GALLUP DAILY TRACKING: Gingrich 37%, Romney 22%

[jefferson_dem]

Gingrich 37%, Romney 22% Among GOP Voters Nationwide
Gallup's initial Daily tracking finds all other candidates in single digits
by Frank Newport and Jeffrey M. Jones

PRINCETON, NJ -- Newt Gingrich leads Mitt Romney 37% to 22% in Gallup's inaugural Daily tracking of Republican registered voters' preferences for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, with all other candidates in the single digits.



of the race for the GOP nomination began Dec. 1, and will be reported each day at 1 p.m. Eastern on the basis of a five-day rolling average of at least 1,000 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who are registered to vote. The current results are based on 1,277 Republican registered voters nationwide interviewed Dec. 1-5.

This initial Daily report confirms that the Republican race has shifted once again, with former Speaker of the House Gingrich this time rising to the top of the GOP list. This is the latest in a series of front-runner changes that have marked the Republican nomination battle as one of the more volatile in the recent history of presidential politics. At various points since the field largely took its current shape in August when Rick Perry entered the race, Gallup polls have shown Perry, Cain, Romney, and now Gingrich as the leader or tied for the lead for the Republican nomination. Earlier this year and late last year, Gallup polls showed Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump, and Sarah Palin -- all of whom eventually declined to run -- leading or tied for the lead.

When Gallup last measured Republican registered voters' preferences Nov. 13-17, 22% supported Gingrich, 21% supported Romney, and 16% backed Cain.

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http://www.gallup.com/poll/151355/Gingrich-Romney-Among-GOP-Voters-Nationwide.aspx

[rurallib]

1. Any bet on what it will be in 2 weeks? Gingrich stories will start coming

out in droves soon.

[Sherman A1]

2. Gingrich will not be the nominee

It will be Romney, he will lose to Obama and the one to watch is the GOP VP candidate for 2016

[WI_DEM]

3. Romney just can't get beyond the low 20's in support.