Republicans now see Mitt Romney as the clear favorite to capture the GOP nomination. He has pushed ahead as the top choice by consolidating support from conservatives and others who had been splintered among other candidates. Read related article.
Source: This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone Jan. 12 to 15, 2012, among a random sample of 1,000 adults. The sample of 414 Republicans and GOP-leaning independents has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 5.5 percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by Abt-SRBI of New York. | | The Washington Post 
