A new poll released very early on Monday morning shows former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney poised to win big in the Illinois Republican primary on Tuesday after his victory in the Puerto Rico caucuses. The new survey of Illinois Republicans from Public Policy Polling (D) shows Romney with 45 percent, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum with 30, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich with 12 and Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX). Romney seems to be benefiting from the state’s political makeup, as PPP noted in their analysis:
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