Iowa Caucus-Goers Largely Support Gingrich on Immigration : "A new Washington Post-ABC News poll of likely Iowa Republican caucus-goers finds that likely participants trust Gingrich the MOST on immigration, that the candidate’s recent immigration discussion has not harmed him and may have actually helped his candidacy in Iowa"

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"Several new polls show that likely Republican caucus-goers in Iowa are less uniformly hard-line and less animated by the issue of illegal immigration than conventional wisdom would suggest – just like Republicans throughout the nation"

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Conventional Wisdom Wrong Again: Immigration Is Not “Third Rail” Issue for GOP Voters

December 7, 2011


Conventional Wisdom Wrong Again: Immigration Is Not “Third Rail” Issue for GOP Voters


Some excerpts :

The poll finds, “On immigration — where Gingrich and Romney squared off in a recent debate — 27 percent trust Gingrich the most to Romney’s 8 percent, with Perry and Paul in between, at 18 and 13 percent, respectively.” The poll also asked likely caucus-goers their specific reaction to “Newt Gingrich’s position on illegal immigration,” finding that for 38 percent it was a “major reason to support” Gingrich compared to only 15 percent for whom it was a “major reason to oppose.” 

Immigration also ranked low among the most important issues for caucus-goers, as only 3% of likely participants ranked immigration as their top issue. By comparison, 38 percent of likely caucus-goers named “economy and jobs,” 28 percent named “federal budget deficit,” and 15% named “social issues like abortion and gay marriage.”

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