Fox News Viewers Hate Romney

Gingrich trounces Romney among them in Iowa poll
By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 7, 2011 3:20 PM CST
Fox Viewers in Iowa Favor Newt Gingrich Over Mitt Romney by a Wide Margin
Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign event in Paradise Valley, Ariz.   (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Mitt Romney has a big problem in Iowa, and it's on basic cable. Fox News viewers really don't like the former Massachusetts governor, with just 12% saying they back him—compared to nearly half for Gingrich, according to a New York Times/CBS poll. Overall in the state, Gingrich led 31% to 18%. The Fox gap could be a major problem for Romney, because a whopping 40% of Republican voters in Iowa call the network their primary news source. (More Fox News stories.)

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