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Politics Santorum takes lead over Romney in national polls

We reported earlier in the day on Rick Santorum’s mounting lead over perennial campaign front-runner Mitt Romney in his home state of Michigan, now polls show the former Pennsylvania senator edging out Romney across the country to take the lead in national polls for the first time during his entire campaign. A Pew Research poll released Monday shows Santorum leading Romney nationally by 2 points during polling done between 2/8-2/12 and a RCP Average poll from 2/6-2/12 has Santorum ahead by 1.3 points. An even more astounding example of the swing of momentum gone in Santorum’s favor is seen in a PPP poll released Friday showing Santorum with a 15-point lead over Romney.  PPP writes:

“Part of the reason for Santorum’s surge is his own high level of popularity. 64% of voters see him favorably to only 22% with a negative one. But the other, and maybe more important, reason is that Republicans are significantly souring on both Romney and Gingrich. Romney’s favorability is barely above water at 44/43, representing a 23 point net decline from our December national poll when he was +24 (55/31). Gingrich has fallen even further. A 44% plurality of GOP voters now hold a negative opinion of him to only 42% with a positive one. That’s a 34 point drop from 2 months ago when he was at +32 (60/28).

Santorum is now completely dominating with several key segments of the electorate, especially the most right leaning parts of the party. With those describing themselves as ‘very conservative,‘ he’s now winning a majority of voters at 53% to 20% for Gingrich and 15% for Romney.  Santorum gets a majority with Tea Party voters as well at 51% to 24% for Gingrich and 12% for Romney. And with Evangelicals he falls just short of a majority with 45% to 21% for Gingrich and 18% for Romney.”

These are the first major national polls to show Santorum in the lead.

“It’s important to keep in mind, though, that fewer than half of his voters are firmly committed to him,” Dean Debnam, the polling firm’s president, told The Hill. “When he comes under attack in the coming days, his lead could evaporate just as quickly as it was created.”

The PPP survey of 656 Republican primary voters was conducted Feb. 9-10 using automated telephone interviews and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.

Many have speculated that Santorum’s recent success could be a biproduct of the national political dialogue shifting from the economy, where Romney has a perceived edge, to social issues like HHS mandating birth control, Prop 8 overturned and the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s social and traditional media ridicule for cutting funding to Planned Parenthood.

Comments (6)

  • Common.Cents
    Posted on February 13, 2012 at 11:50pm

    This is shocking. why is this not bigger news?

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  • PAres
    Posted on February 13, 2012 at 9:49pm

    Santorum is the real deal boatguy. By the way you meant lose not loose Mr. Gene Pool Elite

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  • Boatguy007
    Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:57pm

    ~ Is this a Joke? Santorum is a defective his own State does not want him ~ Jeez is this McCain 2 or what in the making? Do something right morons & Vote for someone that can win” We need Romney not a bible thumping terd that sprang from the shallow end of the gene pool ~ Is the GOP just trying to loose? Again,,, & Nationally he is a NOBODY…………

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    • frogers101
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 8:08pm

      I happen to live in Pa and I believed 8 years ago that Rick Santorum would be a good president. Rick is rock solid on truth and absolutes when it comes to God and our constitution. Tell Will Cain that In a debate a candidate cant possible lay out every aspect of his answer to the economic mess we are facing. But you can be sure he will free people to work and give our country back to us. No disrespect but guys at the blaze Rick is the only one running that has the moral fiber and constitutional vision to contrast Obamas failed social policies. Romney has had 8 years to show himself worthy of my vote and im sorry he aint got what it takes as we say in pennsitucky

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    • frogers101
      Posted on February 14, 2012 at 8:14pm

      Thats the problem you cant seem to get over Romneys 8 years of saying nothing except how he ran a few good businesses and some good investments. Any average untreprenuer an run with his experience. We need a man who has consistent conviction of moral integrity ,God fearing , Thats right GOD FEARING Who in the world do you think has blessed this country . A strong constituionalist, truthful . tells it like it is etc..

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