Posted on 12/19/2011 11:37:08 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Clemson University’s Palmetto Poll
Executive Summary
December 2011
With only one month to go before the important South Carolina presidential primary, a poll of likely voters in the Palmetto State shows Newt Gingrich surging, Romney on a popularity plateau, and the rest of the field of GOP presidential contenders stagnant or falling behind. The second Palmetto Poll finds Gingrich with more than three times the support he had just one month ago, up from 11% to 38%, while Romney remains at 21%, virtually the same (22%) number he had last month. With the exception of Ron Paul, who has risen from 4% to 10%, the rest of the field is fading or dormant, with Rick Perry falling from 9% to just 5%, and Michelle Bachmann moving from 3% to 5%, while Jon Huntsman (3%) and Rick Santorum (2%) show negligible changes in their point totals....
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Does the winner of a plurality of primary votes in South Carolina take all delegates?
FYI.
Do you have other, perhaps differing, information about this state’s primary?
Happy New Year SD!!
Same to you!
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