Live Blogging Super Tuesday- Exit Polls, Results and Live Discussion On 3/6/12

By Susan Duclos

[Update] Winners and placements below in alphabetical order:

Alaska- Romney, Santorum, Paul and Gingrich
Georgia- Gingrich, Romney, Sanorum and Paul
Idaho- Romney, Santorum, Paul and Gingrich
Mass.- Romney, Santorum, Paul and Gingrich
North Dakota- Santorum, Romney, Paul and Gingrich
Ohio- Projected Winner, Romney (38%), Sanotrum (37%), Gingrich and Paul [Note- 97% reported at this]
Oklahoma- Sanotrum, Romney,Gingrich and Paul
Tennessee- Santorum, Romney, Gingrich and Paul
Vermont- Romney, Paul, Santorum and Gingrich
Virginia- Romney and Paul (Sanotrum, Gingrich not on ballot)

Joining with Right Pundits, Wake up America readers can join in with the live blogging and live discussions on exit polling and tracking results throughout Super Tuesday beginning at 7pm Eastern on Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

At 7pm ET click on the Cover It Live embed below to start chatting with the group, answer the polling questions, follow the links provided to see real time election results and debate the pro and cons of your preferred candidate.



Watching the Results:

http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/primaries/calendar (Click state)
http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries.html (Drop menu for states)
http://www.cbsnews.com/primary-election-results-2012 (Arrow to next state)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2012-primary-calendar (Click state)

The ten states holding their contests are, Alaska (caucus)- 27 delegates, Georgia (primary)- 76 delegates, Idaho (caucus)- 32 delegates, Massachusetts (primary)- 41 delegates, North Dakota (caucus)- 28 delegates, Ohio (primary)- 66 delegates, Oklahoma (primary)- 43 delegates, Tennessee (primary)-58 delegates, Vermont (primary)- 17 delegates, and Virginia (primary)- 49 delegates.

(Delegate information via The Green Papers Republican Delegate Allocation)


[Update] Raw Data: Super Tuesday poll opening and closing times

Alaska Caucuses:
Convene: 4 p.m. Alaska time (four hours behind ET)
Close: 8 p.m. Alaska time

Georgia Primaries:
Polls open: 7 a.m. ET
Polls close: 7 p.m. ET

Idaho Caucuses:
Convene: 7 p.m. MT
Close: TBD. Voting takes place in successive rounds. After each round, the candidate receiving the fewest votes and any candidate receiving fewer than 15 percent of the caucus vote are removed from the ballot. Voting continues until a single candidate receives greater than 50 percent of the vote or until a final vote is taken for the final two candidates.

Massachusetts Primary:
Open: 7 a.m. ET
Close: 8 p.m. ET

North Dakota Caucuses:
Convene: 5:30 a.m. CT/MT
Close: 8 p.m. CT/MT

Ohio Primary:
Open: 6:30 a.m. ET
Close: 7:30 p.m ET

Oklahoma Primary:
Open: 7 a.m. CT
Close: 8 p.m. CT

Tennessee Primary:
Open: 7 a.m. ET/CT
Close: 8 p.m. ET/CT

Vermont Primary:
Open: 7 a.m. ET
Close: 7 p.m. ET

Virginia Primary:
Open: 6:00 a.m. ET
Close: 7:00 p.m. ET



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Video- Newt 2012 Releases New Ad: $2.50 Plan In Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama

By Susan Duclos

Hot on the heels of a We Ask America poll showing Gingrich just one point behind Mitt Romney in Tennessee (30 Romney, 29 Gingrich, 29 Santorum), Newt 2012 announced it is going up on the air in Tennessee to sway the remaining undecided voters.

The spot, $2.50 Plan, which will also begin airing in Mississippi and Alabama later this week, outlines Newt Gingrich’s bold energy development plan which will massively increases domestic oil production to lower the price of gasoline to $2.50 per gallon, create millions of new jobs, and improve our national security.

The ad will run today and tomorrow, election day, and is 150 gross rating points.

Video below:




Transcript: (Via Newt.org.)

Since Barack Obama’s inauguration, gas prices have doubled.

They didn’t go down when Obama bowed to Saudi oil princes.

But they can go down under the Newt Gingrich two-fifty per gallon plan.

The Gingrich two-fifty plan slashes gas prices by increasing domestic production, opening up off-shore drilling…building the Keystone Pipeline…cutting red-tape regulation.

The Gingrich two-fifty plan stops the great gas hold up…and puts money back in your pocket.

Newt: I’m Newt Gingrich and I approve this message.

PPP reports:

In Ohio Romney leads with 37% to 36% for Santorum, 15% for Gingrich, and 11% for Ron Paul.

In Tennessee Santorum leads with 34% to 29% for Romney, 27% for Gingrich, and 8% for Paul.

In Georgia Gingrich leads with 47% to 24% for Romney, 19% for Santorum, and 8% for Paul.

A week ago Santorum had a huge lead in Tennessee, a decent sized one in Ohio, and seemed like he had a good chance for second in Georgia. Now he's barely holding on in Tennessee, ever so slightly behind in Ohio, and seems doomed for third in Georgia.

Romney's fortunes have swung the other direction. What was looking like a runner up finish in Ohio is looking more like a win with each passing day. He has an outside chance at pulling off an upset win in Tennessee. And it looks like he'll finish a solid second in Georgia.

The news for Gingrich is good too. It's been expected he would win Georgia, but it looks now like he could even hit the 50% mark. And he's pulled within striking distance of Santorum and Romney in Tennessee.

