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  • Obama still tops Romney by seven in Ohio

    05/08/2012 10:37:12 AM PDT · by BigEdLB · 13 replies
    PPP ^ | 5/8/2012 | Tom Jensen
    Raleigh, N.C. – When PPP last polled Ohio a little over four months ago, Mitt Romney trailed President Obama by seven points. He has not made up any ground since, and the apparent establishment choice for his running mate, the state’s freshman Sen. Rob Portman, would not help him to catch up much.
  • Santorum now leads Romney in latest (liberal) Pew poll (+2%) and in RCP average (+1.3%)!

    02/13/2012 12:29:25 PM PST · by DestroyLiberalism · 26 replies
    The Pew Research Center ^ | Monday, February 13, 2012 | Pew Research
    Santorum Catches Romney in GOP Race Rick Santorum’s support among Tea Party Republicans and white evangelicals is surging, and he now has pulled into a virtual tie with Mitt Romney in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. In polling conducted Feb. 8-12, 30% of Republican and Republican leaning registered voters favor Santorum while 28% favor Romney. As recently as a month ago, Romney held a 31% to 14% advantage over Santorum among all GOP voters. Santorum is now the clear favorite of Republican and GOP-leaning voters who agree with the Tea Party, as well as white evangelical Republicans. Currently,...
  • Santorum moves ahead in Michigan (Santorum 39, Romney 24, Paul 12, Gingrich 11)

    02/13/2012 8:12:57 AM PST · by TexasFreeper2009 · 246 replies
    Public Policy Polling ^ | 2/13/12 | staff
    Rick Santorum's taken a large lead in Michigan's upcoming Republican primary. He's at 39% to 24% for Mitt Romney, 12% for Ron Paul, and 11% for Newt Gingrich. Santorum's rise is attributable to two major factors: his own personal popularity (a stellar 67/23 favorability) and GOP voters increasingly souring on Gingrich. Santorum's becoming something closer and closer to a consensus conservative candidate as Gingrich bleeds support. Santorum's winning an outright majority of the Tea Party vote with 53% to 22% for Romney and 10% for Gingrich. He comes close to one with Evangelicals as well at 48% to 20% for...
  • Santorum Now Leads Romney in Michigan [Troubling Signs for Romney: PPP Tweet]

    02/11/2012 10:23:10 AM PST · by Steelfish · 63 replies
    Santorum Now Leads Romney in Michigan February 11th, 2012 | Author: Ben Hart Rick Santorum now leads Mitt Romney in Michigan — the state where Mitt’s dad was governor, according to a tweet by Public Policy Polling. The PPP tweet says: “Santorum topping Romney on the first night of our Michigan poll. This may be the biggest surge yet.”
  • Santorum surges into the lead

    02/11/2012 6:22:37 AM PST · by TexasFreeper2009 · 1 replies
    Public Policy Polling ^ | 2/11/12 | staff
    Riding a wave of momentum from his trio of victories on Tuesday Rick Santorum has opened up a wide lead in PPP's newest national poll. He's at 38% to 23% for Mitt Romney, 17% for Newt Gingrich, and 13% for Ron Paul. Part of the reason for Santorum's surge is his own high level of popularity. 64% of voters see him favorably to only 22% with a negative one. But the other, and maybe more important, reason is that Republicans are significantly souring on both Romney and Gingrich. Romney's favorability is barely above water at 44/43, representing a 23 point...
  • PPP Poll Missouri (tweet) Santorum 45, Romney 32, Paul 19

    02/06/2012 8:19:30 PM PST · by TexasFreeper2009 · 47 replies
    Public Policy Polling ^ | 2/6/12 | staff
    PublicPolicyPolling@ppppollsReply Retweet Favorite · Open Missouri is Santorum 45, Romney 32, Paul 19
  • PPP Poll Minnesota (tweet) Santorum 33, Romney 24, Gingrich 22, Paul 20

    02/06/2012 8:04:13 PM PST · by TexasFreeper2009 · 101 replies
    Public Policy Polling ^ | 2/6/12 | staff
    PublicPolicyPolling@ppppollsReply Retweet Favorite · Open Minnesota is Santorum 33, Romney 24, Gingrich 22, Paul 20. 35% still say they could change their minds though...
  • Company challenges award of travel plaza contract

