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Romney, Palin clear leaders for 2012 GOP presidential primary
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| October 1, 2010
Posted on 10/01/2010 12:53:18 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin are the clear leaders of the 2012 Republican presidential primary field, according to a new Gallup poll released Thursday.
Romney and Palin were the only potential candidates to earn more than 15 percent in the poll, with Mike Huckabee trailing not far behind. The three former governors were the only candidates to receive more than 10 percent, with Romney receiving 19 percent, Palin getting 16 percent and Huckabee at 12 percent.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich came in fourth in the poll, getting 9 percent, reports Politico.
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) was the only other potential candidate in the field to get more than five percent, receiving seven percent in the poll.
Both Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour each got three percent in the poll.
The survey of 906 Republicans was conducted September 25-26 with a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.
TOPICS: Parties; Polls
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Who are these so-called "Republicans" that they're polling?
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Do you have poll numbers on another leader?
If so, who?
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posted on
10/01/2010 1:14:54 AM PDT
by
Halgr
(Once a Marine, always a Marine - Semper Fi)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
No thanks....... DeMint 2012 !!!!!!!
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posted on
10/01/2010 1:16:17 AM PDT
by
catfish1957
(Hey algore...You'll have to pry the steering wheel of my 317 HP V8 truck from my cold dead hands)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Hucksterby’s participation as Romney's stalking horse will split the conservative vote and give us what we don't need.
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posted on
10/01/2010 1:16:46 AM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Sarah Palin - For such a time as this...)
To: Halgr
I don’t understand the question.
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posted on
10/01/2010 1:40:24 AM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(Palin/Bolton 2012)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I looked at the poll’s internals (it’s a Gallup).
Romney won heavily in the East. Sarah did well in the South. The Huckster did well overall: his TV show.
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posted on
10/01/2010 1:42:10 AM PDT
by
onyx
(If you support Sarah and want on her Ping List, let me know!)
To: catfish1957
No more legislators!
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posted on
10/01/2010 1:44:26 AM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
(Palin/Bolton 2012)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
All RINOS must be weeded out of the GOP, asap, from now on! All of the ongoing open primaries are, also, greatly harming the opportunities of ending “RINO Republicanism” quicker! Conservatives must, always, hold ALL of the incumbent/candidate RINOS “feet to the fire”!
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posted on
10/01/2010 2:01:21 AM PDT
by
johnthebaptistmoore
(If leftist legislation that's already in place really can't be ended by non-leftists, then what?)
To: onyx
I’m in CA and the disenchanted (with Obama) Dems and Independents I know seem to be leaning heavily towards Romney. I know most on FR don’t want to hear that, but the Romney fans I’m referring to are here in Los Angeles.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
So far, NOBODY can understand the question, or the series of questions put forth. As of now, the answers provided do not matter.
I say Rush Limbaugh should be the candidate, except he says he cannot afford the cut in pay that a run for office and serving would entail.
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posted on
10/01/2010 2:17:35 AM PDT
by
alloysteel
("If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.")
To: catfish1957
“No thanks....... DeMint 2012 !!!!!!!”
Ditto! (I wonder if the poll allowed choosing DeMint as an option? These ‘polls’, IMO, ultimately determine our choices.)
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posted on
10/01/2010 2:39:39 AM PDT
by
Kimberly GG
("Path to Citizenship" Amnesty candidates will NOT get my vote! DeMint, 2012)
To: catfish1957
DeMint....NOT one of the 12 options given!
"Gallup, in a poll conducted Sept. 25-26, asked Republicans and Republican-leaning independents which of 12 possible candidates they would be most likely to support for the party's nomination. All 12 candidates are thought to be seriously considering a run for president, and many of them have already visited Iowa and New Hampshire, the states holding the first nominating contests. In addition to the 12 named candidates, 1% of respondents volunteered the name of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Christie, in his first year as governor of the state, has become a prominent GOP figure, though he is not expected to run for president in 2012."
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posted on
10/01/2010 2:50:43 AM PDT
by
Kimberly GG
("Path to Citizenship" Amnesty candidates will NOT get my vote! DeMint, 2012)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
It is a push poll of some kind. These groups are trying to shape opinion instead of finding it. Watch how many “Romney is this or that” between now and presidential cycle.
Romney is trying to get out in front of the parade. Too bad he is a clown car!
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posted on
10/01/2010 2:54:31 AM PDT
by
Doulos1
(Bitter Clinger Forever)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I’ve never been polled in my entire life; now I get two calls within 24 hours...told them to get lost.
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posted on
10/01/2010 3:06:30 AM PDT
by
who knows what evil?
(G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Give it up, Newt. You and your baggage are just muddying the waters.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Mitt Romney - About time.
Let the GOP finally take pride in RomneyCARE,
forced RomneyMarriage, and the internecine attacks on
Gov. Palin and her children by RomneyBOTs for Obama.
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posted on
10/01/2010 4:00:51 AM PDT
by
Diogenesis
('Freedom is the light of all sentient beings.' - Optimus Prime)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Romney is a gun grabber and started socialized Medicine in Mass. He’s another McCain.
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posted on
10/01/2010 5:03:18 AM PDT
by
ThePatriotsFlag
(You are just jealous because the voices aren't talking to YOU!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
10/01/2010 5:11:43 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
("It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the federal spending=tax delayed")
To: CaliforniaCon
Im in CA and the disenchanted (with Obama) Dems and Independents I know seem to be leaning heavily towards Romney. I know most on FR dont want to hear that, but the Romney fans Im referring to are here in Los Angeles.Why would conservatives pick a national candidate that appeals to kalifornicators?
If he/she sells in LA, they wouldn't get a second look in fly over country.
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posted on
10/01/2010 5:25:30 AM PDT
by
USS Alaska
(Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
To: Kimberly GG; catfish1957; All
Jim DeMint isn’t included because he has said he is “absolutely not going to run.” To make his point, he asked the Values Voters straw poll to hold out his name from the ballot.
DeMint: “No plans” to run for President (Again says It’s a “no,” “absolutely not” going to run)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2593841/posts
“...GRETA: Is that a no?
DEMINT: It’s a “no”. I’m not going to run for President.
GRETA: Absolutely not going to run for President?
DEMINT: I’m not going to run for President...”
You folks are really going to need to come to terms and find someone else soon, because we’re less than a year away from when the campaign season essentially starts.
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posted on
10/01/2010 8:31:32 AM PDT
by
TitansAFC
("Mike Pence's Amnesty plan is the '86 Amnesty with a trip home tacked on." - The Heritage Foundation)
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