December 08, 2011 12:25 AM UTC

Gingrich Building Big Lead Over Romney in Early States

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• by: Colorado Pols

We talked earlier about how Colorado Republicans appear to favor Newt Gingrich over Mitt Romney by a substantial margin, and apparently they aren’t alone.

According to polling data just released by CNN and Time Magazine, Gingrich is surging well ahead of Romney in Iowa, Florida and South Carolina, and is gaining ground in New Hampshire.

FLORIDA

Gingrich: 48%

Romney: 25%

IOWA

Gingrich: 33%

Romney: 20%

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Romney: 35%

Gingrich: 26%

SOUTH CAROLINA

Gingrich: 43%

Romney: 20%