A new Rasmussen national poll of likely Republican voters has Newt Gingrich surging. Gingrich is only 3% points behind Romney for first. Mitt Romney 30% (+1% from the previous Rasmussen national poll.) Newt Gingrich 27% (+11%) Rick Santorum 15% (-6%) Ron Paul 13% Rick Perry 4%

According to the latest national poll from PPP, Mitt Romney is not very popular with most American voters: Romney is seen favorably by only 35% of Americans vs. 53% who see him negatively. For comparison, I found a CNN poll from January 2008 of Barack Obama’s favorable rating at that time; it was 55% favorable [...]

The latest ARG polling for the Republican primary in South Carolina next Saturday (the 21st) has Ron Paul surging up to 20%. Paul had only 9% in the same poll last week. Newt Gingrich also has reason to be pleased with the new poll as it puts him into a statistical tie (within the margin [...]

This new South Carolina poll from Insider Advantage (for the January 21 GOP primary) indicates that the race is very close in the state that chosen the eventual Republican nominee every year since Ronald Reagan won it in 1980. Mitt Romney 23% Newt Gingrich 21% Rick Santorum 14% Ron Paul 13% Jon Huntsman 7% Rick [...]

According to this new Rasmussen poll of South Carolina; Newt Gingrich’s support is plummeting while Rick Santorum’s is surging. Right now Mitt Romney is in the lead by a small margin as Santorum & Gingrich are splitting the anti-Romney vote, but that could certainly change by the time the South Carolina primary is held on [...]

Pundits have been quick to write off Newt Gingrich’s chances after his fast rise in the polls (everywhere) and now his quick drop in the polls in Iowa (and elsewhere to a lesser extent.) But today’s Gallup national tracking poll for the GOP nomination actually has Gingrich expanding his lead over Mitt Romney from 2% [...]

According to this new ABC News/Washington Post poll President Obama’s approval rating has climbed back up to 49% (up 7% points from when he had a 42% approval in October.) 49% doesn’t sound all that great until you compare it to the putrid popularity of the Republicans in Congress who have an awful 20% approval [...]

Newt Gingrich & Mitt Romney are tied for the lead in the latest CNN national poll with just over two weeks to go before the caucuses in Iowa (where Ron Paul has taken a lead.) Newt Gingrich 28% Mitt Romney 28% Ron Paul 14% Michele Bachmann 8% Rick Perry 7% Rick Santorum 4% Jon Huntsman [...]

PPP’s Iowa poll has Ron Paul in first by 3 points, and now this Insider Advantage poll has Paul in front as well: 1. Ron Paul 24% 2. Mitt Romney 18% 3. Rick Perry 16% 4. Newt Gingrich 13% The Iowa caucuses will be held on January 3rd. New Hampshire Paul is in 2nd place [...]

According to the new PPP poll for Iowa Ron Paul has taken the lead with just over two weeks to go before the January 3rd Iowa Caucuses. Ron Paul 23% (+2% points from last week’s poll) Mitt Romney 20% (+4%) Newt Gingrich 14% (-8%) Rick Santorum 10% (+2%) Rick Perry 10% (+1%) Michele Bachmann 10% [...]