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

PPP (D) Minnesota 2012 GOP Primary Survey

• Tim Pawlenty 33% [24%] (19%)
• Michele Bachmann 14%
• Mitt Romney 11% [13%] (11%)
• Sarah Palin 11% [17%] (18%)
• Herman Cain 10%
• Ron Paul 9% [9%]
• Newt Gingrich 4% [11%] (11%)
• Jon Huntsman 2%
• Someone else/Not sure 6% [6%] (18%)

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?

• Tim Pawlenty 38%
• Michele Bachmann 19%
• Mitt Romney 11%
• Herman Cain 10%
• Ron Paul 9%
• Newt Gingrich 5%
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Someone else/Not sure 7%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Tim Pawlenty 76% / 15% {+61%}
• Michele Bachmann 68% / 23% {+45%}
• Sarah Palin 66% [68%] / 26% [23%] {+40%}
• Herman Cain 32% / 22% {+10%}
• Mitt Romney 45% [54%] / 37% [22%] {+8%}
• Newt Gingrich 35% [55%] / 41% [22%] {-6%}

Survey of 374 usual Minnesota Republican primary voters was conducted May 27-30, 2011.  The margin of error is +/- 5.1 percentage points.  Political ideology: 43% Somewhat conservative; 37% Very conservative; 15% Moderate; 4% Somewhat liberal; 1% Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted December 4-5, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 27-29, 2010 are in parentheses.