What a difference a week makes.
Former House Speaker has taken a lead in Tuesday’s Gallup tracking poll of the Republican race nationally, outpacing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney by four points, 31 – 27. In the Gallup poll released on January 16th, Romney was at 37, Gingrich 14.
January 16th was also the first of two good debate performances for Gingrich in South Carolina, which he parlayed into a big win in the state’s Republican primary on Saturday. Since then, Newt has risen sharply in the Gallup numbers while Romney has fallen — and Tuesday Newt took the lead.
