Politics & Government

Presidential Poll: Santorum Sweeps Three States, But Who Has Your Vote?

Darien Patch is polling its readers on a weekly basis to gauge their interest in the election, its candidates and what issues are most important to them.

It’s been an interesting week in presidential politics, with Rick Santorum surprising many by defeating supposed frontrunner Mitt Romney bysweeping Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota.

But the primary battle continues, and the four GOP candidates — Santorum, Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul — remain in the race.

Meanwhile, President Barack Obama made news by compromising on contraception after drawing criticism from Catholics and other groups.

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So we’re asking once again — if the election were today, and you had the entire GOP slate to choose from, who would be your presidential pick?

Darien Patch is polling its readers to gauge their interest in the election, the candidates and what issues are most important to them. This poll will be published each week until the end of the election season.

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And at the end of the Illinois primary (March 20) and general election (Nov. 8), we hope these numbers will provide insight into how attitudes and ideologies shifted throughout what seems sure to be a cutthroat political atmosphere.

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