Posted on 01/09/2012 11:15:29 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Edited on 01/10/2012 3:33:58 AM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
If you are looking for a conservative alternative to Romney and had to choose today between Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry or Rick Santorum, which one would you choose?
Final results of the Free Republic 1/9/2012 non-Romney Conservative Straw Poll (see post 548)
| Newt | 225 | 59.7% |
| Perry | 77 | 20.4% |
| Santorum | 75 | 19.9% |
Newt. And it’s not even close.
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If the poll is still open my vote is for Santorum.
I’m shocked by these results. (60% Newt, Santorum and Perry almost tied for second)
Santorum is imo both more conservative and more electable than Newt Gingrich or Rick Perry. I also think he’s the only one who can win the nomination at this point. Newt is where Cain was before he left the race, still registering in the polls but damaged.
I’ve gone back and forth over who my second choice would be. Perry I think is also more conservative than Newt. But he’s such a, to put it politely, a horrible campaigner. He’s the luckiest politician alive that no one worth a damn has ever run against him in Texas.
Of equal importance, he’s completely non-viable. Newt is still around, behind Santorum but around. Perry is gonna come in dead last in NH and ahead of only Huntsman in SC and Florida. We’re talking single digits here. All he’s doing is taking precious anti-Romney votes from Santorum.
The majority is against Romney. It would be a titanic shame if he wins the nomination on the strength of weak plurality wins.
Worst news I’ve heard all year.
Sad for america. :(
It’s a shame, isn’t it?
There really isn’t much hope when IOWA is more conservative than the supposedly ‘conservative site’.
Maybe it should change the name to the ‘Ultimate Newt Gingrich site’.
I’m shocked too, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised after what I saw on this site when Cain was still around.
End of an era.
Take care Impy.
Final results of the Free Republic 1/9/2012 non-Romney Conservative Straw Poll as of post 543:
| Newt | 225 | 59.7% |
| Perry | 77 | 20.4% |
| Santorum | 75 | 19.9% |
Recorded vote by user screen name:
(Vote key: 1=Newt, 2=Perry, 3=Santorum)
| user | vote |
|---|---|
| 2111USMC | 1 |
| 352Bill | 1 |
| 506Lake | 1 |
| 9YearLurker | 1 |
| Absolutely Nobama | 1 |
| achilles2000 | 2 |
| afraidfortherepublic | 3 |
| af_vet_rr | 1 |
| Alas Babylon! | 1 |
| alstewartfan | 3 |
| altura | 2 |
| americanophile | 3 |
| Amntn | 1 |
| andy58-in-nh | 3 |
| AngelesCrestHighway | 1 |
| Anitius Severinus Boethius | 1 |
| annieokie | 1 |
| ansel12 | 1 |
| Antoninus | 3 |
| apoliticalone | 1 |
| aquila48 | 1 |
| ArrogantBustard | 3 |
| astratt7 | 1 |
| AZ .44 MAG | 3 |
| AzSteven | 1 |
| Azzurri | 2 |
| A_Tradition_Continues | 2 |
| b9 | 1 |
| BagCamAddict | 1 |
| bamafour | 1 |
| baysider | 2 |
| bcsco | 3 |
| be-baw | 2 |
| Beagle8U | 2 |
| BenKenobi | 3 |
| Berlin_Freeper | 1 |
| Big E | 2 |
| Bigun | 1 |
| Bikkuri | 1 |
| BillyBoy | 3 |
| Boardwalk | 1 |
| bondserv | 1 |
| BooBoo1000 | 1 |
| brivette | 1 |
| Bruce Campbells Chin | 1 |
| BuckeyeTexan | 2 |
| CainConservative | 1 |
| campaignPete R-CT | 1 |
| CaptainK | 1 |
| captnorb | 1 |
| carmody | 1 |
| CARTOUCHE | 1 |
| Cato in PA | 1 |
| caww | 1 |
| Chainmail | 1 |
| CharlesWayneCT | 2 |
| Cheerio | 1 |
| chris37 | 3 |
| chris_bdba | 1 |
