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06-21-2011, 08:11 PM
and Palin
Total Republicans Independents
Sarah Palin 19 22 11
Mitt Romney 18 20 13
Ron Paul 8 7 11
Mind you there were a ton of others as well.
Obviously this is dated, but was being quoted in current news
and while all GOP lost to Obama in head to head (something I think has to do with the primary partisanship a lot of which will be gone when it is REALLY a GOP to Obama contest) the gaps (size of lead Obama had over the others) were in these percentage points:
Romney 13%
Pawlenty 19%
Paul 18%
Huntsman18%
Cain 19%
Perry 20%
Bachmann20%
Gingrich 21%
Palin 23%
http://www.ipsos-na.com/download/pr.aspx?id=10797
here is a more full breakdown of the top of the line question - who would you vote for
Q8. Several commentators have said the Republican presidential field for the 2012 presidential election is
becoming clear. If the 2012 Republican presidential primaries were being held today, for whom of the
following would you vote?
Total Republicans Independents
Sarah Palin 19 22 11
Mitt Romney 18 20 13
Ron Paul 8 7 11
Herman Cain 6 7 3
Rick Perry 5 6 3
Michelle Bachmann 5 6 3
Newt Gingrich 4 6 1
Tim Pawlenty 2 2 3
Jon Huntsman 2 2 1
Wouldn’t vote 1 1 2
None/other 11 8 18
DK/NS 18 13 28
Q9. If your first choice in the 2012 Republican presidential primaries dropped out of the race, who would
your second choice be?
Total Republicans Independents
Mitt Romney 13 15 6
Newt Gingrich 10 10 9
Michelle Bachmann 10 9 12
Tim Pawlenty 10 10 8
Ron Paul 9 10 3
Sarah Palin 8 9 7
Herman Cain 8 8 8
Rick Perry 5 5 2
Jon Huntsman 4 4 6
Wouldn’t vote * * *
None/other 9 8 13
DK/NS 13 10 25
Q8/9 COMBINED
Total Republicans Independents
Mitt Romney 27 32 16
Sarah Palin 25 29 15
Ron Paul 14 15 13
Michelle Bachmann 12 13 9
Herman Cain 12 14 7
Newt Gingrich 11 14 5
Tim Pawlenty 9 10 7
Rick Perry 9 10 5
Jon Huntsman 5 5 5
Wouldn’t vote 1 1 2
None/other 11 8 18
DK/NS 18 13 28
Total Republicans Independents
Sarah Palin 19 22 11
Mitt Romney 18 20 13
Ron Paul 8 7 11
Mind you there were a ton of others as well.
Obviously this is dated, but was being quoted in current news
and while all GOP lost to Obama in head to head (something I think has to do with the primary partisanship a lot of which will be gone when it is REALLY a GOP to Obama contest) the gaps (size of lead Obama had over the others) were in these percentage points:
Romney 13%
Pawlenty 19%
Paul 18%
Huntsman18%
Cain 19%
Perry 20%
Bachmann20%
Gingrich 21%
Palin 23%
http://www.ipsos-na.com/download/pr.aspx?id=10797
here is a more full breakdown of the top of the line question - who would you vote for
Q8. Several commentators have said the Republican presidential field for the 2012 presidential election is
becoming clear. If the 2012 Republican presidential primaries were being held today, for whom of the
following would you vote?
Total Republicans Independents
Sarah Palin 19 22 11
Mitt Romney 18 20 13
Ron Paul 8 7 11
Herman Cain 6 7 3
Rick Perry 5 6 3
Michelle Bachmann 5 6 3
Newt Gingrich 4 6 1
Tim Pawlenty 2 2 3
Jon Huntsman 2 2 1
Wouldn’t vote 1 1 2
None/other 11 8 18
DK/NS 18 13 28
Q9. If your first choice in the 2012 Republican presidential primaries dropped out of the race, who would
your second choice be?
Total Republicans Independents
Mitt Romney 13 15 6
Newt Gingrich 10 10 9
Michelle Bachmann 10 9 12
Tim Pawlenty 10 10 8
Ron Paul 9 10 3
Sarah Palin 8 9 7
Herman Cain 8 8 8
Rick Perry 5 5 2
Jon Huntsman 4 4 6
Wouldn’t vote * * *
None/other 9 8 13
DK/NS 13 10 25
Q8/9 COMBINED
Total Republicans Independents
Mitt Romney 27 32 16
Sarah Palin 25 29 15
Ron Paul 14 15 13
Michelle Bachmann 12 13 9
Herman Cain 12 14 7
Newt Gingrich 11 14 5
Tim Pawlenty 9 10 7
Rick Perry 9 10 5
Jon Huntsman 5 5 5
Wouldn’t vote 1 1 2
None/other 11 8 18
DK/NS 18 13 28