Can You Say "Mittmentum"?

As if yesterday's Rasmussen poll was not enough, two national polls released today showed even more promising results for Romney. The first is again from Rasmussen and the second comes from ARG.

Rasmussen Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

* Rudy Giuliani 26% (27)
* Mitt Romney 17% (16)
* John McCain 13% (13)
* Fred Thompson 12% (11)
* Mike Huckabee 11% (11)
* Ron Paul 5% (5)

Survey includes approximately 600-650 Likely Republican Primary Voters. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.

ARG GOP National Primary

* Rudy Giuliani 25% (24%)
* Mitt Romney 21% (15%)
* Fred Thompson 17% (16%)
* John McCain 12% (14%)
* Mike Huckabee 6% (6%)
* Ron Paul 4% (2%)
* Undecided 12% (17%)

Survey of 600 likely Republican primary voters was conducted November 9-12. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted in October are in parentheses.

Mitt's recent rise in national polling dispels one of his detractors' main criticism: that despite spending millions more than his opponents, he still polls in the single digits nationally. Now Romney is polling in the high teens and even into the low twenties. To those detractors, open mouth, insert foot.

Rasmussen Daily National Poll

Rasmussen's daily national Republican poll was quite interesting today.

Rasmussen Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

* Rudy Giuliani 27%
* Mitt Romney 16%
* John McCain 13%
* Fred Thompson 11%
* Mike Huckabee 11%
* Ron Paul 5%

Survey includes approximately 600-650 Likely Republican Primary Voters. The margin of error is +/- 4 percentage points.

Several important things to note:

The rise of Romney,
The fall of Thompson,
The rise of Huckabee,
The stagnancy of McCain,
The upward inching of Paul,
The extremely slow but steady downward march of Giuliani.

Endorsement Race Heat Up

The past few weeks have been busy ones in the Endorsement Race. While Mitt Romney scored the endorsement of Senator Judd Gregg from essential New Hampshire, Giuliani received the support of Senator Norm Coleman (MN) and Senator Kit Bond (MO). Other extremely notable recent endorsements includes Pat Robertson's endorsement of Giuliani and those of Romney backers Paul Weyrich and Bob Jones III. And let's not forget this very special endorsement made recently...

Perhaps the most weighty of this latest slew of endorsements, however, is one received by John McCain. This week, Senator Brownback (KS), a candidate for president until late October, announce his support for his fellow Senator. Brownback has very considerable clout among the so-cons and his endorsement will take on that of Robertson as so-cons make up their minds about whom they will support.

To see a complete list of endorsements from currently serving United States Representatives and Senators, check The Hill's list here.

Ron Paul's 4.2 Million Dollar Day

Congressman Ron Paul astonished the political world yesterday as he raised $4.2 million in a single day, bringing his 4Q earnings above $7 million. Ron Paul has incredible support and cannot be underestimated. His chances of winning are much better than most give him. If Ron Paul can translate this money into votes, a top three finish in New Hampshire is easily within his reach.