    02/01/2012 2:04:00 AM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 2 replies
    The Baltimore Sun ^ | January 31, 2012 | Candus Thomson
    The multimillion-dollar contract to turn Maryland's travel plazas on Interstate 95 over to an out-of-state company is being challenged by a Bethesda-based firm that says the bidding process favored the eventual winner. HMSHost has filed a protest with the Maryland Transportation Authority, saying that bid specifications to replace the Maryland House and Chesapeake House were too vague and that Areas USA, a Florida company, was the only bidder allowed to sweeten its offer. "This is like a kick in the gut and we're trying to get our breath back," said Michael Jones, the HMSHost vice president who put the bid...
  • Two I-95 travel plazas to be rebuilt in revenue-sharing plan

    01/23/2012 8:41:27 PM PST · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 32 replies
    The Baltimore Sun ^ | January 23, 2012 | Candus Thomson
    Maryland has taken the first step toward replacing its two travel plazas on Interstate 95 north of Baltimore with expansive, airy welcome centers filled with amenities and operated by a company with years of experience serving travelers. The two-year, $56 million project to rebuild Maryland House and Chesapeake House as a public-private partnership with Areas USA was approved Monday by the Maryland Transportation Authority board. The deal requires the approval of the Board of Public Works next month and review by the General Assembly. The state would retain ownership and oversight of the plazas, while Areas USA would operate and...
  • Newt up 5 in Florida (Newt leads by +5%)

    01/23/2012 5:08:08 PM PST · by Utmost Certainty · 17 replies · 1+ views
    PPP Polls ^ | January 23, 2012
    PPP's first post-South Carolina poll in Florida finds Newt Gingrich with a small lead. He's at 38% to 33% for Mitt Romney, 13% for Rick Santorum, and 10% for Ron Paul. Gingrich has gained 12 points since a PPP poll conducted in Florida a week ago. Romney has dropped 8 points. Paul and Santorum have pretty much remained in place. Their favorability numbers show similar trendlines. Gingrich's has increased 8 points from +15 (51/36) to +23 (57/34). Meanwhile Romney's has declined 13 points from +44 (68/24) to +31 (61/30). Here's the good news for Gingrich in this poll:
  • Newt expands South Carolina lead (Newt leads by 9%!)

    01/20/2012 7:37:05 PM PST · by Utmost Certainty · 73 replies
    PPP Polls ^ | January 20, 2012
    Newt Gingrich heads into South Carolina election day as the clear front runner in the state: he's now polling at 37% to 28% for Mitt Romney, 16% for Rick Santorum, and 14% for Ron Paul. Gingrich's lead has actually increased in the wake of his ex-wife's controversial interview with ABC. Although one night poll results should always be interpreted with caution, he led the final night of the field period by a 40-26 margin. One thing that continues to work to his advantage are the debates. 60% of primary voters report having watched the one last night, and Gingrich has...
  • Gingrich Maintains 6 Point Lead (In S.C. Released FIVE Minutes Ago!)

    01/19/2012 7:23:39 PM PST · by tcrlaf · 123 replies
    PPP ^ | 1-19-12 | Tom Jensen
    Thursday may have been one of the most eventful days of the Republican campaign so far, but the state of the race in South Carolina didn't change much. Newt Gingrich continues to lead Mitt Romney by 6 points, 35-29, with Ron Paul and Rick Santorum each tied for third at 15%. Revelations from the Marianne Gingrich interview haven't taken a toll on Newt's image yet. For the first time in our South Carolina tracking this month his favorability is better than Romney's, with 53% of voters holding a positive opinion of him compared to 51% for his chief competitor. Gingrich's...
  • South Carolina poll: Gingrich by six? (PPP One-day Snapshot)

    01/19/2012 2:12:53 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 4 replies
    Hotair ^ | 01/19/2012 | Allahpundit
    Something to whet your appetite for tonight’s Thunderdome debate. Could Newtmentum really have shot him to a six-point lead after he trailed Romney by double digits just a few days ago? Note that PPP’s data comes from a one-day snapshot, which means a smaller-than-usual sample, which in turn means a larger-than-usual margin of error of five points. Newt’s may very well be leading right now, but … by six?Even so, as I write this, InTrade gives him a 42.5 percent chance of winning on Saturday. After Perry’s endorsement, Palin’s quasi-endorsement, and Santorum’s fade, who wants to bet against him? This...
  • Obama Up 5 On Romney Nationally ["A Colbert bid could be a blessing in disguise for the GOP"]

