Presidential Poll: Gingrich Wins South Carolina, Who Has Your Vote for President?

Missouri's presidential primary is still two weeks away. But the race to the Oval Office is as fierce as ever.

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

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.

What's happened so far? A lot, actually

Each early primary state has spit out a new Republican winner. Rick Santorum claimed Iowa. Mitt Romney then won in New Hampshire. After that, Newt Gingrich garnered the most votes in South Carolina. 

Meanwhile, President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address to tout his own resumé. 

From CNN: 

Obama defended a long list of his trademark policies -- tax increases on the wealthy, Wall Street reform, health care reform, government stimulus spending -- to applause from Democrats while also offering some proposals of interest to Republicans, such as new corporate tax breaks.

"It was a politically shrewd speech," said CNN Senior Politcal Analyst David Gergen, adding the address was likely to satisfy Obama's Democratic base while winning over some independents.

Up next is Florida, which holds its primary Jan. 31. Missouri's primary is slated for Feb. 7.

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