Gingrich Outranks Romney

"Voters know Gingrich, they don’t know Romney.” -- Larry Sabato, University of Virginia Center for Politics

Despite Mitt Romney's recent spotlight and color picture on the front page of the Financial Times, Newt Gingrich still outranks his presidential candidate popularity.

Boston Herald: Poll: Mitt 4th in prez race - behind Newt

Former Bay State Gov. Mitt Romney continues to trail former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the presidential race - even though Gingrich isn’t a candidate. Among Republicans polled, Gingrich garnered 9 percent of the votes to Romney’s 5 percent in the Feb. 9-Feb. 11 USA Today/Gallup survey. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani leads with 40 percent, followed by Arizona Sen. John McCain with 24 percent, and then Gingrich in third place. Several other possible GOP contenders round out the pack.
“Whatever it is we’re not doing we want to keep doing it,” said Gingrich spokesman Rick Tyler. Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia Center for Politics said, “Voters know Gingrich, they don’t know Romney.” “Polls are merely a snapshot in time and I’d expect any poll to be a reflection of just how early it is in what is expected to be a very long campaign,” said Romney spokesman Kevin Madden. The poll was conducted in the days leading up to Romney’s announcement speech as news of the event and his intentions made headlines.
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