Poll Watch: PPP (D) Texas 2012 Republican Primary Survey

PPP (D) Texas 2012 GOP Primary Survey

• Mitt Romney 17% [10%] (15%) {17%} [18%] (32%)
• Michele Bachmann 16%
• Sarah Palin 14% [21%] (22%) {19%} [17%] (23%)
• Newt Gingrich 11% [17%] (15%) {23%} [25%]
• Ron Paul 10% [9%] {8%} [8%]
• Herman Cain 8%
• Tim Pawlenty 6% [5%] (3%)
• Jon Huntsman 5%
• Someone else/Undecided 13% [8%] (20%)

If Sarah Palin didn’t run, and the choices were just Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty, and Mitt Romney, who would you most like to see as the nominee?

• Mitt Romney 21%
• Michele Bachmann 19%
• Newt Gingrich 13%
• Ron Paul 12%
• Herman Cain 10%
• Tim Pawlenty 7%
• Jon Huntsman 5%
• Someone else/Undecided 13%

If Rick Perry ran for president, and the choices were Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty, Rick Perry, and Mitt Romney, who would you most like to see as the nominee?

• Rick Perry 31% [9%] [8%]
• Mitt Romney 15% [10%] [14%]
• Michele Bachmann 11%
• Sarah Palin 9% [17%] [17%]
• Ron Paul 9% [10%] [8%]
• Newt Gingrich 8% [17%] [23%]
• Herman Cain 6%
• Tim Pawlenty 2% [4%]
• Someone else/Undecided 9% [5%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Sarah Palin 62% [69%] / 31% [24%] {+31%}
• Michele Bachmann 51% / 27% {+24%}
• Herman Cain 41% / 23% {+18%}
• Mitt Romney 49% [52%] / 34% [27%] {+15%}
• Tim Pawlenty 36% / 25% {+11%}
• Ron Paul 37% / 45% {-8%}

Survey of 400 usual Texas Republican primary voters was conducted June 25-27, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.9 percentage points. Political ideology: 43% Very conservative; 34% Somewhat conservative; 15% Moderate; 5% Somewhat liberal; 3% Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted January 14-16, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 26-28, 2010 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted September 2-6, 2010 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 19-20, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted February 19-21, 2010 are in parentheses.