Santorum Surge: New Poll Shows Gains in Iowa, Closing in on Perry, Bachmann
Posted on | December 13, 2011 | 14 Comments
The Public Policy Polling article about their latest Iowa survey doesn’t even mention Rick Santorum — instead focusing on the closing gap between Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul — but when you look closer at the numbers, something else becomes apparent:
CANDIDATE ……… Dec. 3-5 … Dec. 11-13
Newt Gingrich ………………. 27% ……. 22%
Ron Paul ……………………… 18% ……. 21%
Mitt Romney ……………….. 16% ……. 16%
Michele Bachmann ……….. 13% ……. 11%
Rick Perry …………………… 9% ……. 9%
Rick Santorum …………….. 6% ……. 8%
Jon Huntsman …………….. 4% ……. 5%
Gary Johnson ……………… 1% ……. 1%
Gingrich and Bachmann have lost support in the past week, Romney and Perry are flat, and Paul and Santorum have gained ground. Santorum’s 2-point gain — 6% to 8% — may not seem like much, but consider that Perry has piled on $1 million in TV ads without any apparent effect, while Santorum is neck-and-neck without spending a dime on TV.
If the current trend continues another week, Santorum will be in fourth place, ahead of both Perry and Bachmann. And guess what?
RICK SANTORUM
‘NO SURRENDER’
MONEY BOMB
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- Dec. 12: SANTORUM EXPRESS UPDATE: Pulls Even With Bachmann in New Iowa Poll, Gains Endorsement by Influential Pastor
- Dec. 11: Santorum: Election ‘About Obama’
- Dec. 10: VIDEO: Santorum on Hannity
- Dec. 9: Santorum ‘Planning to Win’ in Iowa
- Dec. 9: Santorum Surge Gets Boost From Endorsements by Anti-Jihad Blogger, Conservative Billionaire and Iowa Secretary of State, But Mainly …
- Dec. 8: Miracles Keep Happening Every Day
- Dec. 8: ’10,000 Marbles, Please’
- Dec. 7: Rick Santorum: Praise by Sarah Palin ‘Absolutely Critical’ to His Money Surge
- Dec. 6: Guess Who Says, ‘Santorum’s Time’?
- Dec. 5: SANTORUM VOWS: ‘NO SURRENDER!’
- Dec. 4: SANTORUM EXPRESS SUNDAY: Conservative Gets Unexpected Endorsement by Tea Party Blogger
- Dec. 4: SANTORUM EXPRESS SUNDAY: Criticizes Newt Gingrich During Appearance on ABC’s ‘This Week’ UPDATE: Complete Video Added
- Dec. 4: SANTORUM EXPRESS SUNDAY: Complete Iowa Tour Schedule
- Dec. 3: Destination Iowa: The Intersection of Preparation and Opportunity
- Dec. 2: Santorum Praised by Sarah Palin on Fox; Endorsed by Key Iowa Evangelical Pastor
- Dec. 1: Campaign Update: Rick Santorum Adds Friday Event in Merrimack, N.H.
- Dec. 1: BULLETIN: Earthquake Hits Vanuatu as Santorum Vows on National TV: ‘We’re Going to Surprise a Lot of People’ in Iowa
- Dec. 1: Santorum Heading to N.H. Friday
- Nov. 22: Santorum Claims Victory in CNN Debate UPDATE: Gingrich Goes Soft?
- Nov. 16: Good Question, Tina
- Nov. 12: RICK SANTORUM AFTER DEBATE
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