In four days of polling, Romney leads at 24 percent, Paul has 22 percent and Rick Santorum, 15 percent.
But if the final two days of polling stand alone, the order reshuffles: Santorum elbows out Paul for second.
âFew saw this bombshell coming,â GOP strategist David Polyansky said. âIn an already unpredictable race this is another stunning turn of political fortune.â
What makes Santorumâs growth spurt particularly striking is his last-second rise: He averaged 10 points after the first two nights of polling, but doubled that during the second two nights. Looking just at the final day of polling, he was just one point down from Romneyâs 23 percent on Friday.
Paul has marched higher in every Iowa Poll, but his momentum may have stalled last week. His support eroded from 29 percent on the first day of polling to 16 percent the last.
As for the rest of the field, over the four days of polling, Newt Gingrich is at 12 percent, Rick Perry, 11 percent, and Michele Bachmann, 7 percent. Their support remained relatively steady over the four days.
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But if the final two days of polling stand alone, the order reshuffles: Santorum elbows out Paul for second.
âFew saw this bombshell coming,â GOP strategist David Polyansky said. âIn an already unpredictable race this is another stunning turn of political fortune.â
What makes Santorumâs growth spurt particularly striking is his last-second rise: He averaged 10 points after the first two nights of polling, but doubled that during the second two nights. Looking just at the final day of polling, he was just one point down from Romneyâs 23 percent on Friday.
Paul has marched higher in every Iowa Poll, but his momentum may have stalled last week. His support eroded from 29 percent on the first day of polling to 16 percent the last.
As for the rest of the field, over the four days of polling, Newt Gingrich is at 12 percent, Rick Perry, 11 percent, and Michele Bachmann, 7 percent. Their support remained relatively steady over the four days.
http://caucuses.desmoinesregister.c...s-moines-register-iowa-poll-santorum-surging/
