Gingrich leads in Oklahoma poll in good sign for Super Tuesday strategy

{mosads}Gingrich hopes his brand of conservatism could help him pick up major swaths of delegates in states like Oklahoma (with 43 delegates), Tennessee (with 58 delegates) and Georgia (with 76 delegates). Those states could help him bridge some of the existing delegate gap with the former Massachusetts governor, who still leads substantially after taking Florida’s winner-take-all primary last week.

Still, Gingrich is facing an uphill battle after Santorum’s sweep of three contests Tuesday night. That could prompt anti-Romney support to coalesce around the former Pennsylvania senator, ultimately hurting Gingrich’s ability to maintain his campaign’s momentum through the month.

While only 7 percent of Oklahomans surveyed in ARG’s poll were undecided, it did not account for Santorum’s big night and its potential to again disrupt the GOP race.