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Polling Conservative Bloggers On Their Preferred Presidential Candidates For 2012 (Christie 26.4%)
RightWingNews.com ^ | October 08, 2010 | John Hawkins

Posted on 10/08/2010 6:52:32 PM PDT by FTJM

Right Wing News polled more than 250 right-of-center bloggers on which candidate they'd support if the 2012 Republican primaries were today. The following 72 bloggers responded:

101 Dead Armadillos, Ace of Spades HQ, Alexa Shrugged, All That Is Necessary, The American Princess, And Rightly So, The Anchoress, Argghhhh!, Bad Example, Basil's Blog, Blonde Sagacity, Betsy's Page, Black and Right, Bookworm Room, Classical Values, Conservative Compendium, Melissa Clouthier, Dodgeblogium, Doubleplusundead, Ed Driscoll, Drumwaster's Rants, Eckernet, The EM Network, Election Projection, Exurban League, Eternity Road, Cassy Fiano, GayPatriot, GOPUSA Northeast, Guardian Watchblog, Hoosier Access, Infidels Are Cool, IMAO, The Jawa Report, Jenn Q. Public, The Liberal Heretics, Liberty's Heart, Likelihood of Confusion, Fingers Malloy, Mean Ol' Meany , Moe Lane, Mount Virtus, Midnight Blue, Moonbattery, No Oil For Pacifists, The New Ledger, Nice Deb, The Other McCain, Palousitics, Pundit Boy, Pursuing Holiness.com, QandO, Rightosphere, Right View from the Left Coast, Samizdata, Say Anything, Don Singleton, Sister Toldjah, The Smallest Minority, Snark and Boobs, Solomonia, Stop The ACLU, The Sundries Shack, Sunshine State Sarah, This Ain't Hell, The Underground Conservative, Weapons of Mass Discussion, Viral Footage, Wintery knight, YidwithLid, WyBlog

The bloggers voted on three different groups of candidates. The first grouping included the big name candidates that were likely to run, the second asked which of those candidates the bloggers would be LEAST LIKELY to support, and the last list was expanded out to cover 20 candidates, including some that are currently considered unlikely to run. Now, here are the results,

If you had to choose from this list, which of the following candidates would you be most likely to support for President in 2012?

9) Mike Huckabee: 0.0% (0 votes) 8) Newt Gingrich: 4.2% (3 votes) 7) John Thune: 5.6% (4 votes) 6) Mitt Romney: 6.9% (5 votes) 5) Tim Pawlenty: 8.3% (6 votes) 4) Haley Barbour: 11.1% (8 votes) 3) Mike Pence: 15.3% (11 votes) 2) Mitch Daniels: 18.1% (13 votes) 1) Sarah Palin: 30.6% (22 votes)

Now, let's change direction: which of the following candidates would you be LEAST LIKELY to support for President in 2012?

7) Mike Pence: 0.0% (0 votes) 7) Tim Pawlenty: 0.0% (0 votes) 7) Mitch Daniels: 0.0% (0 votes) 5) Haley Barbour: 2.8% (2 votes) 5) John Thune: 2.8% (2 votes) 4) Sarah Palin: 9.7% (7 votes) 3) Newt Gingrich: 19.4% (14 votes) 2) Mitt Romney: 20.8% (15 votes) 1) Mike Huckabee: 44.4% (32 votes)

If you had to choose today, which of the following candidates would you be most likely to support for President in 2012?

17) John McCain: 0.0% (0 votes) 17) Mike Huckabee: 0.0% (0 votes) 17) Rudy Guiliani: 0.0% (0 votes) 17) Scott Brown: 0.0% (0 votes) 13) Rick Santorum: 1.4% (1 vote) 13) Eric Cantor: 1.4% (1 vote) 13) John Thune: 1.4% (1 vote) 13) Condi Rice: 1.4% (1 vote) 7) Newt Gingrich: 2.8% (2 votes) 7) Jeb Bush: 2.8% (2 votes) 7) Herman Cain: 2.8% (2 votes) 7) Haley Barbour: 2.8% (2 votes) 7) Ron Paul: 2.8% (2 votes) 7) Tim Pawlenty: 2.8% (2 votes) 6) Mitt Romney: 5.6% (4 votes) 5) Bobby Jindal: 8.3% (6 votes) 3) Mitch Daniels: 11.1% (8 votes) 3) Mike Pence: 11.1% (8 votes) 2) Sarah Palin: 15.3% (11 votes) 1) Chris Christie: 26.4% (19 votes)


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: christie; palin; pence
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To: Larry Lucido
What do bloggers do when they run out of things to blog about?

Poll other bloggers, apparently.

LOL,

Well put, and my thoughts exactly.

I guess a blogger has to generate some site traffic somehow to get eyeballs on those site ads to make some mooooonnnneeeeyyy.

21 posted on 10/08/2010 7:58:24 PM PDT by Col Freeper (FR is a smorgasbord of Conservative thoughts and ideas - dig in and enjoy it to its fullest!)
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To: FTJM

Isn’t Christie the joker that endorsed Mike Castle in MD and has been actively campaigning for Meg Whitman?

No thanks.

He’s weak on the 2nd Amendment and is also weak on Cap-n-Trade, and ObamaCare.

No thanks!


22 posted on 10/08/2010 8:22:05 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: FTJM

Isn’t Christie the joker that endorsed Mike Castle in MD and has been actively campaigning for Meg Whitman?

No thanks.

He’s weak on the 2nd Amendment and is also weak on Cap-n-Trade, and ObamaCare.

No thanks!


23 posted on 10/08/2010 8:27:21 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: Truth101A

Christi has stated emphatically that he has no desire to run for President. Take him at his word. Palin on the otherhand is making noises she is interested. Let’s go with the most conservative we have.


24 posted on 10/08/2010 8:39:03 PM PDT by Flyover Country
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To: Truth101A

Christi has stated emphatically that he has no desire to run for President. Take him at his word. Palin on the otherhand is making noises she is interested. Let’s go with the most conservative we have.


25 posted on 10/08/2010 8:39:11 PM PDT by Flyover Country
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To: mrsmith; Saint Reagan

I can out do both of you:

Charlie Crist/Lisa Murkowski, why go moderate when you can go all lib the way!


26 posted on 10/08/2010 8:57:34 PM PDT by Waryone (RINOs, Elites, and Socialists - on the endangered list, soon to become extinct.)
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To: FTJM

What about John Bolton?


27 posted on 10/08/2010 8:59:08 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Larry Lucido; FTJM; humblegunner; shibumi; Eaker; 50mm; Vendome; Allegra

How apolling!


28 posted on 10/08/2010 9:09:04 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: One Name

:o)


29 posted on 10/08/2010 9:24:12 PM PDT by RonDog
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To: Flyover Country

Sarah Palin is a great party cheer leader and we are fortunate she came along to speak out against Obama when all the Rinos were in his parade. However, I have little idea of what she would do as President.

All I know is that she is closely associated with McLame, the biggest back stabber Rino in the Senate. He even stabbed Palin in the back and that she continue to toot his horn and use his advisors is a concern.


30 posted on 10/09/2010 9:26:12 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
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