NBC/WSJ poll: Gingrich 40%; Romney 23%

Published December 14, 2011 5:00am ET



According to the latest NBC News / Wall Street Journal poll, Newt Gingrich is pulling away nationally away from his rivals with 40 percent support among Republicans likely to vote in the Republican primary.

  • Gingrich: 40
  • Mitt Romney: 23
  • Ron Paul: 9
  • Michele Bachmann: 8
  • Rick Perry: 6
  • Jon Huntsman: 5
  • Rick Santorum: 3