Pollsters at Clemson University are out with a new poll showing Newt Gingrich with a 6-point lead over Mitt Romney in South Carolina and are now predicting that the former House Speaker will win Saturday’s primary there.
“We expect a reaction by the electorate to the personal revelations about Gingrich to be registered on Saturday, however, we do not think it will be substantial enough to erase the lead Gingrich has over Romney,” Clemson University political scientist Dave Woodard said in satement.
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He continued, “The margin for Romney has evaporated this week, and we believe that Gingrich…will win the South Carolina primary.”
According to the poll, Gingrich is at 32 percent, Romney is at 26 percent Paul is at 11 percent and Rick Santorum has dropped to 9 percent. Clemson states that, “The telephone poll was initiated Jan. 13 and recalibrated Jan. 18-19 to measure changing dynamics. Twenty percent of the likely voters remain undecided.”
News that Gingrich’s ex-wife was giving a television interview first broke on Drudge on the night of Jan. 18th, and clips from the interview were released during the day yesterday, the 19th. Last night, Gingrich smacked down CNN debate moderator for asking him about it, and the crowd responded with a thunderous standing ovation.
