Well, here are some data for yinz, both newt v mitt and v 0’bama:
A poll of voters in three key states shows that former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich holds a sizeable lead over other Republican frontrunners for the party’s nomination in the 2012 presidential election race.
The Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday morning of voters in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida show Mr. Gingrich with double-digits leads over his closest GOP rival, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
In Pennsylvania, Mr. Gingrich leads Mr. Romney, 50-31 percent. He holds a 35-22 percent edge in Florida and a 36-18 percent lead in Ohio.
In matching Democratic President Barack Obama against the two GOP leaders, the poll shows:
• Pennsylvania: Mr. Obama leads Mr. Romney 46-43 percent and leads Mr. Gingrich, 48-40 percent.
• Ohio: Mr. Romney leads with 43 percent to Mr. Obama’s 42 percent; Mr. Gingrich also has a 43-42 percent edge.
• Florida: Mr. Romney holds a 45-42 percent lead over Mr. Obama; but Mr. Obama slightly leads Mr. Gingrich, 46-44 percent.
No one has won the White House since 1960 without carrying at least two of these three key states.
From Nov. 28 through Monday, Quinnipiac University surveyed:
• 1,453 Pennsylvania voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percent, including 578 Republicans with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percent.
• 1,226 Florida voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percent, including 509 Republicans with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percent;
• 1,437 Ohio voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percent, including 500 Republicans with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percent.
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