Posted on 11/30/2009 1:30:57 PM PST by caddystacks
Washington (CNN) - The Washington Post survey released Monday indicates that Republicans say that Sarah Palin, more than any other leader, best reflects the core values of the party.
According to the poll, 18 percent of Republicans and independents who lean towards the GOP say the former Alaska governor best reflects core GOP values. In second place, 5 points back, is Sen. John McCain of Arizona, last year's Republican presidential nominee, followed by former Arkansas governor and 2008 presidential candidate Mike Huckabee at 7 percent, former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney at 6 percent, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at 4 percent and conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh at 2 percent. Other current Republican leaders were picked by 1 percent or less of those questioned in the poll.
Palin also tops the list of potential 2012 Republican presidential hopefuls. According to the poll, 17 percent of Republican voters say they'd back last year's GOP vice presidential nominee if their state's caucus or primary were being held today, with Huckabee at 10 percent, Romney at 9 percent and McCain with 2 percent support. Huckabee, Palin and Romney have topped most national surveys of the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
The Washington Post telephone poll of 804 Republicans and GOP-leaning independents was conducted November 19-23. The survey's sampling error is plus or minus 4 percentage points
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Huck is DONE he is going nowhere
Nice to see everyone knows Newt jumped the shark.
If Palin, Huckabee or Romney are all we have then we are in deep trouble.
Huck just cratered.
The practice of creating these polls to generate their self made news in place of reporting real news is just way out of control.
That post is full of awesome.
What I ascertain from these percentages is that most conservative voters are still looking for a candidate. I know that I am. I am still praying for someone to come on the scene that is closer to Reagan. I do not like any of my choices.
It is of my own devising. Feel absolutely free to help it go completely and utterly viral. ;)
Seriously, all we need is to have a candidate that will boldly speak the truth.
Where is the “none of the above”?
They only polled liberal/moderate Republicans?
Huck has his very own Willie Horton now.
Palin is all that we need.
LLS
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