Fox News:
Tea Party Vaults Gingrich into First
11:24 AM, Nov 17, 2011 • By _JEFFREY H. ANDERSON_
(http://www.weeklystandard.com/author/jeffrey-h.-anderson)
_The latest Fox News poll shows_
(http://www.foxnews.com/interactive/politics/2011/11/16/fox-news-poll-gingrich-and-romney-top-gop-nominee-picks/)
Newt Gingrich leading the Republican presidential field, edging Mitt Romney.
Gingrich now has the support of 23 percent of Republicans and
Republican-leaning independents, compared with 22 percent for Romney, 15
percent for
Herman Cain, 8 percent for Ron Paul, 7 percent for Rick Perry, 6 percent for
Michele Bachmann, 3 percent for Jon Huntsman, and 2 percent for Rick
Santorum.
Support for Gingrich has almost doubled over the past three weeks. Over
that span, Gingrich is up 11 percentage points, Bachmann and Huntsman are up
3 points apiece, Romney is up 2 points, Paul and Santorum are down 1 point
apiece, Perry is down 3 points, and Cain is down 9 points. The number of
respondents who are either undecided or want someone else has dropped from
17 to 14 percent.
Gingrich’s lead among potential Republican primary voters is driven
largely by his support among those who consider themselves to be part of the
Tea
Party movement. Gingrich has the support of 35 percent of Tea Party
voters, which equals the tally for Cain (20 percent) and Romney (15 percent)
combined. No other candidate has double-digit support among the Tea Party.
The poll shows both Gingrich and Romney faring far better versus President
Obama than they did five months ago. In June, Gingrich trailed Obama by
19 points (53 to 34 percent). He has since closed that gap by 14 points and
trails by just 5 (46 to 41 percent). In June, Romney trailed Obama by 7
points (48 to 41 percent). He has since moved up 9 points and leads Obama
by 2 (44 to 42 percent).
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