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GALLUP: Romney, Palin Lead Reduced GOP Field for 2012 (Romney 17, Palin 15, Paul 10,Gingrich 9)
Gallup ^ | 05/26/2011 | Jeffrey Jones

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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To: SeekAndFind

God point. I’d be ok with any Bolton, Cain, Palin combination. (alphabetical order)


21 posted on 05/26/2011 7:13:42 AM PDT by Netizen
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To: The Bronze Titan

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


22 posted on 05/26/2011 7:14:24 AM PDT by Bigtigermike
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To: Vladzred

As much as a I admire Rubio, he isn’t 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.


23 posted on 05/26/2011 7:14:33 AM PDT by deport
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To: The Bronze Titan
It's at least 9 months {a full term pregnancy or hundreds of thousands of abortions for the "pro-choice" crowd} before the first hawkeye-cauci, and these "pollsters" are still trying to create our views and initial choices for our candidates.

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}.

24 posted on 05/26/2011 7:15:15 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages.)
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To: The Bronze Titan

And then the only question remaining is WHO will Palin pick for the Veep spot

Maybe John McCain! lol


25 posted on 05/26/2011 7:23:25 AM PDT by jimmyo57
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To: SeekAndFind
Bogus poll alert!
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.

26 posted on 05/26/2011 7:23:25 AM PDT by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: libbylu

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.


27 posted on 05/26/2011 7:24:14 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (u)
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To: SeekAndFind

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.


28 posted on 05/26/2011 7:25:15 AM PDT by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
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To: SeekAndFind

My goodness you would think Pawlenty would be number 1 by now with all the hype.


29 posted on 05/26/2011 7:41:38 AM PDT by Hattie
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To: DesertRhino

McCain could give it one more shot..and WIN one for he Gipper.

McCain/Cain has a nice ring to it!


30 posted on 05/26/2011 7:43:01 AM PDT by wolficatZ (Somebody once wrote "Revenge is a dish that has to be eaten cold".)
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To: jimmyo57

Palin’s veep will be Gov Perry of TX


31 posted on 05/26/2011 7:44:55 AM PDT by Hattie
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To: SeekAndFind
SeekAndFind.
Excellent slate for the Palin Administration.
The names for the advance people have finally come out.
And only a month or so late.
The MSM is way behind the Palin Power Curve.
We are in all the States now.
See you at the County Committee meeting.
TWB
32 posted on 05/26/2011 7:49:03 AM PDT by TWhiteBear (Jobs, Peace, Food, Security .... Down with Obama(Peacefully))
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To: wolficatZ

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.


33 posted on 05/26/2011 7:54:49 AM PDT by sand lake bar (Adventure Time with Finn and Jake!)
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To: SeekAndFind

No to RINO Mittens. I’ll stay home.


34 posted on 05/26/2011 7:55:08 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (zero hates Texas and we hate him back.)
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To: jimmyo57

I bet all the McCains will vote against her, for 0bama. And Mega will go on TV and speak loudly about it.


35 posted on 05/26/2011 7:56:15 AM PDT by definitelynotaliberal (There is no native criminal class except Congress. Mark Twain)
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To: PSYCHO-FREEP; C. Edmund Wright; LS

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.


36 posted on 05/26/2011 8:05:28 AM PDT by RockinRight (Cain-McCotter is a much better ticket than McCain-Kotter.)
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To: RockinRight

Given the lack of name recognition for Cain, I think that he’s doing pretty well about nine months out of primary season.


37 posted on 05/26/2011 8:28:47 AM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: SeekAndFind

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 !


38 posted on 05/26/2011 9:44:59 AM PDT by Pete166
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To: Pete166

RE: POTUS Ron Paul

I gather you also believe that the killing of Bin Laden was not necessary?


39 posted on 05/26/2011 10:17:06 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (u)
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To: Pete166

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.


40 posted on 05/27/2011 10:03:54 AM PDT by truthfreedom
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