Republican hopeful Mitt Romney has opened up a 20-point lead in the final days leading up to the Republican primary in Florida, according to a Suffolk University/7NEWS (WSVN-Miami) poll of likely Republican primary voters in Florida. Romney led Newt Gingrich 47 percent to 27 percent, while Rick Santorum got 12 percent and Ron Paul finished fourth with 9 percent. Five percent were undecided.
Suffolk University Florida Primary Survey
- Romney – 47%
- Gingrich – 27%
- Santourm – 12%
- Paul – 9%
- Undecided – 5%
Survey of 500 likely primary voters was conducted Jan 28-29.
Quinipieck Polling Has Mitt winning by 14%:
Quinnipiac University Florida Primary Survey
- Romney – 43% (38)
- Gingrich – 29% (29)
- Paul – 11% (14)
- Santorum – 11% (12)
- Undecided – 7% (6)
Favorability Among Likely Primary Voters
- Santorum – 58/16
- Romney – 64/25
- Gingrich – 51/42
- Paul – 35/45
Survey of 539 likely primary voters was conducted Jan 27-29 and has a margin of error of +/-4.2%. Numvers from the last survey conducted Jan 24-26 are in parentheses.
We Ask America has Mitt leading by 22%:
We Ask America Florida Primary Survey
- Romney – 50% (34)
- Gingrich – 28% (32)
- Santorum – 12% (9)
- Paul – 10% (8)
Survey of likely voters was conducted Jan 29. Numbers from the poll conducted Jan 23 are in parentheses.
Insider Advantage (Note: Gingrich has an “Insider” in Insider Advantage, so we take this with a grain of salt):
- Mitt Romney – 37.7
- Newt Gingrich – 31.1
- Rick Santorum – 12.4
- Ron Paul – 12.2
Bye bye Newt…we hardly “newt” thee…