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Romney opens lead in Santorum's backyard
Mitt Romney Leads In New Pennsylvania Poll ^ | 04/05/2012 | Doug Mataconis

Posted on 04/05/2012 6:49:16 AM PDT by Ocarterma

Two days after losing three more primaries, Rick Santorum appears to be in trouble in his home state:

Mitt Romney’s taken the lead in PPP’s newest poll of Rick Santorum’s home state of Pennsylvania. Romney has 42% to 37% for Santorum with Ron Paul at 9% and Newt Gingrich at 6%. The numbers represent a dramatic turnaround from when PPP polled the state a month ago. Romney’s gained 17 points, going from 25% to 42%. Meanwhile Santorum’s dropped 6 points from 43% to 37%, for an overall swing of 23 points in the last four weeks.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 2012polls; 2012swingstates; election; pa2012; primary; romney; romneybots; santorum
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Is the fat lady clearing her throat?
1 posted on 04/05/2012 6:49:23 AM PDT by Ocarterma
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To: Ocarterma

No.


2 posted on 04/05/2012 6:51:59 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: Ocarterma
Is the fat lady clearing her throat?

Yep... looks like it's a done deal...

Rick battled hard and achieved far more than anyone ever expected when all this started, but after PA hands Romney its delegates, it'll be time for Rick to call it a day.

3 posted on 04/05/2012 6:52:14 AM PDT by ScottinVA (A single drop of American blood for muslims is one drop too many!)
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To: Ocarterma

To save America, .... Romney should pull out.


4 posted on 04/05/2012 6:52:59 AM PDT by Diogenesis ("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. " Pres. Ronald Reagan)
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To: Diogenesis

I agree, but he has been running for soooooooo looooooong, I don’t think he will.


5 posted on 04/05/2012 6:55:01 AM PDT by mathluv ( Conservative first and foremost, republican second)
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To: Ocarterma

PA is going to be interesting: PPP trend line is going Romney, Quinnipiac trend line went from Romney to Gingrich to Santorum.


6 posted on 04/05/2012 6:55:21 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (=)
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To: Ocarterma

Republican Candidates could improve their Primary vote count by campaigning with the following idea:

Due to the FHA, Fannie and Freddie Bankruptcies of September, 2008, American home owners lost 30 % of the value of their homes. That is a 30 % cut in just one month. Home values are still down 30 %.

Thus, let us cut the total compensation to all elected Federal politicians, and their staffs by 30 %, and an additional 10 % cut to elected Federal politicians each year until Federal Spending is LESS THAN the average of the previous 2 years of Federal income.

BTW, since slightly less than half of the US House, and 2/3 of the US Senate are Millionaires, it will be a great opportunity for Congress to lead by example that EVERYONE should give up their “fair” share of the American Dream.

What better way can there be to demonstrate that Federal politicians are on the same page as the voters?


7 posted on 04/05/2012 6:56:48 AM PDT by Graewoulf ((Dictator Baby-Doc Barack's obama"care" violates Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND U.S. Constitution.))
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To: Ocarterma

I live in PA. People here don’t like Santorum. Some still remember the flap over the taxpayers footing the bill for his kids’ cyber education. He is perceived as ignorant and arrogant. Plus most Republicans are RINOs or even liberal. So look for voters in PA to reject him.


8 posted on 04/05/2012 6:56:59 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: ScottinVA

Money and organization plays a big role in politics. It is simple marketing economics. We could great the best tasting cola drink in the world, but Coke and Pepsi would be able to maintain their dominance in the market. I hate to watch it but both Newt and Rick have their weaknesses and Romney was able to use his campaign advantages to beat them in almost every critical state.


9 posted on 04/05/2012 6:57:12 AM PDT by ilgipper
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To: Ocarterma

If the polls keep trending against Santorum in his home state I’d expect him to call it quits before the primary. After having lost his state by 18 points the last time he ran for Senate, it would be incredibly humiliating to lose it yet again to Romney. This is especially true when one considers that there is no point to it anymore, Santorum has no chance of being the nominee even if he ends up eeking out a win at home anyway.


10 posted on 04/05/2012 6:57:15 AM PDT by Longbow1969
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Is the fat lady clearing her throat?

