Clearly, the lesson for this week: don't ask Steve Singiser to make predictions.
This week, on the assumption that the load of political polling on the presidential race was about to dip, with Mitt Romney effectively cemented as the GOP nominee, we began to add downballot polling to our nightly synopsis of polling data.
And ... the next day? A return to pollmageddon, it seems. Over fifteen polls grace this midweek edition of the Wrap. With that in mind: grab a fork and dive in—there should be plenty for everyone.
GOP (PRESIDENTIAL) PRIMARY POLLING:
NATIONAL (Gallup Tracking): Romney 39, Santorum 28, Gingrich 11, Paul 11(PRESIDENTIAL) GENERAL ELECTION TRIAL HEATS:NEBRASKA (PPP): Santorum 39, Romney 25, Gingrich 16, Paul 10
PENNSYLVANIA (Franklin and Marshall): Santorum 30, Romney 28, Paul 9, Gingrich 6
NATIONAL (CNN/Opinion Research): Obama d. Romney (54-43); Obama d. Santorum (55-42)DOWNBALLOT POLLS:NATIONAL (Rasmussen Tracking): Obama d. Romney (45-44); Obama d. Santorum (47-43)
ARKANSAS (Hendrix College/Talk Business): Romney d. Obama (57-33)
FLORIDA (Quinnipiac): Obama d. Romney (49-42); Obama d. Santorum (50-37)
NEBRASKA (PPP): Santorum d. Obama (55-38); Romney d. Obama (51-39); Paul d. Obama (49-37); Gingrich d. Obama (49-40)
OHIO (Quinnipiac): Obama d. Romney (47-41); Obama d. Santorum (47-40)
OHIO (Rasmussen): Obama d. Santorum (47-41); Obama d. Romney (48-40)
PENNSYLVANIA (Quinnipiac): Obama d. Romney (45-42); Obama d. Santorum (48-41)
CT-SEN—R (McLaughlin and Associates for McMahon): Linda McMahon 53, Christopher Shays 32Some observations about today's numbers await you after the jump.MI-SEN (Marketing Resource Group): Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D) 45, Pete Hoekstra (R) 40
NC-GOV—D (PPP): Bob Etheridge 26, Walter Dalton 15, Bruce Blackmon 5, Gary Dunn 4, Bill Faison 3, Gardenia Henley 2
NC-GOV—R (PPP): Pat McCrory 64, Jim Mahan 3, Jim Harney 2, Charles Moss 2, Others 2
PA-SEN—R (Franklin and Marshall): Tom Smith 9, Sam Rohrer 7, David Christian 1, Marc Scaringi 1, Steven Welch 1
WI-SEN (Rasmussen): Tommy Thompson (R) d. Tammy Baldwin (D) (48-44); Baldwin d. Mark Neumann (R) (48-40); Baldwin d. Jeff Fitzgerald (R) (48-40)