Actually it is a very good poll in my view. I read it:
1. Conservatives candidates: 50% [Bachmann, Cain, Gingrich, Palin, Paul, Pawlenty, Santorum]
2. Center right candidates: 39% [Huntsman, Perry, Romney]
Now I am happy to hear if you want me to move Paul to the center right or Perry to the conservative column, but I think the point still holds.
Paul is his own breed all by himself. Neither conservative nor “Center right,” just (radical) libertarian. Most Paul voters (not all, but they are very rare exceptions) wouldn’t vote for any of the other Republican candidates.
I wouldn’t count Gingrich and TPaw as conservative, and many Paul voters won’t translate to conservative votes either.
It’s nice to be optimistic, but good to be realistic too.