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Not So Fast: New Texas Poll Puts Gingrich in Striking Distance (PPP Romney 45- NEWT 35)
http://www.uncoveredpolitics.com/2012/04/24/not-so-fast-new-texas-poll-puts-gingrich-in-striking-distance/ ^ | 4-24-12 | Cassidy

Posted on 04/24/2012 3:18:41 PM PDT by VinL

Newt Gingrich has been inching towards the door over the last couple of days, admitting that tonight’s Delaware primary is likely a make-or-break situation for his campaign. However, a new poll out today might give the former Speaker some pause.

Public Policy Polling shows that Mitt Romney leads in the state of Texas by a 45% to 35% margin, putting Gingrich within striking distance. Coming up lame in his home state, only 14% of GOP supporters support Ron Paul.

More encouraging for Gingrich, or troubling for Romney, is that the presumptive nominee is trailing the former Speaker 45% to 40% among Evangelicals, a major force in Southern Republican politics.

Gingrich also leads among Republicans under the age of 45.

Click here to see the raw numbers.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: evangelicals; gingrich; newt; sourcetitlenoturl; texas; tx
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The margin of error in this poll is 5%-- Newt can win Texas.

More importantly, evangelicals are now wt Newt-- which bodes well for the conservative state primaries May.

In NC, there's a defense of marriage proposal on the ballot, and Romney, moving left, has pandered to the gay community.

And, with quisling Rubio in tow, Romney is etch-o-sketching his primary lies as to immigration.

Newt can have an excellent May adventure- if he can withstand the pressure to withdraw.

I'm in, til Newt's out.

1 posted on 04/24/2012 3:18:49 PM PDT by VinL
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To: VinL
This is totally irrelevant. The GOP “Presidential primary race” is over.

We in Texas are screwed again by the Kenyan imposter's Department of Injustice. Our primary is May 29 due to bungling by the State GOP party apparatus and Redistricting Federal Court battles instigated by the democraps and race mongers.

Seems the state GOP Party is as incompetent and clueless as the National GOP Party

2 posted on 04/24/2012 3:35:34 PM PDT by texican01
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To: VinL
I'm in, til Newt's out.

Me, too. Support Romney? If he wins the nomination, I may go there. But for now, the last thing I want is having to choose between Romney and Obama.

3 posted on 04/24/2012 3:38:34 PM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (It's not over yet. Newt 2012.)
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To: texican01

It is not irrelevant. Romney losing the largest Red State would be quite a thing, especially so going into the Convention. It would show weakness and an unwillingness by the Tea Party/Conservatives to roll over and play dead while we still have a voice.

It could quite literally be a last-second field goal that propels Newt to a nomination via a brokered convention.


4 posted on 04/24/2012 3:42:18 PM PDT by BrewingFrog (I brew, therefore I am!)
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To: VinL
Paul most likely won't be that much of a factor if the 08 primary is any indication. That said neither was Romney that much of a factor either.

2008 Republican Party Primary Election

3/4/2008

RACE NAME PARTY CANVASS VOTES PERCENT
President/Vice-President
Hugh Cort REP 728 0.05%
Rudy Giuliani REP 6,038 0.44%
Mike Huckabee REP 518,002 38.02%
Duncan Hunter REP 8,222 0.60%
Alan Keyes REP 8,260 0.60%
John McCain REP 697,767 51.21%
Ron Paul REP 66,360 4.87%
Mitt Romney REP 27,264 2.00%
Fred Thompson REP 11,503 0.84%
Hoa Tran REP 604 0.04%
Uncommitted REP 17,574 1.29%
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Race Total 1,362,322

5 posted on 04/24/2012 3:44:45 PM PDT by deport (.............God Bless Texas............)
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To: texican01

This is totally irrelevant.
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Texican, I researched this piece. I took the time to craft an involved comment. All this, to keep someone like you informed on the current status of events.

And, what’s my thanks? Nada— “it’s irrelevant”.

Come on- friend- Texas is bigger than that.


6 posted on 04/24/2012 3:50:18 PM PDT by VinL (It is better to suffer every wrong, than to consent to wrong.)
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To: VinL

You realize that this poll is nothing but bad news for Gingrich. I can’t believe someone blogged this and you posted it as if it were something good for Newt. PPP hasn’t polled Texas since January. In what may well be their final poll here, Willard is actually winning Texas by 10 points and winning the Tea Party vote in Texas by 44-38. Not long ago virtually no one thought Romney could even win a primary in Texas if he had any competition, and now he is beating Newt (who is supposed to be strongest in the South) here. Further, the last time this firm (Democratic firm PPP) polled Texas, Romney had 44/44 favorable/unfavorable - now his favorability is +43% at 66/23.


7 posted on 04/24/2012 3:51:17 PM PDT by Longbow1969
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To: VinL

He is Obiwan Kenobi, our last hope. May The Force be with him.


