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Mitt Romney's grasp on the Republican presidential nomination seemed as secure as ever Monday, with a new poll from the Pew Research Center saying some 74 percent of Republican and Republican-leaning voters believe the former governor will definitively win the party's nomination.

Just two in 10 of those responding to the nationwide survey say they believe another candidate will take the nomination. A strong plurality - 47 percent to 36 percent - see a prolonged nominating process as damaging to the party. The numbers provide worrying signals for Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, who are hoping to claw their way back into the race.

That's a reversal from a March version of the survey, when 47 percent of Republicans said that the contest continuing on was a good thing, versus 43 percent who disagreed.

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