It's not an illusion: Newt Gingrich has had some serious mojo coming out of his upset victory in South Carolina, as a new Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday morning shows the former House Speaker just two percentage points behind Mitt Romney, 36-34 percent, a statistical tie with six days to go before the January 31 primary.
"Florida is essentially a dead heat and a two-man race between Gov. Mitt Romney and Speaker Newt Gingrich entering the last week of the campaign," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum receives 13 percent; Texas Congressman Ron Paul is at 10 percent.
This article appears in Jan 19-25, 2012.