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

PPP (D) 2012 Wisconsin GOP Primary Survey

• Mitt Romney 17% {12%} [17%] (12%)
• Sarah Palin 16% {15%} [21%] (18%)
• Tim Pawlenty 12% {10%} [10%] (8%)
• Michele Bachmann 11%
• Herman Cain 10%
• Ron Paul 10% {5%} [4%]
• Newt Gingrich 10% {15%} [13%] (14%)
• Jon Huntsman 2%
• Someone else/Undecided 14% {17%} [12%] (28%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 15% {11%} [14%] (11%)
• Herman Cain 13%
• Ron Paul 13% {5%} [5%]
• Tim Pawlenty 13% {13%} [13%] (12%)
• Sarah Palin 13% {16%} [21%] (21%)
• Michele Bachmann 11%
• Newt Gingrich 11% {16%} [15%] (17%)
• Jon Huntsman 2%
• Someone else/Undecided 10% {15%} [10%] (19%)

Among Women

• Sarah Palin 20% {13%} [21%] (14%)
• Mitt Romney 19% {14%} [19%] (13%)
• Michele Bachmann 11%
• Tim Pawlenty 10% {6%} [7%] (5%)
• Newt Gingrich 9% {13%} [11%] (10%)
• Herman Cain 6%
• Ron Paul 6% {6%} [4%]
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Someone else/Undecided 19% {20%} [15%] (39%)

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 19%
• Tim Pawlenty 15%
• Michele Bachmann 14%
• Newt Gingrich 14%
• Herman Cain 11%
• Ron Paul 11%
• Jon Huntsman 3%
• Someone else/Not sure 14%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Sarah Palin 66% {65%} [71%] / 28% {25%} [21%] {+38%}
• Mitt Romney 46% {49%} [57%] / 32% {25%} [23%] {+14%}
• Newt Gingrich 28% {54%} [56%] / 49% {23%} [24%] {-21%}

Among Men

• Sarah Palin 66% {67%} [74%] / 29% {22%} [20%] {+37%}
• Mitt Romney 46% {50%} [59%] / 37% {26%} [26%] {+9%}
• Newt Gingrich 28% {60%} [61%] / 51% {23%} [27%] {-23%}

Among Women

• Sarah Palin 65% {62%} [67%] / 26% {28%} [21%] {+39%}
• Mitt Romney 47% {47%} [54%] / 25% {24%} [20%] {+22%}
• Newt Gingrich 27% {46%} [50%] / 47% {24%} [22%] {-20%}

Survey of 666 usual Republican primary voters was conducted May 19-22, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points. Political ideology: 42% {43%} Somewhat conservative; 37% {34%} Very conservative; 17% {19%} Moderate; 3% {3%} Somewhat liberal; 1% {1%} Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted February 24-27, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 10-12, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 26-28, 2010 are in parentheses.