Poll: Huck, Palin & Romney Lead 2012 Primary

realclearpolitics ^ | June 2nd, 2009 | Tom Bevan

[Checkers]

A new poll of the potential 2012 GOP primary field from CNN/Opinion Research Corp. shows a log jam of three candidates at the top. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, and current Alaska Governor Sarah Palin are in a statistical dead heat according to the survey conducted May 14-17 with a 4.5% margin of error:

Huckabee 22 Palin 21 Romney 21 Gingrich 13 Jeb Bush 6 Someone Else 10

In related news, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, who announced today he would not be seeking a third term, dodged questions today about running in 2012 while adding that he believes the GOP needs "new ideas and new faces."

[Checkers]

ping

[spyone]

Sad for us. I don’t like any of em.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

And Sarah Palin doesn’t have Huck’s TV show nor Romney’s wealth...just wait until her rallies start—THOSE will tell the tale!

[jessduntno]

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

((ping))

[libbylu]

Sad for you, not us.

[redk]

Out of that group Palin is the only one I don't hate.

[ak267]

Gee spy, care to tell us who you want???

[FTJM]

I’m not a huge fan of Romeny’s but will take him over the others at this point. IMO, Palin needs to go to the Senate. Unless someone else comes along, I’d like to Giuliani run. He has balls, will attack back and would actually get something done.

[trisham]

Go Sarah!

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[McGruff]

This is getting ridiculous starting the next presidential campaign so early. Stop the madness.

[redk]

If she goes to the Senate and becomes one of “them” she loses 75% of her appeal to me.

[trisham]

A barf alert should always precede the posting of that dreadful family photo.

[markedmannerf]

I think Sarah is better than any of them.

[longtermmemmory]

Huckster? don’t think so. He demonstrated his low class status by staying in the race as a mere vote splitter.

[eureka!]

Mommy, please make them stop.

[spyone]

Haven’t met him/her yet. I’ll let you know when I do.
If you go with any of these losers, we are doomed...just absolutely, friggin’ DOOOOOMEd.

[exist]

Who are these people still voting for Huck?

[Big_Monkey]

"Sad for us. I don’t like any of em.

Perhaps it's always been this way, but certainly in the modern, post-tv era, Presidential politics is nothing but a popularity contest.

Ideological, philosophical and policy positions aside, none of those three can beat Barack Obama, even if the economy is a little worse in 2012.

Pawlenty is right insomuch that the GOP needs "new" faces as the rest of our candidates really are just too damaged to mount any credible campaign against the juggernaut that is the Obama political machine.

[urtax$@work]

Huck=?

Romney=RINO........will probably be pushed on us by the GOP leadership.

Palin ........?.....? ok

[redk]

He was recently making fun of Palin with Katie Couric & Co. That’s enough for me.

[Checkers]

Romney, Palin, Giuliani are all quality candidates.

Whatever happened to Huckabee’s promise to go open a bait shop and drop the hell off the face of the Earth?

[Bobkk47]

[Recovering Hermit]

McCain 2012!!! /s

[sam_paine]

Huck? We suck.

[redk]

Sanford is one of about 3 politicians that I actually like right now. I have no use for the rest.

[Checkers]

If you want a real barf, imagine them accepting the nomination.

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yep

[Mr. Lucky]

On the complete video, the dog is clearly saying: “help me, please help me”.

[Big_Monkey]

I think that Sanford has the best shot of any possible candidate that’s out there right now. But, three years is a long, long time in politics.

[Checkers]

Have you ever heard anyone make the case for Suckabee?

Me neither.

[RED SOUTH]

The Senate is the kiss of death. Harding was the last
republican Senator elected President and Kennedy the last democrat until Obama. Governors are elected President so palin is right where she needs to be. A Gov will be the next President as the anti washington wave rolls in 2012.

VP Nixon
Gov Carter
Gov Reagan
VP Bush
Gov Clinton
Gov Bush
Sen Obama

See the trend. Governors.

[Kandy Atz]

For me its Sarah number 1 followed by “someone else”.

The rest shouldn’t waste their money or our time.

[Checkers]

There’s a video?!

[WayneM]

Huck would throw conservatives under the bus if he thought he could get elected.

His past actions with illegal aliens prove it.

[Buck W.]

I’m leaning now toward Sanford as a personal preference, but we’re leaving out a dark horse. If BHO is as despised as I expect him to be in 2012, George Allen will be back—macaca just won’t matter anymore.

[humblegunner]

Anyone but Romney.

[alecqss]

...against the juggernaut that is the Obama political machine.

Which reminds the juggernaut that was the Clinton political machine...

[Checkers]

“Who are these people still voting for Huck?”

Morons Bigots & Liberals

[sam_paine]

I did during the end of the primaries. Hucksters were all over! They were doing God’s work, dontcha no?

[ansel12]

Who are these people still voting for Huck?

I think the Duncan Hunter endorsement helped a lot.

[ak267]

Ahhhhhhh, yes, I see.

[Checkers]

“Huck would throw conservatives under the bus if he thought he could get elected.”

I’ve never heard the case for Huckabee.

Other than he’s not an icky Mormon.

[pissant]

Hunter/Demint 2012. Accept no substitutes.

[Checkers]

Duncan made an ass of himself.

[Big_Monkey]

"A Gov will be the next President as the anti washington wave rolls in 2012.

A governor from a state with a population smaller than Austin, TX will never be elected to the Presidency, ever. Vice-Presidency perhaps, but never the Presidency.

[pointsal]

Well....you can always dig up McLame.

[pointsal]

Still kinda like the spunk of Sarah.