Tennessee / Middle Tennessee State University: Santorum +21

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http://mtsusurveygroup.org/

Santorum 40
Romney 19
Gingrich 13
Paul 11


probably is junk.  taken over two weeks.  Feb 13-25

[GLPman]

No sure how reliable Middle Tennessee State University is....

But Santorum definitely has a lead over Romney. I doubt Romney will win the state.

[TomC]

Kind of funny- anecdotally, you'd think TN is a perfect state for Santorum, but the GOP (and actually Dems, too) here really tends to nominate very rich, comparatively moderate guys. Gov. Haslam is a lot like Romney. Corker in his first race was clearly the moderate running against two more Tea Party types. Alexander beame rich after his first round of politics, but he fits the same relatively moderate, patrician kind of Republican. Rich boy Frist and Thompson, too, though Thompson was really good at being more populist, but was ultimately a moderate lobbyist. If asked, they'd take a conservative stance on social issues, but don't really initiate that kind of rhetoric (maybe Frist an exception).

Of course none of them are Mormons or from Michigan Massachusetts.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Database entry: https://uselectionatlas.org/POLLS/PRESIDENT/2012R/polls.php?action=indpoll&id=4720120225164

[CLARENCE 2015!]

I'm surprised Newt is not doing better here...

[memphis]

I'm surprised Newt is not doing better here...

Newt's done. The moon colony earned him his 100th death point.

[Mad Deadly Worldwide Communist Gangster Computer God]

Well, it is a uni poll.  But if this poll has any truth to it, then I think Newt's finished after next week.  If he can't win the South, what can he win?

[big bad fab]

If Gingrich doesn't win here, where can he win (apart from GA) ?
If he loses TN, he's definitely done (I mean, he's already done, but, there, he'd be unable to bounce again for later, like in TX).

And the, Mitt will make all he can to "save" Newt long enough to weaken Rick
This GOP primary cycle is built out of a series of ironies

[Eraserhead]

Pre-Michigan = completely meaningless.