POLL: Paul surges, Santorum Plunges in South Carolina (Drudge Headline)

American Research Group Inc (Drudge Report) ^ | 1/13/11

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Mitt Romney leads the South Carolina Republican presidential primary with 29%. Newt Gingrich is in second place with 25% and Ron Paul is in third place with 20%.

Paul has gained the most and Rick Santorum has lost the most since the last American Research Group survey on January 4-5. In that survey, Paul was at 9% and Santorum was at 24%.

Gingrich and Romney are tied among self-identified Republicans with 29% each, followed by Paul with 18%. Paul leads among independents and Democrats with 29%, followed by Romney with 27%, Gingrich with 12%, and Rick Perry with 11%.

Gingrich leads among those likely primary voters saying they are supporters of the Tea Party with 28%, followed by Romney with 24%, Paul with 20%, and Santorum with 11%. Romney leads with 33% among those saying they are not supporters of the Tea Party or are undecided about the Tea Party, followed by Gingrich with 23%, and Paul with 21%.

Gingrich leads among evangelical Christians with 40%, followed by Perry with 15%, Romney with 13%, Santorum with 12%, and Paul with 10%. Among likely voters saying they are not evangelical Christians, Romney leads with 48% and followed by Paul with 33%.

Gingrich leads among men with 29%, followed by Paul with 23%, Romney at 18%, and Santorum with 14%. Among women, Romney leads with 38%, followed Gingrich with 22%, and Paul with 18%.

[John D]

Ron Paul would destroy Obama. He would peel off 10-15 of the demos, get the indes, and the repubs would have to support im over thugbama.

What would be the difference between Cut and Run and the king?
Both blame America for every problem in the world. Both want to experiment with perverts in the military. Both support OWS and Code Pink. Both want to legalize mind altering drugs and prostitution. Both think Bush was gleeful when their terrorist friends attacked on 9/11.
About the only difference between the two is that Obama did not think it was a bad idea to eliminate OBL. The surrender monkey thought we were wrong because it took away his civil right to kill Americans.

[RoosterRedux]

If Romney is stuck at 25-27%, Paul is stuck at 20% or less.

Paul is good at drawing out his devout followers...but he is no good at converts.

[John D]

but clearly Paul has been a constitution conservative his entire time in D.C.

What makes you say such a ridiculous statement? What has he ever done to make him a constitution conservative?
He talks, but that is all he ever does. He agrees with parts of the Constitution, but feels the parts he doesn't like are unconstitutional, but has he EVER challenged anything he feels unconstitutional? If he felt something was unconstitutional why did he not challenge it?

[John D]

but clearly Paul has been a constitution conservative his entire time in D.C.

What makes you make such a ridiculous statement? What has he ever done to make him a constitution conservative?
He talks, but that is all he ever does. He agrees with parts of the Constitution, but feels the parts he doesn't like are unconstitutional, but has he EVER challenged anything he feels unconstitutional? If he felt something was unconstitutional why did he not challenge it?

[jpsb]

Yes he is going to have to show he can break his ceiling of 20%ish, very true

[Steelfish]

Well, it’s not so much about anti-government (they care less about that- these are the same folks who voted for Obama) but his isolationist and peacenik policies.

[jmc813]

Maybe if you spent your time actually supporting a candidate, you wouldn’t have this problem.

[cuban leaf]

Let me rephrase: It can’t hurt worse than Obama.

I confess I was being a bit tongue in cheek with my comment. I see Paul as the Republican equivalent of Obama in some ways. Obviously he has more track record and experience, but that track record is exactly why he can’t win. I do agree on legalizing drugs, even though I have not touched the stuff (and then only marijuana) since 1977. And I’d love to see it taxed like alcohol. Mind you, I’m talking about thins that can be grown easily in the US.

I’m in Kentucky now. Did you know that we were the main supplier of hemp to the military during WWII? But it’s illegal because hemp is a cousin of Marijuana and has the same heat signature under infrared sighting, which would make it difficult for the DEA choppers around here to spot “real” marijuana from the air. But they are trying to make it legal here because it would be a great cash crop replacing Tobacco.

Meanwhile they are trying to force people to get a prescription to get Pseudophed because of the meth lab problem. I really hate it when the acts of a few cause the government to hinder the day-to-day activities of the rest of us.

But I digress. No, I am not really a fan of Paul, though he does have the unique opportunity to at least cause some people to think about what they believe about government and why they believe it.

I think we’re headed for a world of hurt no matter who becomes our president in 2012, so I watch the election in the same spirit many will be watching the superbowl. I bought my farm in Kentucky two weeks before Obama was elected and moved here in August from my four decade home of Seattle. A major part of my reasoning was caused by my being what is now called a “prepper”.