A few interesting polls to look at. First, this one from Rasmussen was obviously done to gauge the support of Mitt Romney against those who may be tea party favorites:
Rasmussen 2012 Republican Nomination Survey
Suppose some of the bigger names decided not to run for President in 2012 and you had a choice between Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Chris Christie, John Huntsman, Tim Pawlenty, Mitch Daniels and Paul Ryan….for whom would you vote?
- Mitt Romney 27%
- Chris Christie 26%
- Paul Ryan 12%
- Tim Pawlenty 8%
- Mitch Daniels 4%
- Rick Perry 3%
- Jon Huntsman 2%
But where is Palin, Cain?
Odd they leave them out.
Then we have the “darkhorse” edition:
Rasmussen 2012 GOP Nomination Survey (Dark Horse Edition)
If the 2012 Republican Primary for President were held today and you had a choice between Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Buddy Roemer, Gary Johnson, Thaddeus McCotter or John Huntsman for whom would you vote?
- Michele Bachmann 27%
- Rick Santorum 12%
- Herman Cain 9%
- Rick Perry 7%
- Jon Huntsman 3%
- Buddy Roemer 1%
- Gary Johnson 1%
- Thaddeus McCotter 1%
- Some other candidate 17%
- Undecided 22%
See anyone they left out again?
And finally we have this Fox poll which shows Trump at 4th place, Palin is in this poll at least but still trails Romney and Huckabee and then we have Newt:
Obviously Romney has strength in the early goings so far. Staying under the radar has obviously helped him.
For now at least.
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