Republican Poll News--4.7.12

The Buzz: GOP rival of Dianne Feinstein crows about polling at 2 percent Sacramento Bee Dan Hughes, who tied fellow Republican Elizabeth Emken with 2 percent backing, fired off a donation solicitation last Friday carrying the subject line "A New Poll … Shows Me Ahead!" Perhaps the true credit for second place at this point in the race ... See all stories on this topic »

Race for Snowe's open seat in Maine unpredictable, could decide majority Fox News King already appears to be the favorite, taking 56 percent of the vote against the top Democratic and Republican candidates, according to a poll released Friday by the liberal-leaning Maine People's Resource Center. Republicans need to gain at least ... See all stories on this topic »

Challenges facing Romney in wooing female voters Boston.com Republicans have faced a "gender gap" since 1980, with women generally favoring Democratic candidates. A recent USA Today/Gallup poll found that gap lifts Obama to a lead across a dozen crucial states. The poll showed women favor Obama by 18 percentage ... See all stories on this topic » Boston.com

Santorum moves fuel predictions he will exit Boston.com A GOP political consultant in Pennsylvania found it noteworthy that the Santorum campaign had yet to make a major ad buy. According to recent polls, Romney has been cutting into Santorum's lead. A Quinnipiac poll earlier this week had Santorum leading ... See all stories on this topic »

President Obama reaches out to female voters Boston Herald Polls show Democrats have recently gained back ground lost with women in 2010, in part by casting Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood and block federal support for contraception as a "war on women." Obama seemed to try to distance himself ... See all stories on this topic »

Marco Rubio, the GOP and the DREAM Act MiamiHerald.com She visited the nation's capital the same week a Fox News Latino poll found Hispanic voters favor President Barack Obama six-to-one over any of the Republican presidential hopefuls. Suddenly, there was new life in the DREAM Act, an immigration bill ... See all stories on this topic » MiamiHerald.com

Obama touts his record on women's issues, says Republicans would undo it Kansas City Star WASHINGTON — With polls showing support from women giving him an edge over Republican front-runner Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama used a White House conference Friday to tout his administration's work on women's issues and warn that Republicans ... See all stories on this topic »

King, Obama polling ahead of rivals Kennebec Journal Angus King has a big lead early in Maine's race for a US Senate seat, and President Barack Obama has an edge among Maine voters over likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney, says a poll released Friday by the Maine People's Resource Center. See all stories on this topic » Kennebec Journal

Polls: Tea party falling our of favor with Americans Charleston Post Courier Now nearly three years old, the tea party has fallen out of favor with Americans, and Democrats are prepared to use it against Republicans in this year's elections. A recent Fox News poll showed just 30 percent of Americans had a favorable view of the ... See all stories on this topic »

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Romney's National Lead in GOP Contest Continues to Grow Mitt Romney holds a 16-point lead over Rick Santorum in the preferences of Republican voters nationwide. He has led Santorum by at least 10 points for the last ... www.gallup.com/.../romney-national-lead-gop-contest-continu...