Romney Up In SC (Romney 30%, Gingrich 23%, Santorum 19%)

Public Policy Polling ^ | 12-7-2012 | Tom Jensen

[TitansAFC]

Romney 30%
Gingrich 23%
Santorum 19%
Paul 9%
Perry 5%
Huntsman 4%

[rbmillerjr]

The effect of the 11 mill in Romney/fruitLoops ads in Iowa, will wear off now.

Newt already coming back. He will win in SC and then win Florida.

[LuvFreeRepublic]

I am pretty sure Cain said it himself. I think on the Hannity intervew. I could be wrong. Hope a FReeper will verify for us.

[South40]

Rick Perry 5%

Impossible. Perry is going to win in SC, the PerryGirl fanclub has said so! :-)

[ilgipper]

Santorum was a near zero a few weeks before Iowa. Anything can happen between now and the SC vote and I am glad he stayed in. If Gingrich builds momentum and Perry stays in single digits a few days before the vote, I agree he should step aside and endorse. For now, I like having an option while santorum slides backwards. Newt or Perry are my preferences at this point, and anxious to see how the next week goes. He definitely should get out just before the vote or immediately after depending on where the numbers go.

[LuvFreeRepublic]

Irrelevant as far as I am concerned, but he could impact the race. What I didn't like is him hinting that he wants a ‘good’ cabinet position offer. Almost sounded like he was selling his endorsement to highest bidder. I forget which interview he was saying that. I think it was last Sunday.

[katiedidit1]

We have a president that should be easy to beat and once again it appears the gop is going with a rino. Is it me? or am I interpreting the debates and candidates records differently? no offense to the Perry or Huntsman folks but I wish they would get out.
If Romney is the nominee...I can’t vote for president which will leave me only voting for state issues and of course candidates for senate.
Praying for a miracle and for Newt to soar again.

[TitansAFC]

Jan. 4th (right after Iowa): Santorum 24% (Second Place)

January 5,6,7th: Santorum 19% (Third Place)

But hey, I went through this with Huckabee last time. Iowa is the whole nomination to some folks. No wonder it gets so much attention - it is all it takes to get Conservicide voters to jump to the next Huckabee/Santorum.

Soon, just like with Fred Thompson, Santorum folks will be demanding that everyone who has been vetted and is loaded with money and organization drop out and support their long-shot upstart trying to make Iowa the entire GOP nomination, based entirely on a wing and a prayer and a second-place finish in IA.

And long-shot upstart Huckabee actually managed to trump Romney in Iowa, as opposed to long-shot upstart Santorum.

I will not commit Conservicide again with Santuckabee. No more hopeless long-shots with no money or organization who do well in Iowa after living there for two years. No more.

[mamelukesabre]

I partly agree with you...I don’t think anyone should drop out based on polls. Wait for some actual primary results before anyone drops out. I like having Perry around as a backup in case Santorum slips. I’m not a fan of Newt.

[LuvFreeRepublic]

Here is something about his endorsement. Says it will be unconvential...not a person a thing?? This is not what I heard. I heard it will be a person. Who the heck knows.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57354117-503544/herman-cain-to-make-unconventional-endorsement/

[NKP_Vet]

Ditto.

[FreeReign]

Santorum was a near zero a few weeks before Iowa. Anything can happen between now and the SC vote and I am glad he stayed in.

No not anything can happen. Democrat and Romney propaganda and push polls happened and what we have is Mitt in the lead.

[Reily]

Yeah but regarding South Carolina there is a dynamic left out that regarding McCain that Romney doesn't have.
McCain is a veteran & war hero, that alone sells well in SC. Large retired military population there as well as a number of military installations if that's your main diffrentiator vis-avis the other 2008 candidates then his numbers are obvious. Romney has none of that going for him, he is a northern money guy I don't see that selling better then Gingrich or Santorum. Also I think the Paul strength here is overstated. Gingrich is well known in SC and reasonable well thought of, Santorum is not as well known but well thought of. Satorum's "anti Right to Work " votes might make him a harder sell there.

[org.whodat]

I can tell you, he did not say it. Cain is not dumb enough to endorse anyone at the moment.

[SumProVita]

You know, I really liked Herman Cain... but I am more and more sure that he is not presidential material.

[org.whodat]

I can tell you, he did not say it. Cain is not dumb enough to endorse anyone at the moment. And he is more than smart enough to see 130% of his support went to Santorum.

[LuvFreeRepublic]

I got that feeling a long time ago. Now I get the feeling that he is going to be self-serving. Hope I am wrong because I know it will only add to mess we call the Rep primary.

[org.whodat]

That is correct, what color is the last place ribbon. If he gets 4% of the vote, at a cost of 800 plus per vote how much will that cost.

[LuvFreeRepublic]

You provided me with your “he did not say it” comment twice. Thanks. No need to say it again.

[SumProVita]

“Now I get the feeling that he is going to be self-serving.”

You too? (That makes two of us.)

;-(

[org.whodat]

Tracking poll from 21 hours ago, Santorum is second nationwide and in South Carolina, and newt has dropped more. Sorry, your spin is not working. http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll