2012 Republican Presidential Nomination 2008 GOP Race on September 19, 2007 | 2008 GOP Final RCP Average Polling Data Poll Date Perry Romney Palin Paul Bachmann Gingrich Cain Santorum Huntsman Spread RCP Average 9/8 - 9/18 28.2 19.6 11.5 9.8 6.8 6.2 5.4 1.8 1.4 Perry +8.6 USA Today/Gallup 9/15 - 9/18 31 24 -- 13 5 5 5 2 1 Perry +7 CBS News/NY Times 9/10 - 9/15 23 16 -- 5 7 7 5 1 1 Perry +7 Bloomberg 9/9 - 9/12 26 22 8 8 9 4 4 2 1 Perry +4 CNN/Opinion Research 9/9 - 9/11...