Newt Gingrich Poll Lead Fades After Negative Attacks

From the HUFF POST:

Two new automated polls show sharp declines in support for Newt Gingrich in Iowa, and the national Gallup Daily tracking poll shows a more subtle decline nationwide. The consistency in the trends suggests that the changes are real, and a heavy and mostly unanswered barrage of attack ads in Iowa explains why Gingrich’s support there may be falling more rapidly.

The two new automated polls have captured the attention of the news media and helped spur a big move toward Romney on the Intrade prediction market. Specifically,

A survey released earlier this week by the Democratic-aligned firm Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows a smaller Gingrich decline (from 27 to 22 percent) over the past week…

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