The Washington Post’s Jon Cohen notes that exit polls show the split between conservatives and liberals is roughly the same in Wisconsin between the 2010 election and tonight. (click for more)
No projections yet in Mississippi and Alabama, but CNN’s exit polling has Santorum leading in Alabama and Romney — in a surprise — leading in Mississippi. American Samoa and Hawaii will also caucus tonight.
On the other hand, Gingrich’s performance at the debates Monday and especially Thursday night injected fresh momentum into a campaign that, up until earlier this week, was overshadowed by Romney. Nearly two-thirds of Republican voters today cited debate performance as at least a somewhat important factor in their vote today, per early exit poll results.
The late surge worked in Gingrich’s favor. A little more than half of South Carolina voters said they decided whom to support in the past few days, according to preliminary exit polls, a much larger number than in 2008
Newt: Perhaps the only guy to GAIN voters from having an affair. Also, AP just declared for Newt. CNN still wary of declaring.
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