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Mitt Romney seems to have all the momentum in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but a new PPP poll of Minnesota shows the GOP front-runner trailing Rick Santorum. 

The former Pennsylvania senator, who has thus far been unable to capitalize on his surprise victory in the Iowa caucuses, edges Romney by two percentage points in the state, by a 29 percent to 27 percent margin. Newt Gingrich earned 22 percent of likely voters, while Ron Paul earned 19 percent. The poll was released Sunday.

In a poll last week, the Democratic-leaning polling firm also found Santorum to have a slight lead in Missouri's non-binding primary, opening up the possibility that the Midwest could provide the former senator momentum to re-emerge as the conservative alternative to Romney in the race. Both states will vote Tuesday.

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