Republican Poll News--4.15.12

Romney's poll numbers hitting Obama hard Examiner.com Rick Santorum withdrawing from the Republican Presidential Primary race last Tuesday, Republican voters are continuing the slow dance of consolidating behind presumptive nominee, Gov. Mitt Romney, up from 33% in mid-February to 46% now--already taking ... See all stories on this topic »

PPP: Long GOP Race Hurts Romney In North Carolina Chapelboro.com CHAPEL HILL-Rick Santorum's decision to end his presidential bid might have effectively ended the GOP primary race and given the nomination to Mitt Romney—but now, a recent poll suggests that the drawn-out process might have hurt the Republican Party ... See all stories on this topic » Chapelboro.com

Tea party support stable, but interest is waning Washington Post (blog) But a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds waning interest in the political movement and a drop in the number of women giving positive reviews of its message. In the new poll, 41 percent of Americans support the tea party, and 45 percent oppose it, ... See all stories on this topic »

BONNIE ERBE: Dems can't be complacent about gender gap San Angelo Standard Times A spate of recent polls by USA Today/Gallup, the Pew Research Center for People & the Press and others confirm a growing gender gap on the presidential level, with President Barack Obama doing better with women voters than presumed Republican nominee ... See all stories on this topic »

Trayvon Martin shooting: Americans support use of deadly force, says poll Examiner.com In addition, majorities of Republicans and Democrats have a favorable view of the National Rifle Association, the nation's largest gun-owners group, the Reuters/Ipsos poll showed. The survey revealed that 68 percent, or two out of three respondents, ... See all stories on this topic »

E. Thomas McClanahan | Romney has a chance, but he must make the sale Kansas City Star By E. THOMAS McCLANAHAN What a gift for the Obama campaign — a poll last week showing the president up by 7 points. He's over 50 percent in a head-to-head matchup against putative Republican nominee Mitt Romney. And look at Romney's showing among ... See all stories on this topic » Kansas City Star

How Can Romney Win? GOP Women Have Some Ideas North Country Public Radio A new poll shows women prefer Obama over Gov. Mitt Romney by 19 points. Even some Republican women say Democrats probably represent women's interests better. That perception problem is something many GOP leaders are trying to fight — luckily, ... See all stories on this topic »

Poll: Interest In Tea Party Wanes, Particularly Among Women TPM Interest in the Tea Party is down from previous years, according to a new Washington Post/ABC News Poll. While support for the Tea Party remains relatively unchanged from a year ago, an increasing number of Americans are uninterested in learning more ... See all stories on this topic »

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Poll: Romney Faces Challenges Among Republican Base A new Gallup poll shows that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has some work to do in shoring up his support among key GOP ... www.newsmax.com/Politics/romney-republican.../435654