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Palin Leads in 2012 Republican Nomination Poll
In a new Opinion Research poll,
http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/polltracker/2009/02/palin-leads-not-by-much-in-ear.html
Alaska governor Sarah Palin leads the field by a small amount in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. The leading contenders are the people who were prominent in 2008. Here are the numbers.
- Sarah Palin 28%
- Mike Huckabee 26%
- Mitt Romney 21%
- Bobby Jindal 9%
- Other/don't know 16%
The poll was taken before Jindal's speech earlier this week, which was universally panned by Democrats and Republicans alike. He may not be read for prime time yet, but the race won't get started in earnest until after the 2010 elections, so he has time to learn the ropes. A Palin-Huckabee fight for the evangelical vote could result in an even split, potentially causing Romney to be the nominee due to the way the Republican rules work. Most primaries are winner take all. If, for example, the vote in a state is Palin 28%, Huckabee 28%, Romney 29%, then Romney would get all the delegates. But keep in mind, 2012 is a long ways away and other candidates who might be a serious threat to Romney (e.g., Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota) might enter the fray in 2011.
In a new Opinion Research poll,
http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/polltracker/2009/02/palin-leads-not-by-much-in-ear.html
Alaska governor Sarah Palin leads the field by a small amount in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. The leading contenders are the people who were prominent in 2008. Here are the numbers.
- Sarah Palin 28%
- Mike Huckabee 26%
- Mitt Romney 21%
- Bobby Jindal 9%
- Other/don't know 16%
The poll was taken before Jindal's speech earlier this week, which was universally panned by Democrats and Republicans alike. He may not be read for prime time yet, but the race won't get started in earnest until after the 2010 elections, so he has time to learn the ropes. A Palin-Huckabee fight for the evangelical vote could result in an even split, potentially causing Romney to be the nominee due to the way the Republican rules work. Most primaries are winner take all. If, for example, the vote in a state is Palin 28%, Huckabee 28%, Romney 29%, then Romney would get all the delegates. But keep in mind, 2012 is a long ways away and other candidates who might be a serious threat to Romney (e.g., Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota) might enter the fray in 2011.