Romney, the Illinois Favorite

Likely Republican voters in Illinois prefer Mitt Romney over his competitors, according to a new survey from We Ask America—commissioned by Fox News Chicago. The local pollster finds 37 percent of the vote going to Mitt Romney, 31 to Rick Santorum, 14 percent to Newt Gingrich, and just 8 percent to Ron Paul. "Despite all the recent focus on sexual reproductive issues, we found no gender gap, no difference between Republican men and women on these issues," Fox News Chicago noted. "Jobs and economy were the issues at the forefront of voters' minds during this poll. An overwhelming 60 percent of those called said these were the most important topics for their candidate to agree with their views."