Three polls put Romney at top of SC GOP primary field

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http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2012/jan/06/romney-leading-choice-among-sc-gop-voters-new-poll/

By Schuyler Kropf
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Originally published 12:22 p.m., January 6, 2012
Updated 02:29 p.m., January 6, 2012

Mitt Romney remains the new and overwhelming choice among South Carolina Republicans in three polls released Friday, though the field is sure to narrow and race to tighten after Tuesday’s New Hampshire.

CNN/Time/ORC International gave Romney a commanding 37 percent, with Rick Santorum at 19 percent and Newt Gingrich on his heels at 18 percent.

A closer fight is projected by Rasmussen, which gave Romney 27 percent on Friday and Santorum an extremely close 24 percent.

The American Research Group called in 37 percent for Romney but with a tie between Santorum and Gingrich for second place, at 24 points each.

[cthulu2016]

1. The race is sure to tighten???

"though the field is sure to narrow and race to tighten after Tuesday’s New Hampshire."

That's odd. Since the person in first place in 3 SC polls will romp to victory in NH it isn't obvious why the race would surely tighten.


I think it may well, but it isn't "sure".

[underpants]

4. There is a overly large evangelical element in SC

The Frothy one will have a good showing there but he will get wiped away on super tuesday

[DCBob]

2. If Romney wins SC its over.

That will be 3 in a row in 3 different parts of the country.

[kentuck]

3. Repubs are about to experience a severe case of buyers remorse...

and there will be no turning back.

[RBInMaine]

5. The problem is the ultra-TeaNut vote keeps getting split up. So Flippy Romney is the default guy.