Ron Paul the Second Choice of 19% of Huntsman's Supporters in South Carolina

[RonPaulFanInGA]

https://twitter.com/#!/ppppolls/status/158735768867708928

2nd choice of Huntsman supporters in South Carolina: Romney 38, Paul 19, Perry/Gingrich 8

 

[Varin]

Yeah but he was polling at 1%, less than Colbert.

 

[mavtek]

That's not surprising to me, but I just wish they'd realize that he's dead in the water. The good news there is that he's taking from Romney at a higher clip, the problem is how many of them will go to the polls and switch to Mittens when it's time to vote.

 

[kylejack]

Yeah but he was polling at 1%, less than Colbert.

5%

 

[wgadget]

Huntsman is quitting the race, thus the post.

 

[mstrmac1]

Thats like... 27 votes ! Yippeeeeeeeee!

 

[wgadget]

Every little bit helps!!! : )

 

[nowwearefree]

i think its good news for us, people that vote for Hunstman either vote for Romney or us, and im fine with Mitt winning first and us coming second
so all in all, very good news

I kind of like Huntsman, meaning i dun hate him, although i am not sure where he stands on most issues
but he seems like a normal guy if u compare him with herman cain, rick santorum , rick perry, bachman etc

 

[low preference guy]

so we'll improve 0.19%?

 

[GraspingForPeace]

so we'll improve 0.19%?

Theoretically, we could get a bump of about 1% if 19% of Huntsman voters go to Paul.

 

[P3ter_Griffin]

20% of 5% should give us a pretty 1%.

 

[kylejack]

5% * 19% = 0.95, so we gain roughly one percent in the PPP South Carolina polls.

New numbers: Romney ~30.5% Gingrich 24.4% Paul 16% Santorum 14% Perry 6.4% Roemer 1%

 

[PauliticsPolitics]

Yea.
We might go +1% in SC from the Huntsman drop.
Romney might get +2% out of it.
These sort of changes are negligible.
It won't be noticeable given margin of error, and more importantly, the fluidity of the race.
In the end, Huntsman and his numbers are truly negligible.

Bye Jon.

 

[economics102]

Yeah but he was polling at 1%, less than Colbert.

Yes but another poll showed Huntsman was the second choice of 40% of Colbert supporters. So it's more like 7% in total once Colbert inevitably drops out and belatedly endorses Huntsman.

 

[economics102]

We don't need to beat Romney in SC, we just need to finish 2nd. So the fact that more of Huntsman's non-Romney support goes to us than any other candidate is very good news even if this is ultimately a drop in the bucket -- it's still a good drop in the bucket.

 

[jersdream]

We just lost another point on Mittens. I'm sick to my stomach.

 

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

So what is that, 15 votes?

 

[lucent]

Yes but another poll showed Huntsman was the second choice of 40% of Colbert supporters. So it's more like 7% in total once Colbert inevitably drops out and belatedly endorses Huntsman.

Colbert was never in it to begin with.

 

[seawolf]

We need a Welcoming Thread for the Huntsman Supporters who will be looking for a new home, especially those in South Carolina and Florida.

 

[Feelgood]

5%

5% in SC, 1% nationally. So it would be of 1%