For the first time during the Republican Party nomination process, two states are voting on the same day. Colorado and Minnesota hold their caucuses today, and 76 delegates, to be awarded proportionately from each state, are up for grabs. Let's take a closer look at how the race is shaping up in these two states.
Will Mitt Romney see a boost in Colorado and Minnesota after his big win in Nevada?
The most recent polling data in both states suggest he will receive a boost, but perhaps more of a boost in one state than the other. According to a Public Policy Polling survey released Monday, Romney has a 10-point lead over Rick Santorum in Colorado. Romney has 37 percent with Santorum at 27 percent. Newt Gingrich is third with 21 percent and Ron Paul is fourth with 13 percent. These numbers have tightened since the previous poll taken over the weekend.
Things in Minnesota look likely to be even closer. Santorum is holding a surprise nine-point lead, 33 percent to 24 percent, over Romney. Gingrich and Paul are in a close battle for third with 22 percent and 20 percent. If this polling data holds, Minnesota could be a huge boost for Santorum's previously lagging campaign.
What happened to Newt Gingrich?
Two months ago, according to a Public Policy Polling survey, Gingrich had a 19-point lead in Colorado. And just a few weeks ago the former House Speaker had an 18-point lead in Minnesota. All of that is gone. Gingrich's drubbing in Nevada at the hands of Romney, which followed his previous loss to Romney in Florida, seems to be having an effect on his campaign.
What about Ron Paul? Is his ' caucus strategy ' working?
It didn't seem to work in Nevada in the way that Paul's campaign would have wanted it to. He picked up only a handful of delegates in the state last weekend. If these latest poll numbers hold in Colorado and Minnesota, Paul could find himself in fourth place in both caucus states, meaning he would stand to gain only a small number of delegates.
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