Full results here

Tomorrow 10 states hold contests in what is called Super Tuesday and the delegate count for those states is as follows:

Alaska (caucus)- 27 delegates - 10 base at-large / 3 re: 1 congressional district / 3 party / 11 bonus

Georgia (primary)- 76 delegates - 10 base at-large / 42 re: 14 congressional districts / 3 party / 21 bonus

Idaho (caucus)- 32 delegates - 10 base at-large / 6 re: 2 congressional districts / 3 party / 13 bonus

Massachusetts (primary)- 41 delegates - 10 base at-large / 27 re: 9 congressional districts / 3 party / 1 bonus

North Dakota (caucus)- 28 delegates - 10 base at-large / 3 re: 1 congressional district / 3 party / 12 bonus

Ohio (primary)- 66 delegates - 10 base at-large / 48 re: 16 congressional districts / 3 party / 5 bonus

Oklahoma (primary)- 43 delegates - 10 base at-large / 15 re: 5 congressional districts / 3 party / 15 bonus

Tennessee (primary)-58 delegates - 10 base at-large / 27 re: 9 congressional districts / 3 party / 18 bonus

Vermont (primary)- 17 delegates - 10 base at-large / 3 re: 1 congressional district / 3 party / 1 bonus

Virginia (primary)- 49 delegates - 10 base at-large / 33 re: 11 congressional districts / 3 party / 3 bonus (Gingrich, Santorum not on ballot)

(Delegate information via The Green Papers Republican Delegate Allocation)

(1,144 Needed To Win the GOP nomination)

Delegate count to date can be seen at RCP.

Those numbers will change as results from March 6, 2012 contests are reported.

(Join us as we live blog Super Tuesday contests with live discussion via Cover It Live)

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Super Tuesday Republican Primary Polling Updates

By Susan Duclos

Super Tuesday is March 6, 2012, just four days away and there will be 10 states holding Republican primaries or caucuses and for those curious as to where the candidates stand in the polls for the upcoming contests, let the searches begin.

(Join us as we live blog Super Tuesday contests with live discussion via Cover It Live on 3/6/12)

Information on polling dependent on availability.

(Full GOP Primary/Caucus Schedule HERE)

The states to hold primaries or caucuses on March 6, 2012, are;

Alaska (caucus)- 27 delegates - 10 base at-large / 3 re: 1 congressional district / 3 party / 11 bonus

Georgia (primary)- 76 delegates - 10 base at-large / 42 re: 14 congressional districts / 3 party / 21 bonus

Idaho (caucus)- 32 delegates - 10 base at-large / 6 re: 2 congressional districts / 3 party / 13 bonus

Massachusetts (primary)- 41 delegates - 10 base at-large / 27 re: 9 congressional districts / 3 party / 1 bonus

North Dakota (caucus)- 28 delegates - 10 base at-large / 3 re: 1 congressional district / 3 party / 12 bonus

Ohio (primary)- 66 delegates - 10 base at-large / 48 re: 16 congressional districts / 3 party / 5 bonus

Oklahoma (primary)- 43 delegates - 10 base at-large / 15 re: 5 congressional districts / 3 party / 15 bonus

Tennessee (primary)-58 delegates - 10 base at-large / 27 re: 9 congressional districts / 3 party / 18 bonus

Vermont (primary)- 17 delegates - 10 base at-large / 3 re: 1 congressional district / 3 party / 1 bonus

Virginia (primary)- 49 delegates - 10 base at-large / 33 re: 11 congressional districts / 3 party / 3 bonus (Gingrich, Santorum not on ballot)

(Delegate information via The Green Papers Republican Delegate Allocation)

POLLING

ALASKA- No polling information available at this time.

GEORGIA- Rasmussen has Gingrich leading the other candidates with 38 percent, Romney 26 percent, Santorum 20 percent and Paul 7 percent. SurveyUSA has Gingrich leading with 39 percent, Santorum in second with 24 percent, Romney at 23 percent and Paul 9 percent. Landmark/Rosetta Stone has Gingrich leading with 38 percent, Santorum 25 percent, Romney 19 percent and Paul with 5 percent.

IDAHO- No polling information available at this time.

MASSACHUSETTS- Suffolk/7News has Romney leading with 64 percent, Santorum with 16 percent, Paul at 7 percent and Gingrich with 6.

NORTH DAKOTA- No polling information available at this time.

OHIO- Quinnipiac University, the poll released Friday found Santorum leads the former Massachusetts governor 35 percent to 31 percent among likely Republican voters, compared to a poll released Monday showing Santorum with 36 percent to Romney's 29 percent. Gingrich and Paul in third and last place respectively.

OKLAHOMA- Rasmussen has Santorum in the lead with 43 percent, Gingrich in second with 22 percent, Romney 18 and Paul 7.

TENNESSEE- Middle Tn. State U. shows Santorum in the lead with 40 percent, Romney 19 percent, Gingrich 13 percent and Paul with 11 percent. Tennessean/Vanderbilt has Santorum at 38 percent, Romney 20, Paul 15 and Gingrich 13.

VERMONT- Castleton State College has Romney leading with 34 percent, Santorum with 27, Paul 14 and Gingrich 10.

VIRGINIA- Roanoke College polls Romney ahead of Santorum by 31 percent to 27 percent

Note: December 2011 polling had Gingrich ahead for the state of Virginia, but Gingrich and Sanotrum did not make the ballot in Virgina, so the only two that will be on the ballot will be Romney and Paul.

This post will be updated as new polling information becomes available.
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