Republican Poll News--4.11.12

Poll: Party platforms a mystery to many MiamiHerald.com Although 71 percent knew the Republican Party was generally the more conservative one, fewer were able to connect each party with its position on specific issues. Less than 7 in 10 in the poll knew which party favored expanding gay rights, ... See all stories on this topic »

Poll: Obama up 5 in North Carolina USA TODAY By David Jackson, USA TODAY A new poll out of North Carolina gives President Obama a 5-point lead over Mitt Romney in the Tar Heel State, which Republicans probably have to win in order to re-capture the White House. Obama leads Romney by 49%-44% in ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Poll: Romney on top in Pennsylvania CNN (blog) (CNN) – A new poll released one day after Rick Santorum suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination indicates that the former senator from Pennsylvania had lost his lead in his home state in advance of the April 24 primary. See all stories on this topic »

Poll: 42% of GOP voters favor Romney UPI.com Rick Santorum, who announced Tuesday he was suspending his campaign, was the choice of 24 percent of Republicans in the poll completed before he made his announcement, the Princeton, NJ, pollster said. Romney has held the edge over Santorum since late ... See all stories on this topic » UPI.com

The GOP Thinks Romney Can't Win BusinessWeek Ordinarily, such fatalism is the province of Democrats, not Republicans. What's really odd, though, is that it's probably unwarranted. While it's true that most head-to-head polls show Romney trailing President Obama, these are snapshots that capture ... See all stories on this topic »

AuBHO Wall Street Journal As Cost notes, the sample was suspect: The poll has an inexplicably large Democratic advantage--the party breakdown in the poll is 34 percent Democratic, 23 percent Republican, and 34 percent independent. As a point of historical comparison, ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Obama-Romney showdown starts off with a harsh tone POLL Naples Daily News Tuesday marked Day One, in essence, of the contest between the two virtually certain nominees, Republican Mitt Romney and Democratic President Barack Obama. Rick Santorum's departure removed the last meaningful bump from Romney's path to the GOP ... See all stories on this topic »

Poll: Chris Christie record-high approval Politico Chris Christie's approval rating among New Jersey voters has reached a new high, according to a new poll Wednesday. The Republican governor's approval stands at 59 percent and disapproval at 36 percent, according to a Quinnipiac survey — his best ... See all stories on this topic » Politico

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Santorum trails Romney in his home state of Pennsylvania: poll ... More and more Republicans think such a bloodletting would severely set back the cause of defeating Barack Obama," Rove wrote. Thursday's poll also showed ... www.msnbc.msn.com/.../santorum-trails-romney-his-home-sta...