Poll Watch: FDU PublicMind 2012 Republican Nomination Survey

FDU PublicMind 2012 GOP Nomination Survey

• Mitt Romney 26%
• Sarah Palin 11%
• Herman Cain 9%
• Michele Bachmann 6%
• Newt Gingrich 5%
• Ron Paul 4%
• Tim Pawlenty 4%
• Rick Santorum 3%
• Don't know 27%

If Chris Christie runs

• Mitt Romney 29%
• Chris Christie 9%
• Herman Cain 8%
• Newt Gingrich 7%
• Michele Bachmann 5%
• Ron Paul 5%
• Rick Santorum 3%
• Tim Pawlenty 3%
• Don't know 27%

If Chris Christie doesn't run

• Mitt Romney 26%
• Newt Gingrich 10%
• Michele Bachmann 9%
• Herman Cain 9%
• Ron Paul 6%
• Tim Pawlenty 6%
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Don't know 27%

If neither Chris Christie nor Sarah Palin run

• Mitt Romney 28%
• Newt Gingrich 12%
• Michele Bachmann 8%
• Herman Cain 8%
• Ron Paul 6%
• Tim Pawlenty 5%
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Don't know 27%

National survey of 509 registered Republican and Republican-leaning Independents was conducted June 1-7, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.