Posted on 03/02/2012 8:17:04 AM PST by PSYCHO-FREEP
The Republican Primary race in Ohio is one of the biggest prizes on Super Tuesday, and it’s now a tossup.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Primary Voters in Ohio, taken last night, shows former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum attracting 33% of the vote and Mitt Romney earning 31%. That’s a significant tightening of the race. Two weeks ago, Santorum led Romney by 18 percentage points.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is now in third place with 15% of the vote, and Texas Congressman Ron Paul runs last with 11% support. Two percent (2%) prefer another candidate, and eight percent (8%) remain undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
If it’s a two-man race, Santorum and Romney are tied at 43% each. That, too, represents a huge change. Two weeks ago, Santorum led Romney by 28 points in a head-to-head matchup in Ohio.
Romney’s gains in Ohio mirror his surge nationwide following victories Tuesday in the Arizona and Michigan primaries. The former Massachusetts governor now leads Santorum among Likely GOP Primary voters nationwide by a 40% to 24% margin.
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Humblegunner has the ‘secret code’ that keeps his account alive..
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I was thinking Romney got the pole, like Nascar—he starts first. Doesn’t mean he will or has stayed in that position! At least I hope not...
Santorum got too far ahead of himself, stumbled, and let his mouth do him in.
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That’s the friggin’ truth. Every time he opens his mouth, I get nervous; you never know what’s gonna come out. (Plus, he got a little cocky; lost his humility which was a drawing card for him.)
WTH??? Why can’t Santorum hold a lead? He gets a double digit lead against Romney in state after state, and next thing you know, RINO-Rom has caught up with him. Whassup with that?
If Santorum doesn’t win Ohio, it is highly unlikely there will be a brokered or a contested convention.
Even if Santorum does manage a narrow victory, the chances of any real convention drama are still rather slim.
I only get concerned for my and my kids future, if he is surging on a Poll.
Mitt will pick Rubio or Rand Paul for his VP. And you all will line up behind as you should.
LLS
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