Poll: Men, evangelicals boost Santorum
(CNN) — A check expelled Wednesday showed Rick Santorum progressing his lead national among expected Republican voters, commanding his closest opposition Mitt Romney by a domain of 9 commission points.
The check from Quinnipiac University showed Santorum with a subsidy of 35% of purebred Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, compared to 26% for Romney. The dual other possibilities in a race, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul, were during 14% and 11%, respectively.
Fourteen percent pronounced they didn’t know who they were voting for or that a doubt didn’t apply.
Broken down further, a check showed Santorum’s support was strongest among Republican group and devout Christians. Santorum led Romney 35% to 24% among men, and 45% to 19% among white evangelicals.
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“Sen. Rick Santorum’s lead among Republican electorate and GOP-leaning independents is built on a votes of Republican men, tea celebration supporters and white devout Christians,” Peter A. Brown, partner executive of a Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, pronounced in a matter concomitant a poll’s release.
“Santorum is roving a movement call from his trifecta of victories in Missouri, Colorado and Minnesota, though so distant this year movement from one week has been a much-overhyped item by a time a subsequent turn of voting comes along,” Brown said.
When electorate were only asked to select between Santorum and Romney, a domain between a dual possibilities expanded. Santorum had a support of 50% of expected Republican voters, compared to 37% who went for Romney.
Most respondents, 54%, pronounced it was not expected during all a claimant not now in a competition would breeze adult apropos a 2012 Republican presidential nominee
But if such a claimant emerged, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would be a many popular, with a support of 33% of expected Republican voters. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush were during 20% and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels stood during 15%.
Forty-eight percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents pronounced carrying a claimant not now in a competition turn a hopeful would be bad for a GOP, compared to 37% who pronounced it would be good for a party.
The Quinnipiac University check was taken by phone Feb 14-20 from 2,605 purebred Republicans and Republican-leaning independents. The sampling blunder was and or reduction 2.9 commission points.
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