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A new poll shows former House speaker Newt Gingrich creeping closer to frontrunner Mitt Romney in the race for South Carolina.
The InsiderAdvantage poll surveyed 726 likely GOP primary voters on Wednesday, the day after Romney won the New Hampshire primary.
Here are the complete results:
- Mitt Romney: 23 percent
- Newt Gingrich: 21 percent
- Rick Santorum: 14 percent
- Ron Paul: 13 percent
- Jon Huntsman: 7 percent
- Rick Perry: 5 percent
Romney's two-point lead was smaller than his lead in polls released last week. Those polls also showed Gingrich and Santorum in a virtual dead-heat, while the latest poll shows Gingrich with a more secure hold on second place.
Even with the latest poll, Romney maintains a nine-point lead over Gingrich according to the RealClearPolitics average of all recent South Carolina polls.
Polls have been a rollercoaster throughout the campaign, but as the date of the primary nears, they tend to become more accurate.
Marge Robertson
10:03 am on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
I want Newt Gingrich to win! He's the only candidate that can beat Obama!! Enough said. What's wrong with these voting people? Are they deaf, ignorant or just plain stupid??? They don't know phony when they hear it! We had that happen in 2008 and look where we are. We need bold, enthusiastic, and downright plan changing for this country! Please vote Newt!!!