| ChuckHam | 2 |
| Cincinatus' Wife | 2 |
| Cincinna | 1 |
| Cindy of Nashville | 1 |
| cizinec | 2 |
| Clara Lou | 1 |
| Cletus.D.Yokel | 1 |
| Clintonfatigued | 3 |
| Clump | 3 |
| CodeToad | 3 |
| colorcountry | 3 |
| conejo99 | 3 |
| ConfidentConservative | 1 |
| Conservativegreatgrandma | 2 |
| ConservativeTeen | 3 |
| cookcounty | 1 |
| coton_lover | 1 |
| County Agent Hank Kimball | 1 |
| CowboyJay | 2 |
| Crichton | 3 |
| cripplecreek | 3 |
| cuz_it_aint_their_money | 3 |
| CynicalBear | 1 |
| cynwoody | 1 |
| daisy mae for the usa | 3 |
| dandiegirl | 1 |
| dangus | 3 |
| david1313 | 1 |
| death2tyrants | 3 |
| denco | 1 |
| deport | 1 |
| dfwgator | 3 |
| digital-olive | 3 |
| Ditter | 2 |
| DJ MacWoW | 1 |
| dmzTahoe | 1 |
| don-o | 1 |
| Dr. Brian Kopp | 3 |
| Dr. Thorne | 1 |
| drypowder | 1 |
| Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! | 2 |
| duckln | 1 |
| duffee | 1 |
| Durus | 1 |
| dynachrome | 1 |
| Dysart | 1 |
| Earthdweller | 3 |
| editor-surveyor | 3 |
| ElectionInspector | 2 |
| EnglishCon | 2 |
| Engraved-on-His-hands | 3 |
| Eric in the Ozarks | 1 |
| Erik Latranyi | 1 |
| Essie | 2 |
| evad | 3 |
| ExSoldier | 1 |
| Eye of Unk | 1 |
| ez | 1 |
| Faith | 3 |
| Faith-Hope | 1 |
| Fast Moving Angel | 1 |
| fatima | 3 |
| Finny | 1 |
| formosa | 1 |
| freeangel | 1 |
| FreeReign | 1 |
| FryingPan101 | 2 |
| G Larry | 1 |
| Gaffer | 2 |
| garjog | 1 |
| Gator113 | 1 |
| Gene Eric | 1 |
| Georgia Girl 2 | 1 |
| gimme1ibertee | 1 |
| GonzoGOP | 1 |
| GOPyouth | 2 |
| Greg123456 | 3 |
| Grunthor | 3 |
| Guenevere | 3 |
| halo66 | 1 |
| HamiltonJay | 1 |
| havoc54 | 2 |
| hocndoc | 2 |
| HopeandGlory | 2 |
| humblegunner | 2 |
| Humbug | 1 |
| Impy | 3 |
| independent in tx | 2 |
| Inspectorette | 2 |
| InterceptPoint | 1 |
| isthisnickcool | 2 |
| jagusafr | 2 |
| Jane Long | 1 |
| JediJones | 1 |
| jersey117 | 2 |
| Jim from C-Town | 1 |
| Jim Robinson | 1 |
| jonrick46 | 1 |
| Josh Painter | 1 |
| JPG | 1 |
| JSDude1 | 3 |
| Jumper | 1 |
| jwalsh07 | 3 |
| j_tull | 1 |
| Kakaze | 1 |
| kalee | 2 |
| Kansas58 | 1 |
| Kaosinla | 1 |
| katiedidit1 | 1 |
| katnip | 2 |
| kevkrom | 1 |
| KJC1 | 3 |
| laffnatu | 2 |
| lahargis | 2 |
| Lakeshark | 1 |
| Let's Roll | 2 |
| lexington minuteman 1775 | 1 |
| Libertarian4Bush | 1 |
| LibertyLA | 2 |
| lightman | 3 |
| livius | 1 |
| Liz | 1 |
| llmc1 | 3 |
| lonestar | 2 |
| lonevoice | 1 |
| loveliberty2 | 1 |
| Loyal Sedition | 2 |
| LuvFreeRepublic | 1 |
| lwd | 3 |
| Maceman | 1 |
| MadelineZapeezda | 1 |
| magritte | 2 |
| maine-iac7 | 1 |
| MamaDearest | 1 |
| mancini | 1 |
| manic4organic | 1 |
| Marcella | 1 |
| Mark | 3 |
| marty60 | 2 |
| mas cerveza por favor | 3 |
| Matchett-PI | 1 |
| matthew fuller | 1 |
| maxter | 2 |
| McGruff | 1 |
| MEG33 | 2 |
| mh | 1 |
| MichaelP | 1 |
| Milton Miteybad | 3 |
| MissMagnolia | 1 |
| mitchell001 | 1 |
| mmanager | 1 |
| mnehring | 1 |
| mojitojoe | 1 |
| Mom MD | 1 |
| Momaw Nadon | 1 |
| monkapotamus | 1 |
| monkeypants | 2 |
| MontaniSemperLiberi | 2 |
| moonhawk | 1 |
| Moose4 | 2 |
| Mozilla | 1 |
| mplsconservative | 1 |
| Mr. Jeeves | 1 |
| MrEdd | 3 |
| mtnwmn | 1 |
| Munz | 3 |
| Museum Twenty | 2 |
| mylife | 2 |
| nagdt | 2 |
| napscoordinator | 3 |
| NativeNewYorker | 1 |
| Navy Patriot | 1 |
| NavyCanDo | 3 |
| naxetevitan | 2 |
| ne1410s | 1 |
| Nervous Tick | 2 |
| Never A Dull Moment | 1 |
| never2late | 1 |
| newheart | 1 |
| nikos1121 | 1 |
| Notary Sojac | 1 |
| Obadiah | 2 |
