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Toplines - 2012 GOP Primary Romney v. Huckabee - October 15. 2009

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National Survey of 750 Likely 2012 GOP Voters
Conducted October 15, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* I know it’s a long way off, but suppose the 2012 Republican Presidential Primary were held in your state today. If you had a choice between Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich, and Tim Pawlenty, for whom would you vote?

24% Romney
18% Palin
29% Huckabee
14% Gingrich
4% Pawlenty
6% Some other candidate
7% Not sure

2* Suppose the Republican nomination came down to a choice between Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee, for whom would you vote?

39% Romney
44% Huckabee
17% Not sure


3* I’m going to read you a short list of people in the News. For each, please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression.

Candidate for the 2012 GOP Primary

Very Favorable

Somewhat Favorable

Somewhat Unfavorable

Very Unfavorable

Not sure

Romney

34%

44%

8%

4%

9%

Palin

42%

33%

13%

9%

3%

Huckabee

46%

32%

12%

3%

7%

Gingrich

34%

35%

14%

8%

8%

Pawlenty

10%

35%

21%

7%

27%

Steele

11%

28%

18%

9%

35%

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence