Presidential Poll: Who's Your Pick?

With the departures of and Rick Perry last week, the pool of potential GOP presidential candidates is narrowing, and Patches in primary states continue to cover the race.

Last weekend,  scored a victory over Mitt Romney in South Carolina. Meanwhile, Gingrich is urging Rick Santorum to bow out of the Republican presidential race so conservatives can rally behind one "anti-Mitt Romney" candidate, according to CNN.

As we gear up for the Illinois primary on March 20, we’re curious — if the election were today, and you had the entire GOP slate to choose from, who would be your presidential pick?

Montgomery Patch is polling its readers to gauge their interest in the election, the candidates and what issues are most important to them. This poll will be published each week until the end of the election season.

And at the end of the Illinois primary (March 20) and general election (Nov. 8), we hope these numbers will provide insight into how attitudes and ideologies shifted throughout what seems sure to be a cutthroat political atmosphere.

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