Posted on 05/26/2011 6:49:50 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
PRINCETON, NJ -- Mitt Romney (17%) and Sarah Palin (15%) now lead a smaller field of potential Republican presidential candidates in rank-and-file Republicans' preferences for the party's 2012 nominee. Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, and Herman Cain essentially tie for third, with Cain registering 8% support in his initial inclusion in Gallup "trial heat" polling. Notably, 22% of Republicans do not have a preference at this point.
The May 20-24 poll is the first update of Republican nomination preferences after a recent flurry of activity in the race for the 2012 nomination, with several formally declaring their presidential candidacies, including Paul, Gingrich, Tim Pawlenty, and Cain. Perhaps as significant were the decisions by Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump, and Mitch Daniels to forgo the race. In Gallup's April update, Huckabee and Trump were the co-leaders, with Huckabee placing first in the other Gallup updates this year.
Of the 10 candidates included in the newly reduced list, 7 have either officially announced their candidacies or established exploratory committees. Jon Huntsman and Michele Bachmann are nearing decisions and are expected to get in the race, while Palin's status as a candidate is less certain.
Re-allocating Palin supporters' votes to the candidate who is their second choice gives a sense of where current preferences would stand without Palin in the mix. Under this scenario, Romney leads with 19%, followed by Gingrich and Paul with 12% each.
Romney's and Palin's status at the top of the field is owing in large part to their high name identification among rank-and-file Republicans. Gingrich and Paul are also well-known among the party base. Cain, on the other hand, is far less well-known, but he has generated a strong positive reaction among those who do know him, which allows him to place ahead of slightly better-known candidates
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God point. I’d be ok with any Bolton, Cain, Palin combination. (alphabetical order)
I agree, it always was considered to be Palin vs Romney as far back as 2009 and know it looks like that is very close to happening -a nomination fight between Palin and Romney
As much as a I admire Rubio, he isnt a Natural Born Citizen.
Does that matter anymore? We’ve had a couple that were questionable NBCs and still no final rule has been written.
For all the left wing pollsters, piss off.
Speaking of urine, I wonder what new screen name the little pissant has managed to crawl back to FR under.
He probably had to get a new isp address to sneak back in under the radar.
You know he is lurking but has been taking his meds and has been able to temporarily contain his PDS.
Once she formally announces {if she does} the wrapper will come off and he'll go berserk and get banned {again}.
And then the only question remaining is WHO will Palin pick for the Veep spot
Maybe John McCain! lol
Results for this Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted May 20-24, 2011, on the Gallup Daily tracking survey, with a random sample of 971 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.Poll of adults, not likely voters, or even registered voters.
Anyone claiming to be a Republican or Republican-leaning is included.
This "poll" belongs in the circular file under the desk.
Dream Administration (put yours here):
Sarah Palin: POTUS
Jim DeMint: VP
Secretary of State: John Bolton
Secretary of Defense: Stanley McCrystal or Lt. Col. Alan West
Treasury Secretary: Steve Forbes
Commerce Secretary: Herman Cain
Homeland Security: Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Health And Human Services: Michele Bachmann
CIA Director: Keep David Petraeus
Attorney General: Andrew McCarthy (Prosecutor of the Blind Sheik and national Review Columnist)
National Economic Advisers: Art Laffer, Thomas Sowell
Secretary of Education : Anyone who will recommend dismantling it.
Energy Secretary : Anyone who will recormmend dismantling it.
You only need foreign policy experience if you intend to pay the NWO game. An American, clear on their beliefs cant be cheated.All you need to understand about foreign policy is that Americans come first,,,, always.
My goodness you would think Pawlenty would be number 1 by now with all the hype.
McCain could give it one more shot..and WIN one for he Gipper.
McCain/Cain has a nice ring to it!
Palin’s veep will be Gov Perry of TX
I would definitely vote for John McClane (not McCain). Seriously, I think I’d vote for Cain in the primary. But in November I’m voting for the GOP candidate regardless.
No to RINO Mittens. I’ll stay home.
I bet all the McCains will vote against her, for 0bama. And Mega will go on TV and speak loudly about it.
Is this a “real” or “interactive” poll?
If real, an 8% showing for Cain is good news. Newt will continue to slide, and I also think Ron Paul will again disappoint his fervent supporters and score single digits when real votes are counted.
Given the lack of name recognition for Cain, I think that he’s doing pretty well about nine months out of primary season.
POTUS Ron Paul
VP Gary “Veto” Johnson
Treas. Tom McClintock
Atty G Ed Hunt ( former DA Fresno county )
CIA Philip Giraldi
Def Brigadier General Joseph R. Barnes, U.S. Army (Ret.)
( if he is still around ? )
Econ A Walter Willams, Peter Schiff. Tom Sowell,David Boaz
Eliminate the rest of the Depts. that the Federales/Elitists use to HOSE the Taxpayers of this Country !
RE: POTUS Ron Paul
I gather you also believe that the killing of Bin Laden was not necessary?
Elites. Not elitists.
Elites, people with a lot of money, a lot of power, often with credentials.
Elitists - people who look down on people who aren’t elites.
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