Reuters/Ipsos SC Poll: Ron Paul tied for second at 16% [QUESTIONABLE SAMPLE]

[pauliticalfan]

This being said, I'm kind of pissed at Nate. He seems to be included that bullshit "private" poll that was on Politico in his calculations that had Ron at 10%. Even this poll seems more reliable than that one.

 

[danielboon]

Poll: Romney has big lead in S. Carolina, Gingrich fades

WASHINGTON - Republican US presidential candidate Mitt Romney has opened a wide lead over all his rivals in the South Carolina primary election race and former front-runner Newt Gingrich has fallen dramatically, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Romney, who sealed his leading status after winning the Republican contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, could extinguish his rivals' hopes of becoming their party's nominee with a victory in South Carolina.

The survey found 37 percent of the southern state's voters support Romney. Congressman Ron Paul and former Senator Rick Santorum tied for second place with 16 percent support.http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=253637:D

 

[Sola_Fide]

Guys, if we pulled off a second place finish...even if we are more than 10 points behind Romney...that would be a profound statement!

 

[danielboon]

yes it would

 

[nano1895]

Second would reinforce our anti-Romney position

 

[OrbitzXT]

Isn't this bad news? I actually preferred the poll where he was 29, Gingrich 25 and Paul at 20. It seems Newt's attacks just give Romney more support than it takes away.

 

[Karsten]

Isn't this bad news? I actually preferred the poll where he was 29, Gingrich 25 and Paul at 20. It seems Newt's attacks just give Romney more support than it takes away.

I did too.

 

[OrbitzXT]

I was hoping we'd get Tom Davis' endorsement tomorrow, combined with our ads and the debate we could actually win. But if Newt implodes and hands votes to Romney then it's just gonna be another 2nd..maybe 3rd place finish.

 

[lucent]

Isn't this bad news? I actually preferred the poll where he was 29, Gingrich 25 and Paul at 20. It seems Newt's attacks just give Romney more support than it takes away.

Your preferred poll was ARG which is notoriously inaccurate.

 

[specsaregood]

Your preferred poll was ARG which is notoriously inaccurate.

and the one referenced here is an online poll. lol

 

[OrbitzXT]

and the one referenced here is an online poll. lol

Yeah I just read that, I'm going to ignore this one. It's not so much Romney winning that annoys me, I don't want Frothy or Perry to have even a decent showing..so they're more likely to finally get out.

 

[Liberty74]

So the pumping of Romney with a fake poll as begun?

Online poll of registered voters....

 

[bobburn]

This is a Reuters/Ipsos poll, so the "online poll" is likely sent out to registered voters who have signed up to be polled via email by this group. I participate in several polls from firms that do this (Zogby for instance).

 

[bobbyw24]

Romney opens 21-point lead in South Carolina: Reuters/Ipsos poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has opened a wide lead over his rivals in the South Carolina primary election race, trouncing Newt Gingrich and gaining momentum in his march toward the party's nomination, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.

Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, could all but quash his rivals' presidential aspirations with a victory in South Carolina on January 21 after winning the first state-by-state nominating contests in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Voters in South Carolina - who have favored Republicans in nine of the last 10 presidential elections - appear to have shrugged off attacks on Romney by rivals who accuse him of killing jobs as a private equity executive for Bain Capital in the 1990s.

The poll showed 37 percent of South Carolina Republican voters back Romney. Congressman Ron Paul and former Senator Rick Santorum tied for second place with 16 percent support.

http://news.yahoo.com/romney-opens-21-point-lead-south-carolina-reuters-230825329.html

 

[Tyler_Durden]

The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online from January 10-13 with a sample of 995 South Carolina registered voters. It included 398 Republicans and 380 Democrats.
Statistical margins of error are not applicable to online surveys but this poll has a credibility interval of plus or minus 5 percentage points for Republicans and 3.4 percentage points for all voters.

http://news.yahoo.com/romney-opens-21-point-lead-south-carolina-reuters-230825329.html

 

[JJ2]

ROMNEY SURGE!

Disgusting.

Another fake surge that could turn into a real surge, based on a fake poll.

 

[OrbitzXT]

Second pretty much seals the deal for Romney, Im afraid.

No it doesn't, but other candidates need to start getting out. I'm hoping at the very least Perry gets out after SC. And I hope Santorum does poorly so he doesn't get any false hope and stay in. Newt will stay in till Florida I think, even with his implosion.

 

[daviddee]

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[pauliticalfan]

http://news.yahoo.com/romney-opens-21-point-lead-south-carolina-reuters-230825329.html

Wait, so January 10th was one of the days? I'm assuming that would have taken place before the New Hampshire results were known. We could be even higher, no?

 

[Carole]

They'll be pushing Santorum hard this week to overtake Dr. Paul.