WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney won in the Northeast on Super Tuesday, while Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich picked up victories in Southern states — results that showcased the vastly different slices of the Republican electorate that headed to the polls.
But even as results diverged, voters in each of the seven primary states polled on Super Tuesday said the same issue — the economy — was their top concern. From more moderate Massachusetts and Vermont to more conservative states such as Oklahoma and Tennessee, the economy was the top issue.
TOP ISSUES: The economy is the No. 1 issue for voters in every Super Tuesday state polled, according to exit polls. In Vermont and Massachusetts, which Romney won, voters overwhelmingly cited the economy as their top issue with almost 6 in 10 voters in Massachusetts and most voters in Vermont citing it as a top issue.
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