8 posted on 04/24/2012 3:53:06 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: VinL
Texican, I researched this piece. I took the time to craft an involved comment. All this, to keep someone like you informed on the current status of events.

...and THIS Texan thanks you for it.

Go Newt!

9 posted on 04/24/2012 3:55:33 PM PDT by houeto
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To: texican01

This May 29 date was the result of actions by the damn Yellerdog Dems, not TexGOP.


10 posted on 04/24/2012 3:56:33 PM PDT by X-spurt (Its time for ON YOUR FEET or on your knees)
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To: VinL; texican01

Texas could save us from Romney. Those here who have given up need to cowboy up and fight like ell instead of trotting out the line of the MSM and GOPe. It sickens me to see how many who call themselves conservatives have thrown in the towel already. I say fight on with Newt until the convention.


11 posted on 04/24/2012 3:57:37 PM PDT by CynicalBear
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To: VinL
I am not sure what makes anyone think Newt has a chance in TX - he has not been well received here and races like Grant Stinchfield vs. Ken marchant show that republicans want to kick the old guard out. Newt is old guard.

Newt is to republican voters what Kay Bailey was - insider. She has retired...before a second defeat. I liked her she is good on foreign policy and many conservative ideas - but she is a big spender too.

12 posted on 04/24/2012 4:01:29 PM PDT by q_an_a (the more laws the less justice)
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To: VinL

“Newt can have an excellent May adventure- if he can withstand the pressure to withdraw.”

Go Newt!


13 posted on 04/24/2012 4:05:22 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (Why do you seek the living among the dead? (Luke 24:5))
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To: Longbow1969

You realize that this poll is nothing but bad news for Gingrich. I can’t believe someone blogged this and you posted it
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Well, in that I know you don’t like the architect of the 1994 Republican Revolution, and in that I know you are obsessed with following his threads nonetheless, I obviously posted it to make you feel better.

Feel better?????


14 posted on 04/24/2012 4:06:10 PM PDT by VinL (It is better to suffer every wrong, than to consent to wrong.)
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To: q_an_a
Newt is to republican voters what Kay Bailey was - insider. She has retired...before a second defeat. I liked her she is good on foreign policy and many conservative ideas - but she is a big spender too.

Well, they can have Newt, or they can have Romney. Which will it be?

15 posted on 04/24/2012 4:09:43 PM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (Anybody but Obama and Romney)
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To: VinL

At daybreak tomorrow, I’m gonna sit out on my porch with my .22 rifle and start pickin’ off crow for a very big FR bbq.

Now, I don’t yet know who all will be eatin’ ‘em, but one thing is certain, it’s gonna take a lot of crow to have enough to go around. ;>)

I’ve never eaten crow... I keep thinking that if they were any good to eat, you would be able to buy them at Safeway or Walmart. Heck, you might even need a special license to shoot ‘em.

When I was 10 years old, a neighbor boy, Hanky, told me that his dad made him shoot robins. Hanky said his family eat ‘em. Hanky had bright red hair, and because I had never before seen a redhead, I thought he was kinda weird anyway. I wonder if Hanky still eats robins and if he doesn’t, would he still have that bright red hair?

Well, if anyone would prefer I shoot a few robins, you should speak up now.

I don’t mind shootin’ crows, but I sure hope I don’t get stuck eating any of ‘em.

GO NEWT GO.......


16 posted on 04/24/2012 4:10:24 PM PDT by Gator113 (***YOU GAVE it to Obama. I would have voted for NEWT.~Just livin' life, my way~)
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To: q_an_a

Newt is old guard.
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Respectfully, he is not. If he were, the Gop-e, the media and the “conservative” commentariat would not be insanely committed to his destruction. They love the establishment old guard.

Now, you don’t wish to vote for Newt— perhaps you prefer the socialist Romney- that’s fine— your franchise and all that.

But, there is absolutely nothing “old guard” about Newt.


17 posted on 04/24/2012 4:16:25 PM PDT by VinL (It is better to suffer every wrong, than to consent to wrong.)
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To: Gator113
When I was 10 years old, a neighbor boy, Hanky, told me that his dad made him shoot robins. Hanky said his family eat ‘em. Hanky had bright red hair, and because I had never before seen a redhead, I thought he was kinda weird anyway.

No way! *I'M* Hanky! Stinky, is that you? How ya been all these years????

j/k, actually I'm just pulling your leg. I don't have red hair, I've never eaten a robin, and I've never met you in my life/

18 posted on 04/24/2012 4:18:59 PM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (Anybody but Obama and Romney)
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To: BrewingFrog
propels Newt to a nomination via a brokered convention

Why would the convention pick someone who couldn't beat Romney in the primaries?

19 posted on 04/24/2012 4:19:33 PM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I carrying this lantern? you ask. I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: VinL

FINALLY!

MY State gets a say, and I will tell you now

TEXAS doesn’t want that SOB Romney!


20 posted on 04/24/2012 4:23:34 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Go Newt!)
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