That river is the DNC smear team drooling...

11 posted on 04/05/2012 6:57:20 AM PDT by Caipirabob (I say we take off and Newt the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure...)
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"PPP surveyed 403 likely Republican primary voters on April 4th. The margin of error for the survey is +/-4.9%."

QuinPoll sux in general but [a] their PA internals were stronger (and vastly divergent from PPP); and [b] they're having a good year.

12 posted on 04/05/2012 7:01:17 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (=)
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To: ilgipper
Romney was able to use his campaign advantages to beat them in almost every critical state.

Campaigning and winning liberal areas while telling conservatives that we'll like him just fine when he's all that's left. That might work during primaries but Obama is going to whip him like a rented muslim wife in the general election.
13 posted on 04/05/2012 7:01:40 AM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: ScottinVA
If Rick loses... we all lose... and that is a fact. Sad days for America and Conservatives. romney may be better than obama but he is worse than mccain and ford put together... and that stinks bigtime. mitt makes neslon rockefeller look good in comparison. Yipeeeeeeee... we get to vote for a socialist cultist liar.

LLS

14 posted on 04/05/2012 7:01:47 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!)
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To: ilgipper
I hate to watch it but both Newt and Rick have their weaknesses and Romney was able to use his campaign advantages to beat them in almost every critical state.

Yeah, there's something to be said for money and organization in political campaigns... even when much of the electorate knows you have no chance in the general election.

15 posted on 04/05/2012 7:02:52 AM PDT by ScottinVA (A single drop of American blood for muslims is one drop too many!)
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To: Ocarterma

It really doesn’t matter (delegate-wise) who wins the PA primary. None of the delegates are bound. They are all free to chose who to support at the convention.


16 posted on 04/05/2012 7:03:43 AM PDT by Kevin C
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To: Ocarterma

Santorum is going to need to think long and hard about this.

He has re-established himself as a major player in Republican Party politics after one of the biggest political human humiliations in history. He is in the discussion for VP. He could almost certainly demand a Cabinet post. Maybe he can make a run for governor at some point.

However, if he loses his home state in a primary, all that good work may be lost.


17 posted on 04/05/2012 7:03:45 AM PDT by MyronCopacetic
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To: Ocarterma
If Santorum cannot win his home state (again)... then, yes, as a practical matter he's done for. Whatever money still flows into his campaign will quickly dwindle to a trickle.

That would leave Newt, for whom one might have a glimmer of hope, were he not living off cash infusions from a single donor. And there's still, Ron Paul, who keeps on going apparently because the microchip in his head is stuck in a feedback loop.

18 posted on 04/05/2012 7:04:23 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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Not much to say here!!! Rick Santorum, exactly like Newt Gingrich, got foot in the mouth sickness. Santorum has tons of talent, is a bonfide conservative, is relatively young, ran a great campaign, and...if he uses his God given brains, he will withdraw from the POTUS race right now, today, and while doing so, with grace, dignity and enthusiam, back Mitt Romney for POTUS!!!! Rick can and should be a future GOP POTUS, but.....if he overstays his welcome in the POTUS contest and does not avidly back the chosen nominee, he like Gingrich will destroy his future, bright political career!!!

If he acts like the moron, spoiled brat, Newt Gingrich he will kill his career, just as Newt has done himself in with self-inflicted wounds!!! Face it, folks Mitt Romney is the GOP candidate for POTUS, and...while I am not crazy about Mr. Romney, he will get my undying support and total campaign effort because for me, it is simply just ABO, Anybody But Obama!!!


19 posted on 04/05/2012 7:10:14 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (My only objective is defeat and destroy POTUS Obama & his Democrat Party, politically!!!)
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To: andy58-in-nh; All

Personally I think Rick will win PA. All these polls make for intersting conversation pieces but I just can’t believe Romney wins [all] his home states, Newt wins his and all of a sudden Santorum becomes the first to lose his-—may be a little close but I see Santorum winning by at least 5 points.


20 posted on 04/05/2012 7:10:38 AM PDT by Ocarterma (formerly Obushma: Because he's way past Bush---he's Carter now!)
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