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Romney leads in Colorado, Santorum in Minnesota and Missouri

By: Ender (Diary)  |  February 7th, 2012 at 10:04 AM  | 

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PPP just came out with a trio of new polls for the contests today. I did not anticipate Santorum to keep his lead considering the national polls show him firmly in 3rd place, with Mitt being far ahead.

CO-2012 Caucus: 37% Romney, 27% Santorum, 21% Gingrich, 13% Paul (PPP 2/4-6)

MN-2012 Caucus: 33% Santorum, 24% Romney, 22% Gingrich, 20% Paul (PPP 2/4-6)

MO-2012 Primary: 45% Santorum, 32% Romney, 19% Paul (PPP 2/6)

It could be a good night for Santorum. Unfortunately for Gingrich, this could be where the non-Romney supporters turn away from him, especially if he ends up in 3rd place in both CO and MN. Which could be a good thing for Romney since Santorum is a much weaker candidate than Gingrich, or Romney for that matter.

I am hoping for Romney to at least keep it close in MN and MO. Should be an interesting night.

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  • http://www.nighttwister.com NightTwister

    No delegates are committed today in these states.

    • Ender

      non-binding. But momentum is important.

      • http://www.nighttwister.com NightTwister

        I’m not saying you’re wrong, because that’s what will happen. Just goes to show the intelligence of the average American voter.

        And there’s nothing technical about it. There are no delegates from those states selected today. Lots of things can change between now and June.

  • Melody Warbington (rwm52)

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  • elayman

    Why would they ? The last best hope of stopping Romney is by consolidating in a united front against him. Santorum does well with social conservatives in MN and MO. Gingrich is leading GA and banking on strong Southern showing. If Romney wins in Colorado tonight it will be very narrow,with Santorum+Gingrich having significantly better numbers(when combined).

    Mitt isn’t particularly “strong” outside of the Northeast, some Atlantic states and the Mormon belt of the Mountain states.

    • jakeofalltrades

      then desertion is probably in their DNA.

      • http://www.nighttwister.com NightTwister

        you can’t believe a word they say.

        • Ender

          that doesn’t bode well for unification.

          • http://www.nighttwister.com NightTwister

            The truth eludes him. I’m not terribly concerned about unification right now. The battle still rages.

      • Melody Warbington (rwm52)

        Maybe even just 4. Then we can move on to the next conservative.

        • Ender

          with him at all. And it looks that way too.

          • http://www.nighttwister.com NightTwister

            No other options are available now.

          • jakeofalltrades

            Black hole sun, won’t you come….

    • Ender

      but obviously it is not happening with your scenario where Santorum does well where he does well, and Gingrich does well where he does well. Santorum + Gingrich having higher % than Romney alone will not stop Romney, just like Romney and Huckabee didn’t stop McCain.