Rasmussen-South Carolina: Romney 35%, Gingrich 21%, Santorum 16%, Paul 16%

[DCBob]

Jon Huntsman’s endorsement seems to be already paying off for Mitt Romney in South Carolina. With the former Utah governor’s decision to drop out of the Republican presidential race, Romney moves even further ahead in the latest Rasmussen Reports survey of Saturday’s South Carolina Primary.

The former Massachusetts governor now earns 35% support from likely South Carolina GOP Primary Voters, according to the latest telephone survey in the state. That’s up from 28% late last week. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich remains in second place with 21% of the vote, followed by former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum and Texas Congressman Ron Paul, each with 16%. The vote totals for Gingrich, Santorum and Paul are unchanged from the previous survey.

Texas Governor Rick Perry runs last with five percent (5%) support, essentially unchanged from six percent (6%) last week. Huntsman, who announced Monday that he was quitting the race, picked up five percent (5%) in the previous survey. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

These latest findings come in a survey from Monday evening, after Huntsman’s announcement but before the remaining five candidates held a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

more: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/south_carolina/election_2012_south_carolina_republican_primary

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There might be some effect from the debates but likley not enough to make any difference. Willard appears to have it sewn it.

[DonCoquixote]

1. Typical GOP

They want us to think there will be infighting, so we can continue ours, but we all know they will kill their forstborn just to erasePbama from history.

[Lint Head]

2. So the glass is a little less than half full of the frothy mix.

[ellisonz]

3. We want Mittens! We want Mittens! We want Mittens!