Poll Watch: PPP (D) New Jersey 2012 Republican Primary Survey

PPP (D) New Jersey 2012 GOP Primary Survey

• Mitt Romney 21% (18%)
• Michele Bachmann 18%
• Sarah Palin 16% (14%) 
• Ron Paul 10% (8%)
• Rick Perry 10%
• Newt Gingrich 6% (15%)
• Tim Pawlenty 6% (4%)
• Herman Cain 5%
• Jon Huntsman 2%
• Someone else/Undecided 5% (19%)

Given the choices of Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Chris Christie, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty, Rick Perry, and Mitt Romney, who would you most like to see as the Republican candidate for President next year?

• Chris Christie 38%
• Mitt Romney 13%
• Michele Bachmann 12%
• Ron Paul 9%
• Rick Perry 8%
• Herman Cain 5%
• Newt Gingrich 4%
• Tim Pawlenty 2%
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Someone else/Not sure 8%

If Chris Christie didn’t end up running for President, and the candidates were Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty, Rick Perry, and Mitt Romney, who would you vote for?

• Mitt Romney 22%
• Michele Bachmann 21%
• Ron Paul 11%
• Rick Perry 10%
• Herman Cain 8%
• Newt Gingrich 7%
• Tim Pawlenty 5%
• Jon Huntsman 3%
• Someone else/Not sure 12%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mitt Romney 56% (60%) / 29% (20%) {+27%}
• Sarah Palin 56% (58%) / 37% (33%) {+19%}
• Michele Bachmann 49% / 33% {+16%}
• Herman Cain 37% / 22% {+15%}
• Tim Pawlenty 35% / 28% {+7%}

Survey of 300 usual New Jersey Republican primary voters was conducted July 15-18, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 5.7 percentage points. Political ideology: 41% Somewhat conservative; 27% Moderate; 23% Very conservative; 6% Somewhat liberal; 2% Very liberal. Results from the poll conducted January 6-9, 2011 are in parentheses.