Rasmussen Poll has Gingrich leading Georgia with 38 percent

Rasmussen released a poll yesterday showing Gingrich leading Georgia with 38 percent of likely GOP voters, a twelve point lead over nearest competitor Mitt Romney and nearly double the percentage of Rick Santorum.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Republican Primary Voters in Georgia shows Gingrich with 38% support to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s 26%. Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum now runs third with 20% of the vote, and Texas Congressman Ron Paul trails with seven percent (7%).

This Georgia survey of 750 Likely Republican Primary Voters was conducted on March 1, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.