A new poll released by Monmouth University on Tuesday shows Mitt Romney has increased his lead in South Carolina, according to AHN. This latest poll corroborates another by CBS News/New York Times that also showed Romney has achieved a measurable advantage going into Saturday's primary.
His nearest competitors remain Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, both of whom are vying to achieve their first primary victory. Both men are taking pains to present themselves as a better, alternative option to Romney and each other.
How is Mitt Romney polling in South Carolina?
The Monmouth University poll places Romney in the lead with 33 percent of the vote. Second place in that poll belongs to Gingrich, who polled at 22 percent, while Santorum claims third with 14 percent. Ron Paul is polling closely to Santorum, with 12 percent.
The CBS News/New York Times poll, released early Wednesday, has Romney in the lead by a slightly closer margin of 28 percent to Gingrich's 21 percent. In that poll, Santorum and Paul are also closer together, with 16 percent and 15 percent, respectively. In both polls, Rick Perry is garnering single-digit support.
What is Newt Gingrich's focus going into Saturday's primary?
As Romney's nearest competitor at this point in South Carolina's primary race, Gingrich's message has taken two different turns. The first part of his emphasis this week has focused on Romney. Gingrich is presenting himself to South Carolina voters in town halls and other campaign stops as the only viable conservative option, an alternative to Romney and the man best able to gather a national majority to beat President Barack Obama, according to USA Today.
The second part of Gingrich's focus this week concerns his own nearest rival, Rick Santorum. Gingrich has been touting Santorum's defeat in his re-election bid in Pennsylvania as proof that his fellow candidate can't ultimately win the presidential election in November. He has also been warning against the dangers of splitting the conservative Republican vote, saying that a vote for Santorum will essentially translate into a vote for Romney in Saturday's primary.
What message is Santorum focusing on leading up to the primary?
Santorum is focusing on worries surrounding his electability versus Obama. Politico has pointed out that he is actively trying to negate the charge that he is unelectable by highlighting the number of times that he has been elected to office and the high percentage of his political races that he has won in the past.
Santorum is not only focusing on proving that he is a strong candidate for president, but he has also been questioning the electability of Romney and Gingrich. He has highlighted the fact that his election record is better than Romney's, with him emerging the victor some four out of five of his political races, versus Romney's record of winning one out of three. He also has been placing his record up against Gingrich's performance in the primary season so far, pointing out that he beat his fellow candidate in both the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary.
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