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Political Analysis: New Poll Shows Romney in the Lead

Political Analysis on a new EPIC-MRA poll that shows former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in the lead.

A new EPIC-MRA poll shows former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in the lead to grasp the Republican nomination for president of the United States.

The poll asked Republican voters, “If the election were held today, who would you lean toward?” Romney leads with 34 percent, following former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich with 20 percent, and businessman Herman Cain with 13 percent.

According to the poll, Romney earns the support of young people while most of Gingrich’s supporters are older, educated people.

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These new figures don’t seem like a surprise at all. Cain has lost many of his supporters after allegations of sexual misconduct. Romney has been a front runner since the start of the election. Gingrich has probably been the biggest surprise of this race. His strong debating skills put his name back in the media spotlight, which have significantly helped his numbers.

After attending the CNBC Republican Presidential Debate, I noticed that Gingrich showed that he had a strong potential at winning the nomination. Although Gingrich didn’t seem like a contender at first, his conservative principles seem like a plus for Republicans.

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In the end, if the election was held today, it would seem as if Romney would grasp the nomination. At this point in campaign season, the only factor that can change the election is a major flaw by a candidate.

The poll also asked voters who they are most likely to support for the Michigan Senate election. The two frontrunners are currently Senator Debbie Stabenow and former Congressman Pete Hoekstra. Hoekstra ran for Michigan Governor in 2010. 48 percent of voters would most likely vote for Stabenow while 42 percent would vote for Hoekstra.

This doesn’t seem like a surprise either. According to the poll, 23 percent of people did not recognize Pete Hoekstra. Only 1 percent of people did not recognize Debbie Stabenow. When campaigning begins, the entire race will change. It is simply way too early to decide who will win that race.

The poll also asked voters, “Where is Michigan’s economy headed?” 39 percent said “it has bottomed out and starting to improve”, 36 percent said “it is at bottom and not getting better”, and 23 percent said that it has not bottomed out and will get worse”.

When asked if Michigan was headed in the right direction, 54 percent of voters said Michigan is on the wrong direction, while 33 percent said it was headed in the right direction.

What do you think? Is Michigan on the right or wrong track? Where do you think Michigan’s economy is headed?

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