Poll Watch: CNN/Opinion Research 2012 Republican Nomination Survey

CNN/Opinion Research 2012 Republican Nomination Survey 

• Rudy Giuliani 16%
• Mitt Romney 15% (11%) [18%] {18%} (20%) [21%] {20%} (22%)
• Sarah Palin 13% (12%) [12%] {19%} (14%) [18%] {15%} (18%)
• Ron Paul 12% (7%) [8%] {7%} (7%) [10%] {8%} (8%)
• Herman Cain 10%
• Newt Gingrich 8% (11%) [14%] {10%} (12%) [15%] {14%} (8%)
• Michele Bachmann 7% (5%)
• Tim Pawlenty 5% (2%) [3%] {3%} (3%) [3%] {2%} (5%)
• Rick Santorum 2% (2%) [3%] {1%} (2%) [2%] {3%} (5%)
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Gary Johnson 1%
• Buddy Roemer 0%
• Fred Karger 0%
• Someone else (vol.) 3% (3%) [4%] {5%} (7%) [6%] {5%} (8%)
• None/No one (vol.) 5% (4%) [3%] {4%} (4%) [0%] {5%} (2%)
• No opinion 2% (1%) [2%] {2%} (6%) [4%] {1%} (3%)

Who would be your second choice?

• Mitt Romney 15% (14%) [15%] {18%}
• Rudy Giuliani 14%
• Newt Gingrich 10% (12%) [11%] {8%}
• Michele Bachmann 10% (3%)
• Sarah Palin 10% (13%) [12%] {19%}
• Ron Paul 7% (9%) [10%] {8%}
• Tim Pawlenty 6% (3%) [4%] {5%}
• Jon Huntsman 6%
• Herman Cain 5%
• Rick Santorum 2% (0%) [3%] {3%}
• Gary Johnson 2%
• Buddy Roemer 1%
• Fred Karger 0%
• Someone else (vol.) 4% (3%) [2%] {5%}
• None/ No one (vol.) 8% (4%) [9%] {7%}
• No opinion 2% (2%) [3%] {4%}

I'm going to read some names and ask how you would feel if each of them won the Republican presidential nomination next year. As I read each name, please tell me whether you would feel enthusiastic, pleased but not enthusiastic, displeased but not upset, or upset if that person were the Republican nominee?

Rudy Giuliani

• Enthusiastic 27%
• Pleased but not enthusiastic 41%
• Displeased but not upset 24%
• Upset 7%

Mitt Romney

• Enthusiastic 21%
• Pleased but not enthusiastic 49%
• Displeased but not upset 22%
• Upset 7%

Sarah Palin

• Enthusiastic 26%
• Pleased but not enthusiastic 30%
• Displeased but not upset 28%
• Upset 15%

Ron Paul

• Enthusiastic 20%
• Pleased but not enthusiastic 43%
• Displeased but not upset 24%
• Upset 10%

Newt Gingrich

• Enthusiastic 16%
• Pleased but not enthusiastic 34%
• Displeased but not upset 35%
• Upset 12%

Regardless of who you support, please tell me whether you would or would not like to see each of the following people run for the Republican nomination for President:

Paul Ryan

• Would like to see run 48%
• Would not like to see run 43%

Chris Christie

• Would like to see run 45%
• Would not like to see run 45%

Rick Perry

• Would like to see run 40%
• Would not like to see run 50%

Jeb Bush

• Would like to see run 39%
• Would not like to see run 58%

Survey of 473 Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents, was conducted May 24-26, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted April 9-10, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 11-13, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 21-23, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 27-30, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 6-10, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted April 9-11, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 19-21, 2010 are in parentheses.