| Oceander | 2 |
| ohiobuckeye1997 | 3 |
| Old Badger | 1 |
| Old Student | 3 |
| Oldeconomybuyer | 1 |
| onyx | 1 |
| OrangeHoof | 2 |
| order66.exe | 1 |
| org.whodat | 3 |
| pacpam | 3 |
| paintriot | 1 |
| Palladin | 3 |
| Parley Baer | 1 |
| patriot08 | 2 |
| perfect_rovian_storm | 1 |
| perplyone | 1 |
| pgkdan | 2 |
| phillyfanatic | 1 |
| Pietro | 3 |
| PilotDave | 1 |
| pogo1012 | 2 |
| Politics4US | 3 |
| Pollster1 | 1 |
| pookie18 | 1 |
| Poser | 1 |
| Pride in the USA | 1 |
| Prokopton | 3 |
| Proudcongal | 1 |
| proudpapa | 1 |
| Psalm 144 | 1 |
| RabidBartender | 3 |
| Ravenstar | 3 |
| Reagan69 | 1 |
| reagandemocrat | 3 |
| redangus | 1 |
| Redleg Duke | 1 |
| Resettozero | 1 |
| Revolting cat! | 1 |
| richardtavor | 1 |
| ridesthemiles | 1 |
| Riodacat | 1 |
| RIRed | 3 |
| rockinqsranch | 1 |
| Rome2000 | 1 |
| RoosterRedux | 1 |
| Rumierules | 3 |
| RWGinger | 1 |
| sageb1 | 1 |
| Salvation | 3 |
| SamAdams76 | 3 |
| saminfl | 1 |
| Sans-Culotte | 1 |
| SaraJohnson | 1 |
| Scooter100 | 1 |
| scripter | 3 |
| Seaplaner | 3 |
| SeekAndFind | 3 |
| Servant of the Cross | 1 |
| sgfan1212 | 1 |
| shatcher | 1 |
| sheikdetailfeather | 1 |
| Shelayne | 1 |
| shield | 2 |
| show | 1 |
| skeeter | 3 |
| skinkinthegrass | 1 |
| smoothsailing | 2 |
| sneakers | 1 |
| Socon-Econ | 1 |
| Spunky | 1 |
| Srdubya | 2 |
| SunStar | 1 |
| surfer | 3 |
| SWAMPSNIPER | 1 |
| SwatTeam | 2 |
| SweetCaroline | 1 |
| TADSLOS | 1 |
| Tailgunner Joe | 3 |
| TaxPayer2000 | 1 |
| Texan | 2 |
| TexasFreeper2009 | 1 |
| texhenry | 1 |
| TexMom7 | 2 |
| The Citizen Soldier | 1 |
| The Shrew | 1 |
| The Sparrow | 1 |
| TheConservativeBanker | 1 |
| TheConservativeParty | 3 |
| TheCornerOffice | 1 |
| TheOldLady | 2 |
| ThomasMore | 1 |
| Tigen | 1 |
| Tigermoth | 1 |
| tirednvirginia | 2 |
| TitansAFC | 1 |
| TLI | 1 |
| toddly | 1 |
| Tribune7 | 2 |
| trisham | 1 |
| TruthFactor | 1 |
| tumblindice | 2 |
| TwoSwords | 1 |
| txhurl | 2 |
| txrangerette | 2 |
| UKrepublican | 1 |
| ultimate_truth=Bible | 2 |
| untwist | 1 |
| USMA '71 | 2 |
| US_MilitaryRules | 1 |
| Utmost Certainty | 1 |
| VanDeKoik | 1 |
| varina davis | 2 |
| Vendome | 1 |
| vette6387 | 1 |
| VF-51vnv | 1 |
| vicar7 | 1 |
| Victor | 1 |
| VideoDoctor | 1 |
| vmivol00 | 1 |
| wardaddy | 1 |
| Warriormom | 2 |
| WayneS | 1 |
| WellyP | 1 |
| Williams | 3 |
| Windflier | 1 |
| winkadink | 2 |
| wizr | 3 |
| Wolf-Lake | 1 |
| word_warrior_bob | 1 |
| World'sGoneInsane | 2 |
| Wuli | 2 |
| WVNan | 1 |
| wwcj | 1 |
| Yaelle | 3 |
| Zajko | 1 |
| ZULU | 3 |
See final results in post 548 above.
Thanks for taking the time to do this, Jim.
I did Jim, and I only voted once as well.
Thanks for the ping Jim.
However, since I do live in IL can't I vote after the Poll Closes anyway?
After all, it is done all the time here. :-)
I disagree with 59.7% of FReepers answering this poll?
Seems a bit low to me.
3 Santorum.. Sorry for being late
Thanks Jim!
3:1 Newt vs Others
Palin said it is not just a matter of replacing Obama, it is a matter of who and what we replace him with. Newt has policies that will begin the restoration of America, and he has the experience and strength to implement them. Mitt is no different than Obama and America will continue its decline. Others don't have policies, strength and/or ability to win.
Thank you, Jim.
If we can find a way to get rid of Mitt then we have our guy.
Yet another late vote for Rick Santorum.
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