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Do you think the same people who don't understand how someone can make a
$10,000 bet also may not think living in France even on limited funds is a
great hardship?

Romney Recalls More Austere
Times<http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/12/11/romney_recalls_more_austere_times.html>Mitt
Romney, facing blistering criticism for trying to make a $10,000 bet with
Rick Perry during last night's debate, said he lived on a small budget when
he was a Mormon missionary in France, the Los Angeles
Times<http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-romney-france-20111211,0,7828762.story?track=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter>
reports.

Romney claimed to live on no more than $110 a month -- the equivalent of
$500 or $600 in today's dollars -- "stretching those dollars to cover food,
clothing and rent over two and a half years in France. He lived in a series
of apartments with little or no plumbing or amenities like refrigeration."

Said Romney: "You're not living high on the hog at that level. A number of
the apartments that I lived in when I was there didn't have toilets - we
had instead the little pads on the ground - OK, you know how that works,
pull - there was a chain behind you with kind of a bucket, bucket affair. I
had not experienced one of those in the United States."

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On Dec 11, 2011, at 5:37 PM, "tedkaufman@comcast.net" <
tedkaufman@comcast.net> wrote:

Go Newt, Go !!!!!

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*From: *"Alexander Snyder-Mackler" <smacklera@gmail.com>
*To: *tedkaufman@comcast.net
*Cc: *"beau biden" <261penn@gmail.com>, "hunter biden" <hbiden@senecaga.com>,
"Eric Schwerin" <eschwerin@rosemontseneca.com>
*Sent: *Sunday, December 11, 2011 10:24:16 AM
*Subject: *Re: Gingrich

Gingrich pulling away in SC and FL, and somehow the president opening up a
7-point lead in FL, too.
NBC/Marist SC poll: Newt 42, Romney 23, Ron Paul 9
NBC/Marist FL poll: Newt 44, Romney 29, Paul 8.

Gingrich opens up big leads in South Carolina and Florida
By NBC's Mark Murray

Newt Gingrich’s surge in the polls isn’t limited to just the early
presidential-nominating contest of Iowa.

According to new NBC News-Marist polls, the former House speaker has now
opened up commanding leads in South Carolina and Florida -- two states that
historically have played important roles in deciding the eventual
Republican nominee.

Fueled by the support from conservatives and the Tea Party, Gingrich is
ahead of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney by nearly 20 points in South
Carolina. The winner of that state's primary has gone on to capture each
GOP nomination since 1980.

And he leads Romney by double digits in Florida, whose primary ultimately
ended up deciding the party’s pick in 2008.

“You can see why the Romney people are getting a little itchy,” said Lee
Miringoff, the director of Marist College’s Institute for Public Opinion,
referring to the Romney campaign’s recent attacks on Gingrich.

*Gingrich ahead “any way you slice it”*
In South Carolina, which holds its presidential contest on Jan. 21,
Gingrich gets the support of 42 percent of likely primary voters, including
those leaning toward a particular candidate. That’s a 35-point jump since
October’s NBC-Marist poll of the Palmetto State contest.

Romney gets 23 percent (a five-point drop), and no other Republican
candidate registers in double digits. Texas Rep. Ron Paul gets 9 percent,
while Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann are tied at
7 percent.

In a field reduced to three candidates in South Carolina, Gingrich gets the
support of 48 percent of likely voters, Romney gets 30 percent and Paul
gets 12 percent.

In a simple two-way race, Gingrich’s support increases to 57 percent and
Romney’s moves to 33 percent.

“It’s a good lead [for Gingrich] any way you slice it,” Miringoff says.

*Read the full NBC-Marist South Carolina
poll<http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/NEWS/A_Politics/NBC_News-Marist_Poll_South_Carolina_December%202011.pdf>
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In Florida, which holds its primary on Jan. 31, Gingrich is at 44 percent
among likely voters -- a 38-point increase from October. He’s followed by
Romney at 29 percent (a four-point decline), Paul at 8 percent and Perry at
4 percent.

In a three-way race in the Sunshine State, it’s Gingrich 51 percent, Romney
31 percent and Paul 10 percent. And in a simple head-to-head contest, it’s
Gingrich 54 percent, Romney 36 percent.

*Read the full NBC-Marist Florida
poll<http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/NEWS/A_Politics/_Today_Stories_Teases/NBC_News-Marist_Poll_Florida_December_2011.pdf>
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*Tea Party power*
According to the two polls, Gingrich performs especially well among the
most conservative primary voters.
advertisement

Among Tea Party supporters -- who make up about half of all likely primary
voters in South Carolina and Florida -- the former House speaker leads
Romney by more than 30 percentage points in both states (51-20 percent in
South Carolina and 57-22 percent in Florida).

Gingrich also enjoys huge leads among “conservative” and “very
conservative” voters.

By comparison, Romney bests Gingrich among liberals and moderates in
Florida (39 percent to 29 percent), and essentially ties him among these
GOP voters in South Carolina (with Gingrich’s 29 percent to Romney 26
percent).

And Gingrich has the most intense support. In South Carolina, 50 percent of
his backers strongly support him, versus 34 percent who strongly support
Romney,

In Florida, 60 percent of Gingrich’s backers strongly support him, compared
with 38 percent for Romney.

If there’s a silver lining in these polls for Romney, it’s that more than
half of Gingrich’s supporters in both states picked the former
Massachusetts governor as their second-choice pick. And only a fraction of
likely GOP primary voters in South Carolina and Florida view Romney as an
unacceptable candidate.

This means Romney could potentially gain more support if his campaign is
able to raise doubts about Gingrich, Miringoff says.

*Obama’s standing improves in Florida*
Turning to the general election, President Obama’s standing has improved in
Florida, always a key presidential battleground state.

Forty-six percent of registered voters in the state approve of his job,
which is up five points since October.

In hypothetical match-ups, the president leads Romney by seven points (48
to 41 percent) and Gingrich by 12 points (51 to 39 percent).

In South Carolina -- a reliable Republican state in presidential contests
-- Obama’s approval rating stands at 44 percent, and he holds narrow leads
over Romney (45 to 42 percent) and Gingrich (46 to 42 percent).

The South Carolina survey was conducted Dec. 4-6 of 2,107 total registered
voters (with a margin of error of plus-minus 2.1 percentage points) and of
635 likely Republican primary voters (plus-minus 3.9 percentage points).

The Florida poll was conducted Dec. 4-7 of 2,119 total registered voters
(with a margin of error of plus-minus 2.1 percentage points) and of 469
likely Republican primary voters (plus-minus 4.5 percentage points).


On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 4:48 PM, <tedkaufman@comcast.net> wrote:

>
>
> You have to see this
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWKTOCP45zY
>
> Today's polls
>
> FLORIDA: GOP PRIMARY*
>
> Gingrich 47%
> Romney 17%
> Cain 15%
> Paul 5%
> Bachmann 4%
> Huntsman 3%
> Perry 2%
> Santorum 1%
>
> MONTANA: GOP PRIMARY**
>
> Gingrich 37%
> Paul 12%
> Romney 11%
> Cain 10%
> Bachmann 10%
> Perry 5%
> Huntsman 3%
> Santorum 1%
>


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