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Santorum leads Romney in new national poll

By Shira Schoenberg

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  March 12, 2012

A new CBS News/New York Times poll finds former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum edging ahead of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, even as Republicans still believe Romney is most likely to win the Republican presidential nomination. The national poll of Republican primary voters found Santorum with 34 percent support, followed by Romney at 30 percent, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich with 13 percent, and Texas Representative Ron Paul with 8 percent. Santorum’s lead is within the poll’s six-point margin of error.

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