12-Feb-2012 - Latest Polls Show Rick Santorum Improving (ContributorNetwork)

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On the heels of winning Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri, the momentum might be turning toward former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and away from presumed front-runner former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Recent polls show he has an even chance against President Barack Obama in at least one key Midwestern battleground state. But his race for dollars has just begun and the president has a stronger approval rating than in the past. While the race heats up, here's a look at some of the latest polling and funding related to the 2012 presidential election cycle. * While Santorum might have won 250,000 one night after his big win Tuesday, he nfl jersey supply remains far behind the other candidates for fundraising, the Atlantic Wire reported. At the start of 2012, he had 2.2 million. By comparison, Romney has 56 million and another 30 million in a super PAC loyal to his campaign. * In head-to-head contests, Rasmussen Reports indicated President Obama would best Romney 45 percent to 41 percent in Ohio. But when matched against Santorum, he would be completely even. * Gallup indicated in its Election 2012 tracking that a Feb. 3-9 ballot support poll shows Romney at 34 percent, Santorum at 22 percent, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich at 18 percent and Texas Congressman Ron Paul cheap nfl jerseys with 10 percent. Romney and Gingrich each saw a two-point drop and Santorum a two-point rise in their poll numbers. * While Santorum is improving in polling, President Obama's latest approval numbers show he might be tougher to beat in November. An Ipsos poll conducted Feb. 2-6 shows a 48 approval rating for him, with a 49 percent disapproval. 23 percent strongly approved, while 30 percent strongly disapproved. Today's Gallup poll with approval and disapproval rates shows Obama at 48 percent approval and 46 percent disapproval, his first improved approval ratings since spring 2011. Shawn Humphrey is a former contributor to The Flint Journal nhl jerseys from china and lives near Washington in Gaithersburg, Md.

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