian.
His earmarks were hidden inside important bills. After he added 2 billion to the defecit and got handed his head on a platter he said,"Earmarks are bad"...
He twists the truth on almost everything. Get rid of him!
maybe the GOP right wing faithful are finally opening up their eyes and seeing this guy can not and WILL not beat President Obama in November and his views are too extreme for EVERYBODY! GOOD RIDDANCE if he finally gets the boot.
Goodness, nobody left for flavor of the month but paul and we know he is not going to get top spot so we are back to the flip flipper?
Santorum has the audacity to call himself christian.
His 3 billion in earmarks were hidden inside important bills that were needed.