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Chamber poll: Gingrich, Romney tied

Posted Jan 24, 2012 by William March

Updated Jan 24, 2012 at 04:11 PM

A new poll by the Florida Chamber of Commerce shows Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney in a tie among Florida voters in the primary race, with Rick Santorum and Ron Paul a distant third and fourth.

The numbers: Romney, 33.1 percent; Gingrich, 32.9 percent; Santorum 10.3 percent and Ron Paul, 6.1 percent.

Romney, however, led narrowly when voters were asked whether they had a favorable or unfavorable impression of him, as 65 percent said they had either favorable or unfavorable opinions, compared to 60 percent for Gingrich.

The poll by Cherry Communications sampled 504 registered Republicans Jan, 22-23, with a 4.4-point error margin.