A new poll of likely Ohio Republican primary voters shows former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum up by seven points in the state ahead of the March 6th vote, part of Super Tuesday. Santorum gets 36 percent to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s 29, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is at 17 percent and Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) gets 11. From Quinnipiac:
Santorum tops Romney 38 – 25 percent among men, while women split 34 – 33 percent. Santorum wins 40 – 25 percent among self-identified conservatives and 49 – 19 percent among Tea Party members. Self-identified moderates back Romney 39 – 27 percent.
“A week out, Sen. Rick Santorum remains seven points ahead among Ohio’s likely Republican primary voters. While almost half the voters say they might change their mind, Santorum supporters seem a little surer of their vote,” said Peter A. Brown assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. “What happens in Michigan tomorrow night might have an impact on voters in Ohio’s Republican primary.”
The current TPM Poll Average still shows Santorum with a 12.4 percent lead in the Ohio GOP primary, as another snap poll from last week showed him with an eighteen point lead.
