Polls

Rick Santorum has vaulted into second place among the Republican presidential candidates, gaining 17 percent in the last month, according to the latest national survey from conservative polling outlet Rasmussen.

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Mitt Romney led in the poll, which was conducted Wednesday night, a day after Santorum’s surprising second-place finish at the Iowa caucuses, in which the former Pennsylvania senator fell short of Romney by only eight votes.

Romney took 29 percent of likely Republican primary voters in the poll, followed by Santorum at 21 percent, Newt Gingrich at 16 percent, Ron Paul at 12 percent and Rick Perry and Jon Huntsman at 4 percent each.

Santorum began November at 1 percent in the same survey, and finished the month at only 4 percent.

Gingrich’s sharp rise has been followed by an equally sharp decline: The former House Speaker rocketed to the front of the field in late November at 38 percent, but has since fallen into the second tier of candidates.

Romney fell to 17 percent in the Rasmussen poll during the Gingrich surge, but has since recaptured the poll numbers he had in October.

Ron Paul has also made some headway, up 4 points from 8 percent in November.

Ron Paul and Rick Santorum each saw modest bumps in New Hampshire, but Mitt Romney still leads the field by more than 20 percentage points, according to a Suffolk University daily tracking poll released on Thursday.

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Mitt Romney has a double-digit lead over the rest of the GOP field in New Hampshire, but Rick Santorum has moved into third place, according to a Washington Times-JZ Analytics poll taken Wednesday.

Romney claimed 38 percent of likely primary voters, followed by Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) at 24 percent, Santorum at 11 percent, Newt Gingrich at 9 percent, Jon Huntsman at 8 percent, and Rick Perry at 1 percent.

Romney, who owns a home in New Hampshire and served as governor of neighboring Massachusetts, has held a wide lead in the Granite State throughout the primary process.

But fresh off his surprising, late surge into the top tier of candidates at the Iowa caucuses, Santorum, who had been polling at only 3 percent in New Hampshire, spiked 8 points since last week.

Gingrich continues to fade, while Huntsman, who has staked his campaign on a strong showing in New Hampshire, remains steady.

The poll of 498 likely primary voters has a margin of error of 4.5 points.

The New Hampshire primary will take place Jan. 10.

Mitt Romney still holds a firm lead in New Hampshire, the second-voting state in the GOP presidential race, according to a new poll released Tuesday.

Romney consistently holds 43 percent of the vote, according to the daily Suffolk University/7News polling. The survey released Monday by those organizations also showed Romney with 43 percent.

Romney is followed by Ron Paul at 16 percent, Jon Huntsman holding steady in third place at 10 percent and Newt Gingrich with 9 percent.

Rick Santorum won 5 percent, a modest bump that could signal upward momentum by the candidate, who is also riding a surge in Iowa.

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Further boosting Romney's prospects, the survey found his supporters are unlikely to change their minds before the N.H. primary.

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A PPP survey released Sunday night shows Paul, Romney and Santorum bunched in the top-tier within the margin of error.

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Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are still virtually tied, with Rick Santorum charging hard, the Des Moines Register survey found.

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Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are in a statistical dead heat at the top of the pivotal Florida primary, according to the latest poll from TelOpinion Research.

Romney had a marginal lead of 27 percent of likely Republican voters, compared to 26 percent for Gingrich. There is a wide gulf between the top tier and the remainder of the GOP field; no other candidate hit double digits in the poll.

But the race remains volatile, with more than three in 10 Republicans saying they have not yet decided on a candidate to back.

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Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are battling for the top spot in Iowa, with second-tier candidates closing in.

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Mitt Romney's quest to win the Republican nomination looked stronger than ever on Wednesday.

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