2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPoll: Romney leads 2-1 in Michigan
Detroit Free Press:MIRS, the Michigan Research & Information Service, reported Wednesday that its latest poll shows Romney with a 2-to-1 lead over all his competitors for the Republican presidential primary in the state, set for Feb. 28.
Mitchell Research polled 638 likely primary voters in the state last Thursday, two days before the Nevada caucuses which Romney won and five days before Tuesdays three-state sweep by Rick Santorum in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri.
The poll showed Romney with 31% support, compared to 16% for Newt Gingrich, 15% for Santorum and just under 15% for Ron Paul.
Gee, if I were Mittens, I wouldn't be happy. Once again he's performing below his 2008 result (39%) and is tied with the two "not Mitt" options. And in another state where they "know him well"....
otohara
(24,135 posts)the guy who would have let Detroit die is leading?
NC_Nurse
(11,646 posts)liberal N proud
(60,344 posts)Or any of the major Michigan cities, therefore they don't have the same effect as other states like Ohio where the cities have heavy influence on voting.
Probably rural farmers who tend to be republican and could care less about Detroit.
otohara
(24,135 posts)are they angry Detroit didn't go under?
We're so divided these days, it wouldn't surprise me.
KharmaTrain
(31,706 posts)Far away from Detroit with a healthy distate for the big city (except for the Tiggers and Lions). This is also the state of the DeVos clan...big within the party establishment and close to the Romneys.
rocktivity
(44,577 posts)And MI is THREE weeks away? That makes it next to useless. And you know how accurate the CO, MN, and MO polls were.
Looks like it's time for the DU3 debut of
"GET THEE BEYOND ME, POLLS! UNCLEAN! UNCLEAN!!!"
rocktivity
WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)My guess is that Santorum is now ahead of Newt. Though he certainly can't match Mittens dollar for dollar.
TBF
(32,090 posts)paid attention. It seems like Santorum would be a dream candidate for them.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)I suspect if the poll was done today it would be tied or Mittens with just a slight lead.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)romney's general trend line is going down, indicating very soft support, and that was before he was handed his lunch already eaten by Santorum
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elections/state/MI/?chart=12MIPresRepPR&chart_mode=new