La ventaja de Gingrich se extiende a Michigan...

... que vota el 28 de febrero y es el estado natal de Romney.

Michigan Live:

GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has pulled slightly ahead of favorite son Mitt Romney among voters likely to participate in Michigan's Feb. 28 presidential primary election, according to a poll released today.

Gingrich was the choice of 30.75 percent of likely voters, passing Romney, the choice of 28.74 percent, according to the survey of Michigan voters likely to participate in the open primary, said John Yob, CEO of Strategic National, a Grand Rapids political consulting firm.

(...) After voters in New Hampshire, Iowa and Florida choose their GOP favorite in January, Romney and Gingrich are likely to focus much of their attention on Michigan, where Romney's status as a favorite son has given him an edge over other states, Yob said.

The Dec. 8 telephone poll, which included a mix of 68 percent Republicans and 32 percent independents who said they will vote in Michigan's open primary, has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percent, Yob said.

The remaining candidates trailed the undecideds, who made up 17 percent of the poll. Ron Paul was the choice of 7.47 percent; Michele Bachmann drew 6.32 percent; Jon Huntsman drew 4 percent and Rick Santorum drew 3 percent. [Perry: 2.59%]

En 2008 ningún candidato fue capaz de poner en peligro la ventaja de Romney en Michigan. Incluso después de haber perdido en New Hampshire, Romney se llevó Michigan sin sobresaltos, por 9 puntos.