Huckabee, Palin, Romney all top latest 2012 GOP poll

By David Kaiser, Editor

Filed Under Race for White House 2012 on Jun 3 

CNN has released a poll that puts three candidates from last year’s Presidential elections in a dead heat for the 2012 GOP nomination:

The survey suggests that 22 percent of Republicans would most likely support former Arkansas governor and former GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee for their party’s presidential nomination in 2012. Twenty-one percent say they would most likely back Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, with an equal number supporting former Massachusetts governor and former White House hopeful Mitt Romney.

Taking into account the poll’s 4.5 percent sampling error, Huckabee, Palin and Romney seem to be locked in a hypothetical dead heat.

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former Florida governor Jeb Bush also received support in the poll, which was released the same day that Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty said he won’t be running for reelection next year.

Pawlenty’s move is seen as a precursor to a run for the GOP nomination, as he would be avoiding a potentially difficult reelection race in Minnesota.

Any surprises?

Comments

  • Whodat

    N.O.T.A.
    (None Of The Above)

    I still don’t like anything
    from Arkansas…
    I still don’t like “Conservatives”
    from Taxachusetts…
    I still don’t like airheads who
    Spend 150K for new cloths!
    I still don’t like any one of
    This crowd – and, that’s it!!!!!!

    Whodat say gag me, bag me, throw me out, but, spare me these 3 Please!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Brian H

    Events, not a person, will unseat this POTUS.

  • Rob

    Well, looks like the GOP is doomed for the 2012 election already. Sad.

    • RickyD

      Disagree. It is so early, none of these people may end up with the nomination. In 2005, three years from the first votes being cast in the 2008 primaries, no one thought Obama could ever win.

      Could still be someone out there yet to emerge.

  • JE

    Romney was the best option in the last primary…but he was mormon and split the conservative religious vote with Huckabee. Plus, by republican rules McCain had to win because he was the old white guy who had been around a long time and deserved it (see Dole, Bob).
    Hopefully people learned from the last round…but i’m not optimistic. Romney isn’t perfect but with the current mess it would have been nice to have someone with business experience…or any kind of experience beyond ‘community organizing’.

    • Troy La Mana

      I still wouldn’t vote for Romney. He was a flip-flopper on the issues just like Kerry.

      Religion had nothing to do with my refusal to vote for the man.

      Although I think I might not vote for him or Huckabee just on the basis of being too religious.

      I prefer a candidate who will abide by the Constitution regardless of how it might contradict any religious beliefs.

  • ABNormal

    Ron Paul named his son after Ayn Rand…Rand Paul.

    • ABNormal

      Oops, wrong topic.

      Sorry ;-)

      • JE

        Actually Rand’s real name is Randall and he went by Randy when he was younger but thought it sounded too young and they shortened it to Rand. Just a coincidence on Ayn Rand. (Can hear an interview with him at lewrockwell.com where he talks about that)

        • http://RandPaul2010.com Christopher Hightower

          Actually, his name is Randal, with one L.

          RandPaul2010.com!

  • Sartho

    I am very ready for the nomination process to begin. I just hope that the Republicans do a better job of standing together against Obama and just differentiating between themselves rather than tear each other down as much as they did this last go around.

    The Demos took the “we’re on the same page, just different people” approach, or at least that’s how it came across because you know Hilary hated everybody, and look what happened. The last thing the Repubs need in this Demo-happy, Obama-drunk society we have lately is to give Obama ammo.

  • Rick Hendrix

    I saw Romney Friday night at the Virginia Repulican Gala dinner. He was excellent.

  • Brian H

    Huckabee? Really? Pleeeaassse.

    I have seen Romney on several news programs lately and I can’t help but acknowledge and recognize how unbelievably smart and well spoken he is. The guy is primed, I believe. I think the GOP does not need to play the identity politics game next go round. The GOP needs someone who is a grown-up, serious, qualified, and articulate. I have never been a huge Romney fan but I can’t help but think the GOP could do much worse.

  • East of Eden

    Please, please, pretty please….no more Bushes! I know Jeb is actually the best of the bunch, but really do we need more of that family?