Ron Paul Moves Into Top Tier in South Carolina

[howardroark]

Poll: Ron Paul moves into top tier in South Carolina

Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, has moved into the top tier in South Carolina. Mr. Paul surged four percentage points in the latest Rasmussen Reports poll of likely South Carolina Republican primary voters to tie former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum with 16 percent of the votes each.

The poll, released Friday, was conducted after Tuesday’s New Hampshire Primary. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney bested former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the South Carolina poll by a margin of 7 percentage points.

Exactly one week ago, Rasmussen Reports polled the Palmetto State. At that time, Mr. Paul had 12 percent of the votes and Mr. Santorum had 19 percent of the votes. A week later, Mr. Paul has trended up 4 percentage points and Mr. Santorum has trended down 3 percentage points.

The latest South Carolina poll is also good news for the Gingrich campaign and bad news for the Romney campaign. Mr. Romney is down 9 percentage points to 28 percent of the votes and Mr. Gingrich is up 3 percentage points to 21 percentage points.

Read more: http://www.thestatecolumn.com/south-carolina/poll-ron-paul-moves-into-top-tier-in-south-carolina/#ixzz1jMMLfNyE

If Ron Paul can continue this trend, he could move up to second place in SC.

[Soul Crusher]

New poll in S.C. indicates tight race for top spot - with Paul 20, Perry 9, Santorum 7
CNN Political Ticker ^ | January 13, 2012 | Paul Steinhauser

Posted on Friday, January 13, 2012 12:52:16 PM by Cincinatus' Wife

(CNN) - With eight days to go until the South Carolina primary, a new poll suggests a close contest in the first southern state to vote in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

According to an American Research Group survey released Friday morning, 29% of likely Palmetto State GOP primary voters say they're backing Mitt Romney, with 25% supporting former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Romney's four-point margin over Gingrich is within the poll's sampling error.

The survey indicates Rep. Ron Paul of Texas at 20%, Texas Gov. Rick Perry at 9%, former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania at 7%, and former Utah Gov. and former U.S. ambassador to China Jon Huntsman at 1%, with 7% undecided.

The poll was conducted Wednesday and Thursday, after Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. Romney, the former governor of neighboring Massachusetts, won nearly 40% of the vote in New Hampshire, with Paul, the longtime congressman who's making his third bid for the White House, finishing a strong second.

Paul has surged 11 points and Santorum has dropped 17 points since ARG's last survey in South Carolina, which was conducted after Iowa's January 3 caucuses and before New Hampshire's primary. Perry has jumped 7 points since the earlier survey, with Gingrich inching up two points and Romney losing two points. Romney edged out Santorum by eight votes to win Iowa's caucuses. Paul came in third place.


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Wow.   RP is moving up.  He is getting a ton of positive press in NYC locally. 

Geraldo Rivera and Imus both said locally they are liking ron paul more and more.


Geraldo actually said he is fighting with his wife over RP.   

[Hugo Chavez]

Geraldo Rivera and Imus both said locally they are liking ron paul more and more.


Geraldo actually said he is fighting with his wife over RP.   

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

considering how passionate Geraldo is about Israel and zionism, and the popular myth in the media that Paul is anti Israel, this is huge!  Geraldo has said several times he would die for Israel lol...

[Soul Crusher]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

considering how passionate Geraldo is about Israel and zionism, and the popular myth in the media that Paul is anti Israel, this is huge!  Geraldo has said several times he would die for Israel lol...

Geraldo just got a spot on WABC 770 here which is a mamoth talk radio station and he talks about his support for RP every day.   He said his wife is jewish and does not like RP for that reason, but he said she is begging him to stop with his support for him.  LOL.

imus too said at first he did not like RP, but likes him more and more.   

[Soul Crusher]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

considering how passionate Geraldo is about Israel and zionism, and the popular myth in the media that Paul is anti Israel, this is huge!  Geraldo has said several times he would die for Israel lol...

[Hugo Chavez]

Geraldo just got a spot on WABC 770 here which is a mamoth talk radio station and he talks about his support for RP every day.   He said his wife is jewish and does not like RP for that reason, but he said she is begging him to stop with his support for him.  LOL.

imus too said at first he did not like RP, but likes him more and more.   

Geraldo is Jewish too.  On his mother's side.  I guess he was raised Jewish...

[Soul Crusher]

Geraldo is Jewish too.  On his mother's side.  I guess he was raised Jewish...

Gerald is definately a RP fan.    Imus too has come to be a RP fan.   


if RP sticks with his bread and butter about the Fed and Inflation he will keep sailing.   He offers an answer why people are feeling squeezed beyond belief that no one else offers.   

[headhuntersix]

He needs to stay domestic.....and he needs to hammer Obama more.

[Roger Bacon]

I use to be extremely annoyed by Geraldo, he has redeemed himself.

[Hugo Chavez]

He needs to stay domestic.....and he needs to hammer Obama more.

LOL and then what?  You'll support him? 

considering how outraged you've acted toward paul, I'm shocked your post didn't just read: "he needs to drop out of the primary"

[Soul Crusher]

POLL: Paul surges, Santorum Plunges in South Carolina (Drudge Headline)
American Research Group Inc (Drudge Report) ^ | 1/13/11




Mitt Romney leads the South Carolina Republican presidential primary with 29%. Newt Gingrich is in second place with 25% and Ron Paul is in third place with 20%.

Paul has gained the most and Rick Santorum has lost the most since the last American Research Group survey on January 4-5. In that survey, Paul was at 9% and Santorum was at 24%.

Gingrich and Romney are tied among self-identified Republicans with 29% each, followed by Paul with 18%. Paul leads among independents and Democrats with 29%, followed by Romney with 27%, Gingrich with 12%, and Rick Perry with 11%.

Gingrich leads among those likely primary voters saying they are supporters of the Tea Party with 28%, followed by Romney with 24%, Paul with 20%, and Santorum with 11%. Romney leads with 33% among those saying they are not supporters of the Tea Party or are undecided about the Tea Party, followed by Gingrich with 23%, and Paul with 21%.

Gingrich leads among evangelical Christians with 40%, followed by Perry with 15%, Romney with 13%, Santorum with 12%, and Paul with 10%. Among likely voters saying they are not evangelical Christians, Romney leads with 48% and followed by Paul with 33%.

Gingrich leads among men with 29%, followed by Paul with 23%, Romney at 18%, and Santorum with 14%. Among women, Romney leads with 38%, followed Gingrich with 22%, and Paul with 18%.


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[240 is Back]

santorum... plunger... i see what you did there, drudge. 

[howardroark]

santorum... plunger... i see what you did there, drudge. 

LMAO!

[outby43]

Gonna be a tight race.  I just don't understand these Tea Party people.  Ron Paul basically founded the damn movement then they take their vote elsewhere.  Was there something Ron did to sour their taste of him?

[Bindare_Dundat]

Gonna be a tight race.  I just don't understand these Tea Party people.  Ron Paul basically founded the damn movement then they take their vote elsewhere.  Was there something Ron did to sour their taste of him?

The Tea PArty movement was highjacked and what you see is the deformed version. A fucking cancer.