Posted on 07/16/2010 6:27:42 PM PDT by speciallybland
Our monthly look at who GOP voters prefer as their 2012 nominee finds that Sarah Palin is the most popular potential Republican hopeful with the base...but that she finishes just fourth when it comes to who they want as their nominee. For the first time Newt Gingrich is the leader in this poll with 23%, followed by Mike Huckabee at 21%, Mitt Romney at 19%, Palin at 17%, and Ron Paul at 7%.
70% of Republicans have a favorable opinion of Palin, putting her tops. That's followed by Huckabee at 64%, Gingrich at 63%, and Romney at 59%. But only 24% of the GOP loyalists who like Palin list her as their top choice for the 2012 nomination. Gingrich is ahead even though he's not as popular because 34% with a positive opinion name him as their top choice for the nomination. That figure is 31% for Romney and 28% for Huckabee. There is a significant disconnect between liking Palin and thinking she should be President, and that's one of the biggest things she'll have to overcome if she does end up getting into the race.
Angry white men were credited for making Gingrich Speaker of the House in 1994 and they're propelling him to the lead in this poll. He gets 26% from them with Romney at 20% and Huckabee and Palin both at 17%. Huckabee has the advantage with women at 26% to 19% for Gingrich, 18% for Romney, and 17% for Palin.
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Gag,
Go away Newt, you went out of favor with Grunge music and the Macarena.
Palin is my number one on ideology. But I need to see some improvement in her debating skills.
So, the media wants one of two rinos: Gingrich or Romney.
Gingrich leads, morale bleeds.
Yeah, right, sure.
Dear Newt:
You cheat on your wives and allow the Clintons to blackmail you. You betray the Republican revolution of 1994.
You suck.
Go away. Anybody who would follow you is a fool. Those who do not study history will repeat it. I will not repeat following a fool like you.
So, the media wants one of two rinos: Gingrich or Romney.
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Hmmm, which shall I order? The crustacean loaf leftovers or the fresh slithering reptile?
I’ll take the crustacean loaf. I hate the way it repeats on me but if the reptile did too it would be insufferable.
Here it comes again. We get told who is going to be the nominee whether we like it or not. Just like 2000 with Bush and 2008 with McCain. These are your candidates: now go vote for the anointed loser of “your” choice.
Gingrich.Isn’t he the POS that served divorce papers on his wife when she was in the hospital fighting cancer?Well the hell with him.
The more people hear from Palin, the more they will want here as the nominee.
The exact opposite will be true for Gingrich.
So where’s Newt’s executive experience?
“Here it comes again. We get told who is going to be the nominee whether we like it or not. Just like 2000 with Bush and 2008 with McCain. These are your candidates: now go vote for the anointed loser of “your” choice.”
Exactly. Be vigilant. If the 2012 candidate is pushed by the insider party boys, and they say we have to “come together” behind their candidate early, you’ll know who to oppose.
BUMP.
The same place as McCain’s?
Hey Newt,
We no longer play by those rules of professional politicians that get the lame stream media behind them.
We’ll chose our candidates, thank you very much.
Dede Scozzafava strongly supports Newt.
Good grief. The media keep manufacturing bad images for Sarah Palin, but so far she is far and away the best of the candidates.
As a thread posted here a couple of minutes after this one points out, the media all said the same thing about Ronald Reagan. Hollywood star. Empty suit. Unelectable.
Sure. Well, I’ve watched Sarah Palin talk, and I’ve read her book, and she strikes me as smart and trustworthy, a natural born leader with real moral principles—like Reagan.
I like Palin, she just doesn’t have what it takes. I believe Obama would have a lock on 8 years. I could easily vote for Newt. I voted for McCain and didn’t like it, I can vote for Newt much easier.
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