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

PPP (D) Virginia 2012 GOP Primary Survey

• Rick Perry 20%
• Mitt Romney 16% [16%] (15%) 
• Michele Bachmann 15%
• Sarah Palin 13% [16%] (17%)
• Herman Cain 10%
• Newt Gingrich 6% [14%] (20%)
• Ron Paul 6% [8%] (7%)
• Tim Pawlenty 2% [4%] (5%)
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Someone else/Not sure 11% [11%] (11%)

If Sarah Palin didn’t end up running for President, and the candidates were Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty, Rick Perry, and Mitt Romney, who would you vote for?

• Michele Bachmann 21%
• Rick Perry 18%
• Mitt Romney 18%
• Herman Cain 10%
• Newt Gingrich 8%
• Ron Paul 7%
• Tim Pawlenty 3%
• Jon Huntsman 2%
• Someone else/Not sure 13%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Sarah Palin 61% [63%] (70%) / 28% [29%] (24%) {+33%}
• Rick Perry 44% / 18% {+26%}
• Herman Cain 44% / 20% {+24%}
• Mitt Romney 50% [58%] (63%) / 32% [23%] (22%) {+18%}
• Michele Bachmann 46% / 34% {+12%}

Survey of 400 usual Virginia Republican primary voters was conducted July 21-24, 2011.  The margin of error is +/- 4.9 percentage points.  Political ideology: 43% [38%] Very conservative; 33% [38%] Somewhat conservative; 19% [18%] Moderate; 4% [3%] Somewhat liberal; 1% [2%] Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted February 24-27, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 10-13, 2010 are in parentheses.