Poll Watch: PPP (D) North Carolina 2012 Republican Primary Survey

PPP (D) North Carolina 2012 GOP Primary Survey 

• Rick Perry 33% [17%] (14%)
• Sarah Palin 13% [17%] (12%) {17%} [16%] (16%) {21%} [21%] (19%) {30%} [27%] (27%)
• Mitt Romney 10% [17%] (18%) {20%} [18%] (11%) {18%} [10%] (14%) {27%} [25%] (25%)
• Herman Cain 9% [11%] (8%) {18%}
• Ron Paul 9% [7%] (7%) {8%} [6%] (6%) {7%} [7%]
• Newt Gingrich 6% [10%] (8%) {12%} [18%] (18%) {21%} [17%] (23%)
• Michele Bachmann 5% [9%] (17%) {5%}
• Jon Huntsman 2% [1%] (1%) {1%}
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Someone else/Undecided 12% [9%] (9%) {10%} [11%] (10%) {12%} [12%] (16%)

If Sarah Palin doesn't run

• Rick Perry 35% [17%] (14%)
• Mitt Romney 12% [16%] (23%) {25%}
• Ron Paul 10% [11%] (6%) {9%}
• Herman Cain 9% [9%] (9%) {21%}
• Michele Bachmann 8% [17%] (22%) {10%}
• Newt Gingrich 8% [11%] (9%) {14%}
• Rick Santorum 4%
• Jon Huntsman 2% [2%] (2%) {1%}
• Someone else/Undecided 12% [13%] (10%) {10%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Rick Perry 61% [40%] / 17% [16%] {+44%}
• Sarah Palin 59% [62%] (68%) {64%} [69%] (72%) {67%} [65%] / 31% [28%] (23%) {29%} [24%] (22%) {25%} [20%] {+28%}
• Michele Bachmann 47% [45%] (55%) / 33% [30%] (27%) {+14%}
• Mitt Romney 45% [46%] (56%) {53%} [56%] (50%) {57%} [49%] / 38% [35%] (28%) {30%} [24%] (26%) {22%} [23%] {+7%}
• Newt Gingrich 42% {38%} [55%] (62%) {61%} [63%] / 43% {47%} [25%] (18%) {21%} [21%] {-1%}

Survey of 400 usual North Carolina Republican primary voters was conducted September 1-4, 2011.  The margin of error is +/- 4.9 percentage points.  Political ideology: 43% [42%] (43%) {39%} Very conservative; 36% [37%] (39%) {37%} Somewhat conservative; 14% [15%] (15%) {17%} Moderate; 4% [2%] (2%) {4%} Somewhat liberal; 2% [3%] (1%) {3%} Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted August 4-7, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 7-10, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 8-11, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 16-21, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 20-23, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted December 17-19, 2010 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted November 19-21, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 30-31, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 8-11, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 12-15, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 12-15, 2010 are in parentheses.