MN and CO PrimR- PPP: Santorum leading by 2 in MN, Romney by 14 in CO in 1st day

[Niemeyerite]

MN:

Santorum 29%
Romney    27%
Gingrich    22%
Paul          19%

This seems to be a 4-way tie... But as PPP says, Santorum has the momentum and Gingrich voters could go for him.

CO:

Romney    40%
Santorum 26%
Gingrich    18%
Paul          12%

If Newt keeps losing momentum, this could become a Romney-Santorum toss-up by the Election Day.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2012/02/romney-up-in-colorado-close-race-in-minnesota.html

[Niemeyerite]

The Iowa GOP was that enthusiastic?  And are you really saying you think Santorum and Paul are virtually tied?

Inks, what the hell are you saying? How am I saying Santorum and Paul are virtually tied? I'm saying when Santorum is leading, it's downplayed (as is being done here) and his firebreathing haters want to call it a tie.

Julio is a firebreathing Santorum hater now?  That's a little much, don't you think?

Phil: I'm not a firebreathing Santorum hater.
Inks: I said "it seems to be a 4-way tie because of the big margin of error (+/-4.8%, and they have to poll MN again tonight) and because of the volatility of the race (two weeks ago Gingrich was leading by almost 20).
But yes, it's a 3-way tie.

[Niemeyerite]

The Iowa GOP was that enthusiastic?  And are you really saying you think Santorum and Paul are virtually tied?

Inks, what the hell are you saying? How am I saying Santorum and Paul are virtually tied? I'm saying when Santorum is leading, it's downplayed (as is being done here) and his firebreathing haters want to call it a tie.

Julio is a firebreathing Santorum hater now?  That's a little much, don't you think?

A little hyperbolic, sure, but he isn't a fan and you can't deny that Santorum's better performances are downplayed here.

You're airght, I'm not a fan of Santorum, but I'm not a fan of Romney, Gingrich or Paul either. So, for me it doesn't matter if Santorum or Romney carried Iowa by 'x' votes, it was a draw. And if Romney were leading Santorum 29-27 I would have called it a tie, too