Poll Position/MOR: Newt's lead widens to 16, Romney's bet flops

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National Poll of 1,356 Registered Voters
Conducted 12.11.11
Margin of Error +/- 3 percentage points

39% Gingrich
23% Romney
11% Paul
  6% Bachmann
  5% Perry
  4% Santorum
  2% Huntsman
  2% Someone else
  9% Undecided

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In last night’s Republican presidential debate, Mitt Romney offered to make a $10,000 bet with Rick Perry about whether something was or was not in Mitt Romney’s book? Does the offer of that bet improve or diminish your view of Mitt Romney?

43% Diminishes view of Romney
36% Makes no difference
16% Improves view of Romney
  5% Undecided

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