Gallup: Romney Support Continues To Crater

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney continues to lose support nationally, according to the new Gallup tracking poll of the Republican race out Monday. Romney clings to just a one point lead on former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, 29 – 28.

To put it in perspective, Romney was up on Gingrich by ten on Friday. Less than a week before that, he was up 23 points after he had won the Iowa caucuses (which was later confirmed to be won by former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum) and the New Hampshire primary, which Romney dominated. But his loss in the South Carolina primary has clearly caused many Republicans nationally to reconsider Gingrich.

From Gallup:

Gingrich and Romney continue to exchange the lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, not unlike the final quarter of a close championship football game. The most obvious implication of this back and forth is Romney’s failure to consolidate and sustain his support among Republicans nationally. The virtual evaporation of Romney’s 20-plus-point lead over the last week suggests that Republicans most certainly have not settled on the former Massachusetts governor as their final choice for the nominee. The fact that Gingrich has managed to resurrect his standing in the polls once again suggests that Republicans have most certainly not ruled him out.

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