As one would expect, even on this pretty mild polling day, all eyes are on Super Tuesday. And while Mitt Romney is in a measurably better position than he was a week ago (especially in Washington, where he hopes to keep his winning "streak" alive with a caucus win tomorrow), Rick Santorum still has some firewalls in place heading into next week.
The intriguing thing to watch will be Santorum's most critical firewall: Ohio. He still holds a lead there according to three separate pollsters. But that lead has largely disappeared, raising questions about whether Santorum can limp across the finish line in the Buckeye State ahead of Romney, or whether Romney might be on the cusp of finally establishing a clearly dominant position at the front of the GOP pack.
GOP PRIMARY:
NATIONAL (Gallup Tracking): Romney 35, Santorum 23, Gingrich 16, Paul 11GENERAL ELECTION:GEORGIA (Rasmussen): Gingrich 38, Romney 26, Santorum 20, Paul 7
GEORGIA (YouGov): Gingrich 32, Romney 27, Santorum 17, Paul 10
MASSACHUSETTS (YouGov): Romney 56, Santorum 16, Gingrich 5, Paul 5
NORTH CAROLINA (PPP): Santorum 31, Romney 25, Gingrich 23, Paul 8
OHIO (Quinnipiac): Santorum 35, Romney 31, Gingrich 17, Paul 12
OHIO (Rasmussen): Santorum 33, Romney 31, Gingrich 15, Paul 11
OHIO (YouGov): Santorum 33, Romney 27, Gingrich 12, Paul 9
OKLAHOMA (YouGov): Santorum 28, Romney 25, Gingrich 20, Paul 8
TENNESSEE (YouGov): Santorum 32, Romney 23, Gingrich 16, Paul 13
WASHINGTON (PPP): Romney 37, Santorum 32, Paul 16, Gingrich 13
NATIONAL (Rasmussen Tracking): Obama d. Santorum (46-43); Obama d. Romney (48-42)A couple of observations await you, just past the jump.