Newt Gingrich leads Mitt Romney in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania

As Politico reports this morning, Newt Gingrich’s surge in the polls is now a national phenomenon as he holds doubt digit leads over Romney in Ohio, Florida, and Pennsylvania.Here’s the results of this new Qunnipiac poll:

If the 2012 Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were: Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman and Herman Cain, for whom would you vote?

                     REGISTERED REPUBLICANS
                     FL     OH     PA

Perry                 4%     4%     3%
Gingrich             35     36     31
Romney               22     18     17
Bachmann              4      5      3
Santorum              2      2      9
Paul                  8      7      7
Huntsman              2      1      3
Cain                  8      7      3
SMONE ELSE(VOL)       1      2      2
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)      3      2      4
DK/NA                12     15     18

Suppose the primary came down to a choice between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, for whom would you vote?

                     REGISTERED REPUBLICANS
                     FL     OH     PA

Romney               34%    28%    31%
Gingrich             52     55     50
SMONE ELSE(VOL)       2      3      3
WLDN'T VOTE(VOL)      4      3      5
DK/NA                 9     13     11

—HT~ RS