Survey: Most Republicans Gathering to Romney

(Newsroom America) -- Though the GOP presidential race is far from over, a new survey shows that most Republicans now believe Mitt Romney is the most "acceptable" candidate to oppose President Obama.

Among conservatives and moderate Republicans, Romney gets the nod, according to a new survey by Gallup, garnering 59 percent support for both groups. Meanwhile, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gets 51 percent support from conservatives and less support - 36 percent - from moderates.

Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania has the support of 50 percent of conservatives, but support among moderates drops to 35 percent, the survey found.

"Fewer than half of conservative Republicans see Rick Perry, Ron Paul, or Jon Huntsman as acceptable nominees," said Gallup, in its survey summary.

"Romney's broad acceptability across ideological lines is decidedly not the case for his competitors. Conservative Republicans view Gingrich, Santorum, and Perry as more acceptable than do moderate/liberal Republicans," Gallup said. "On the other hand, moderate/liberal Republicans on average view Paul and Huntsman as more acceptable than conservatives."

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