PPP POLL: ALABAMA ( ROM 31- Newt 30- San 29

PPP ^ | 3-11-12 | PPP

[VinL]

Wish we could give you some clarity in Alabama but...Romney 31, Gingrich 30, Santorum 29, Paul 8

[Bobbisox]

You may be right...I guess I am really as naive as my husband says I am.

[VinL]

I’m sorry, my friend, I don’t know.

[parksstp]

your 1st sentence is beyond logic.

Santorum has managed to get about 30+% or close to it in just about EVERY primary race.

How many states as Romney’s Stalking Horse (Newt) managed to do that in?

Face it, you know Newt is the true Spoiler in all of this. If he dropped out, Santorum would have been above 50% here and Romney would get 4 or 5 delegates tops. But Newt has to be a pompous, arrogant, a-hole, so splitting the vote will allow Romney to get out of AL with about 13-14 delegates.

Santorum has run at the same strength in virtually every contest in every part of the country. Newt apparentally can’t be competitive unless I-20 goes through the state.

It’s Santorum or it’s Romney. Any other thinking is flat out delusional at this point. If you got math that can counter that, you would have an argument. But since you don’t and your basing your entire argument on emotion similar to what liberals do, you’ll continue driving conservatives into a ditch.

[RitaOK]

Thanks for the Tea Party news. I am deeply disturbed, smelling corrupt pay for play going on over Alabama, with the GOP-E corraling interest groups to pressure and promise.

This poll can’t be of the rank and file, can it? How could Romney be with in sight of a lead, in Alabama????

Was it #3 who said this PPP poll is a Carville operation?

[RitaOK]

Thanks for the Tea Party news. I am deeply disturbed, smelling corrupt pay for play going on over Alabama, with the GOP-E corraling interest groups to pressure and promise.

This poll can’t be of the rank and file, can it? How could Romney be with in sight of a lead, in Alabama????

Was it #3 who said this PPP poll is a Carville operation?

[RitaOK]

I am so done with entertaining your obtuseness.

This is about so much more than about your jitters over Santorum. (Brace yourself, Santorum is about Santorum, and you’re just going to have to find that out the hard way.)

Call me when you catch on, and catch up, okay?

Meanwhile, go lay your bone at someone elses feet. I am not in the mood this evening. Maybe tomorrow.

:)

[trappedincanuckistan]

Newt definitely needs to make something out of Santorum going along with Obama on the economy.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2857625/posts

[Theodore R.]

It’s illegal to offer a cabinet post to someone until the candidate has been elected president.

[VinL]

Romney’s share doesn’t surprise me. As I posted elsewhere, Newt said Romney would get a 3rd- or more likely 25-28%. It’s Rick that’s splitting even.

Newt’s been campaigning as he did in Georgia- in a lot of the smaller, rural places to increase turnout. Hopefully, this strategy will pay off.

[RitaOK]

My stars! Santorum is having his own little breakdown to babble that stuff. Astonishing.

Who Rick seems also to be agreeing with is Romney, the edge nibbler on the economy—the genius who needs something to fix—resulting in Romneycare! Yikes!

I swear, a vote for this empty suit Romney is a vote for Obama 2.0. Santorum on the ticket would just about be the tailgate falling off of a once great nation.

[RitaOK]

Thank you Vin, for your tireless patience in delivering some details that add to the context.

I never imagined Romney could forage for nearly 30% in Alabama.

Sorry, hit post instead of spellcheck!

[BCrago66]

Here are the details on the 3/10 - 3/11 PPP Alabama & Mississippi Polls:

“Too close to call in Alabama and Mississippi”

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2012/03/too-close-to-call-in-alabama-and-mississippi.html

[moonhawk]

Some things are about principles, not about math.

[Nextrush]

That’s the Rick Santorum I know here in Pennsylvania.

I will never question his Pro-Life convictions, but in politics he has always done the bidding of the GOP-E.

[VinL]

Thanks for the internals, BC.

[Utmost Certainty]

I’m not voting for a goofball theocrat like Rick Santorum nor am I voting for a milquetoast crony like Mitt Romney. Both men epitomize the worst elements of the GOP and will lose handily to Obumo. I want a real game changer this time, and that’s Newt.

[BCrago66]

One interesting stat: Among those who voted early...

53% voted for Newt in AL,

38% voted for newt in MS

But just 5% voted early in AL, and 9% voted early in MS. But if turnout on election day is lower than expected, that slight edge for Newt could make the difference.

[RitaOK]

I remain curious. After campaigning for office, what did Rick ever do to advance family values? I know he didn’t vote against them, but did he ever lead or advance anything on family values, beyond the status quo?

Rick hustled for the elusive union favor well enough, but he did what for leading on anything? He campaigns on the Right and then it’s never heard of again, busily legislating to the benefit of unions with much more vigor.

[VinL]

Yeah, I’ve been looking at the internals. IMO, PPP has been pretty accurate during the primaries. The numbers mirror Ras from a few days ago - Newt 30 San 29 Rom 28. Not many undecided-

I’m hoping these intrade folks know their stuff; because Newt’s odds shot up after the PPP. No idea why.

Currently, Ala Newt45 San 30 R23; Miss Newt 55, Rom 30, R 20

Hey, any port in the storm.

[caww]

This is good stuff....and a real race....both Newt and SAntorum pulling delegates away from Newt......I hope they both run it til they break Romney! Though ideally Santorum dropping out would bring me joy!