Newt Leads Nationally
Steven L. Taylor
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
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The latest Gallup Poll puts Newt Gingrich in the national lead for the GOP nomination:
Of course, there is no national primary, but this metric does substantially underscore Gingrich’s rise within the pool.
It does appear pretty clear that Cain’s supporters are going to Gingrich.
Romney’s boring steadiness continues.
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Steven L. Taylor is a retired Professor of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
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This is Gallup’s new Tracking poll, so it will be interesting to watch over the coming weeks/months.
@Doug Mataconis: Indeed.
I hope someone beyone the usual Beltway suspects writes a book about this GOP primary season because it’s an absolutely fascinating story. You’ve got the Not Romney factor, Perry’s faceplant, Cain’s explosion paving the way for Newt’s revival, the incredibly wrong-headed establishment attention given to Pawlenty and Hunstman, the Palin and Trump teases, Santorum’s thought provoking irrelevancy and more.
Mike