Anyone who thought that the Fluke/Limbaugh thing (or the sudden GOP preoccupation with the "evils" of contraception) haven't had a direct impact on Election 2012 got a real wake up call this weekend, and they got it from one of the most amenable pollsters for the GOP in this cycle thus far.

It was Gallup, of all people, who noted not only a large swing in the direction away from Mitt Romney in the past several weeks, but also noted that much of that swing came from shifting allegiances among women. If only men voted in the 2012 presidential election in the dozen anointed "swing states", Mitt Romney might squeak out a win (he leads by one point). President Obama, thanks to an 18-point edge among women, actually has his biggest lead of the cycle so far in those swing states (51-42).

A thought or two about that poll, and others, awaits you in this, the only Polling Wrap of this week (owing to the fact that this is the first Spring Break in five years where my children and I have been on the same schedule, we are taking advantage. I'll be back to recap the week in polling during Saturday's Weekend Digest).

But, first, the numbers:

GOP (PRESIDENTIAL) PRIMARY POLLS:



A few thoughts, just past the jump...