    01/17/2012 2:39:16 PM PST · by fight_truth_decay · 30 replies
    publicpolicypolling ^ | January 17, 2012 | PPPStaff
    PPP's first national poll of 2012 finds Barack Obama with his best standing against Mitt Romney since last May, right after the killing of Osama bin Laden. Obama leads Romney 49-44. It's not as if Obama's suddenly become popular. He remains under water with 47% of voters approving of him to 50% who disapprove. Romney's even less popular, with only 35% rating him favorably while 53% have a negative opinion of him. Over the last month Romney's seen his negatives with independents rise from 46% to 54%, suggesting that the things he has to say and do to win the...
  • Headed for a Photo Finish in Iowa (PPP Poll: Paul-20, Mitt-19, Santorum-18, Newt-14, Perry-10)

    01/01/2012 9:31:16 PM PST · by TBBT · 134 replies
    PPP ^ | 1/1/2012 | PPP
    Raleigh, N.C. – The Republican caucus in Iowa is headed for a photo finish, with the three leading contenders all within two points of each other. Ron Paul is at 20%, Mitt Romney at 19%, and Rick Santorum at 18%. Rounding out the field are Newt Gingrich at 14%, Rick Perry at 10%, Michele Bachmann at 8%, Jon Huntsman at 4%, and Buddy Roemer at 2%.
  • About that Iowa Poll Sample [PPP]

    12/20/2011 10:27:51 AM PST · by freespirited · 14 replies
    Politico ^ | 12/19/11 | Jonathan Martin
    Without another Ann Selzer Iowa poll until the first of the year, the political class is now largely analyzing the caucuses through robo polls, internal campaign surveys and good old-fashioned anecdotal reporting.It's the first of these that gets the most attention - and sparks the most controversy.After the Democratic-aligned PPP - which has gotten some important races right -- posted their latest Iowa survey last night showing Ron Paul staking out a lead, the pushback quickly surfaced.At issue: whether PPP's sample is too heavy on Democrats and independents and is therefore skewing the results to make Paul seem stronger. (Any...
  • Newt leads nationally but what does it matter? (Newt-35, Mitt-22, Paul-11, Bachmann-7, Perry-4)

    12/20/2011 9:41:14 AM PST · by TBBT · 41 replies · 1+ views
    PPP ^ | 12/20/2011 | PPP
    It's been a bad week for Newt Gingrich in our early state Republican polling, but we still find him with a good sized lead nationally. He's at 35% to 22% for Mitt Romney, 11% for Ron Paul, 7% for Michele Bachmann, 6% for Rick Perry, 4% for Rick Santorum, 3% for Jon Huntsman, and 1% for Gary Johnson. On the surface that's good news for Gingrich but looking under the hood it's more bad news to some extent. We haven't done a national poll in 5 weeks, too long ago to make a good comparison, but on 6 state polls...
  • Debunking PPP in Iowa

    12/19/2011 7:10:48 AM PST · by TBBT · 19 replies
    Redstate ^ | 12/19/2011 | Neil Stevens
    I’ve been telling people PPP’s polling Iowa was making nonsense predictions. The pollster has doubled down. I’m going way out on a limb here, and if the actual results refudiate what I’m saying then I’m going to have to take some taunting, but I just don’t see how this poll remotely reflects reality, and I’m flatly saying it’s not predictive of the caucus results. The facts: 597 LVs, no mention of mobile handling. MoE 4. The results of this poll are going to get huge play. While they predict less for Mitt Romney than the apparent Rasmussen outlier for Romney,...
  • Surprise! Poll with ties to SEIU and Daily Kos says… Ron Paul getting close to leaders in Iowa

    12/13/2011 7:59:46 PM PST · by TBBT · 8 replies
    HotAir - Green Room ^ | 12/13/2011 | DIRECTORBLUE
    Before you put too much stock in the most recent PPP poll, you may want to review this April 2011 Hill article:
  • PPP POLL BOMBSHELL: Ron Paul Is Close To A Win In Iowa

    12/13/2011 2:43:30 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 175 replies · 1+ views
    Business Insider ^ | 12/13/2011 | Grace Wyler
    Ron Paul, the once-forgotten presidential candidate, is picking up steam in Iowa and now appears poised to overtake frontrunner Newt Gingrich, according to a new survey released today from the left-leaning Public Policy Polling. The poll finds support for Gingrich has slipped to 22%, with Ron Paul just behind with 21%. Mitt Romney trails in third place with 16%. That's a five-point drop in favorability for Gingrich, who has raced to the top of the Republican presidential field over the past month. PPP found Gingrich's favorability numbers have fallen 19 points over the past week. Meanwhile, support for Paul is...