Posted on 08/26/2011 7:33:18 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds a 20 percent to 18 percent edge over Texas Gov. Rick Perry among Republicans and Republican-leaning voters in the latest Reason-Rupe Public Opinion Survey.
Two potential candidates not currently in the race, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (12%) and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (8%), placed third and fourth among Republicans asked to name whom they would favor if the GOP primary were held today. They were followed by Rep. Michele Bachmann (8%), Rep. Ron Paul (7%), Herman Cain (4%), Newt Gingrich (3%), former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (2%, but no longer in the race), former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (1%), former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (<1%), and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson (<1%). Approximately 16% of Republican voters are undecided.
This Reason-Rupe poll surveyed a random, national sample of 1,200 adults by telephone (790 on landlines, 410 on cell phones) over August 9-18, 2011. The overall results have a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The GOP presidential primary poll question surveyed 419 adults who self-identified as Republican and "lean-Republican"; that specific question has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points....
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Maybe, but I expect funding to be a problem pretty soon.
For whom?
My sincere question.... How does Romney poll so high? Seriously?
I have plenty of friends in real life, online, and I enjoy listening to what people talk about during lunch with co-workers. I have never heard anyone talking about Romney or exhibit any enthusiasm for him at all.
Is he a media creation or is it a Northeast thing?
This Reason-Rupe poll surveyed a random, national sample of 1,200 adults by telephone (790 on landlines, 410 on cell phones) over August 9-18, 2011. The overall results have a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The GOP presidential primary poll question surveyed 419 adults who self-identified as Republican and "lean-Republican"; that specific question has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.
Real Clear Politics doesn't even recognize it for it's averages. RCP has Perry crushing Romney in the last three polls they use for their rolling averages.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/republican_presidential_nomination-1452.html
“Among Republicans”....
I wish they’d invent a new category called “Registered Republicans who would hold their noses and vote for a RINO only if the the alternative was 4 more years of Obama”.
Hey when I think of it, maybe guys like Romney *are* the Republicans, and *I* and the Republican In Name Only.
I agree with what you said. However, the media love affair with Romney is sickening. Based on my little bubble of the world he appears to be the selection of the MSM and he receives coverage far in excess of his real world support.
Every media outlet (Fox too) the last few months always mentions Romney. I never hear anyone in the real world mention him.
Personally I think he’s the 0media’s darling pick for us.
They really want him. I guess they think 0 can beat him.
I agree with what you said. However, the media love affair with Romney is sickening. Based on my little bubble of the world he appears to be the selection of the MSM and he receives coverage far in excess of his real world support.
Every media outlet (Fox too) the last few months always mentions Romney. I never hear anyone in the real world mention him.
Series, has the media vetted Romney half as much as Perry?
I’m baffled too. However, Tokyo Rove explained it to Greta the other night - something about lots of $ and a very large, well-organized campaign organization.
Sorry for the double post.
He does appear to be the media selection. He has never generated any excitement in me and I don’t trust his record. I talk politics often with co-workers, friends, and family and everyone around me has the same reaction.
However, I refused to believe the polls in the last election and they were relatively accurate. Was just curious if folks on the East Coast saw support for Romney because his numbers have to be coming from somewhere. He is an afterthought here in the Northwest. Hard to believe they would cook the numbers like that.
I suppose he has gotten much more exposure in the early primary states since this is his second go-around but anyone that expects him to get a bounce out of there is fooling themselves IMO.
You are right about the media hype, but he earned it. He has spent every waking hour for the last 4 years working and scheming on getting in the WH. Many forget the huge amount of his own cash he spent near the end of his run in ‘08 to stay alive. He is obsessed with this. That is why he should be the natural choice for the GOP front runner. The only problem is he is a lying opportunist who still to this day will not admit Romneycare is a disaster. I think pure name recognition is what has carried him this far. That is all.
Watching Mittens collapsing in the polls delights me because of all of this anointment that he has spun on the MSM. Plus he is the Karl Rove elitist establishment man and now they are stuck backing a lame horse. Makes me giddy.
I’m in Texas. So far the people I talk to here have good vibes on Perry.
Of course I’m a Republican.
Yup, good vibes on Perry here in Texas, except for some single issue voters. I got my heart set on Sarah, but if she does not run, then I am all for Perry.
His supporters somehow manage to get their phone numbers listed with the pollsters.
surveyed a random, national sample of 1,200 adults by telephoneAdults, not RV (registered voters)
over August 9-18, 2011Poll spread over 10 days, 5 days of which where before Perry announced.
The GOP presidential primary poll question surveyed 419 adultsSmall sample size over 10 days, that's an average of 41.9 samples per day!
who self-identified as Republican and "lean-Republican"; that specific question has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage pointsPure garbage!
In the recent IA debate, his answers were near the top of the field, and his presentation was top notch. He looked and sounded like the conservative front runner.
Unless, of course, you knew you can trust his campaign promises about as much as you'd trust McCain's.
[He is obsessed with this. That is why he should be the natural choice for the GOP front runner.]
Actually, that’s why he shouldn’t be the frontrunner.
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