Gingrich still leads S.C. as Paul moves up to third behind Romney

By ADAM BEAM - abeam@thestate.com

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Newt Gingrich still leads Mitt Romney in South Carolina, but U.S. Rep. Ron Paul is surging in the conservative state that will hold its Republican presidential primary Jan. 21.

Gingrich leads all candidates with 38 percent, followed by Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, with 21 percent, according to the Palmetto Poll from Clemson University.

But Paul, the Texas congressman, jumped to third place with 10 percent, the only other candidate in double figures. That’s up from 3 percent he had in the same poll a month ago, and up from 4 percent in the Winthrop Poll released Dec. 6.

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota were tied for fourth with 5 percent, followed by former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman with 3 percent and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania with 2 percent.

But the Palmetto Poll found only one third, or 32 percent, have decided to support a candidate, leaving most of the state’s voters up for grabs.

You can read the full poll results by clicking here.

Reach Beam at (803) 386-7038.

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