Posted on 05/24/2011 3:15:30 PM PDT by mandaladon
Former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain placed a surprising second in a Zogby poll of likely Republican primary voters released Tuesday.
The poll measured support for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who says he will not run, at 17 percent. Cain was preferred by 14 percent and Texas Rep. Ron Paul by 10 percent.
The results place Cain well ahead of many leading candidates, and come on the heels of a strong performance in Fox News’ May 5 primary debate in South Carolina. Cain was one of five participants.
Candidates widely considered frontrunners all received less than ten percent support.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was supported by 9 percent of respondents and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich by 7 percent. [ For complete coverage of politics and policy, go to Yahoo! Politics ]
Businessman Donald Trump, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels were all supported by four percent.
Zogby also asked respondents to select the candidates that they would never vote for.
Trump led the “never” field with 50 percent, followed by Gingrich at 36 percent, Palin at 36 percent, Huckabee at 34 percent, Paul at 32 percent, and Romney at 27 percent.
The poll was administered online, a different method than used in most scientific polls. There were 1,377 respondents and a calculated margin of error of +/- 2.7 percent.
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The doomsayers who said “stick a fork in him” after the “right to return” question will be VERRRY disappoointed. lol
born December 13, 1945 in Memphis, TN (Meets the Jus Soli Requirement)
Parents were
Luther Cain Jr., born March 16, 1925 in TN, died March 29, 1982 in Atlanta, GA
Lenora Davis, born July 27, 1925 in GA, died August 20, 2005 in Atlanta, GA
Both parents were US Citizens at the time of his birth (Meets the Jus Sanguinis Requirement)
Herman Cain is a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN unlike Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama.
The poll measured support for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who says he will not run, at 17 percent. Cain was preferred by 14 percent
IOW, Cain is leading since Christie will not run.
Way too much for sensible voters.
Must be dimocrats who are fed up with the messiah.
Zogby also asked respondents to select the candidates that they would never vote for.
Trump led the “never” field with 50 percent, followed by Gingrich at 36 percent, Palin at 36 percent, Huckabee at 34 percent, Paul at 32 percent, and Romney at 27 percent.
That’s gotta sting if you are supporting one of those candidates or possible candidates.
I wish Herman Cain the best of luck. He will need a thick skin as he pursues his campaign as he is going to get called a lot of things worse than Uncle Tom by the Democrat plantation crowd as he voices sensible, race-blind policy proposals. If eventually elected, it will be by the vote of those who are not his skin brethren.
Second? That's ridiculous. Republicans are a bunch of racists.
Oh, I know. They don't realize he's black.
Making a lot of enemies may mean you espouse lousy policies, or it may mean you’re taking flak right over the target. The “whys” would surely differ between those who currently say “never” to Huckabee or Romney and “never” to Palin.
I’m not sure how a two-week-old poll is “Breaking News”, but ok....
What he really needs is somebody like John Bolton in his corner.
and unlike Williard Mitt Romney
His father, George Romney, was born in Mexico
It’s a category 4 Herman-Cain and it’s headed toward Iowa.
No the spin BS is picking up steam, interactive polls do not mean a damn thing, you Cain supporters are discrediting the man and yourselves.
What’s your beef with Cain?
Especially when the latest version of the same poll has Cain leading...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2724327/posts
The polls are meaningless until the field sorts itself out. When a sizeable percentage supports candidates who aren’t running, it’s not a good predictor af any future voting.
“No the spin BS is picking up steam, interactive polls do not mean a damn thing, you Cain supporters are discrediting the man and yourselves.”
I agree. Cain had a whole $13 when he appeared on Cavuto a couple days ago. Maybe he’s up to $20!
I like the guy but be real, it’s NOT his time. These polls are being used to manipulate the republican primaries, don’t fall for it.
The Zogby Poll is not an interactive poll.
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