Poll Watch: CBS News/New York Times 2012 Republican Nomination Survey

CBS News/New York Times 2012 GOP Nomination Survey

• Rick Perry 23%
• Mitt Romney 16%
• Michele Bachmann 7%
• Newt Gingrich 7%
• Herman Cain 5%
• Ron Paul 5%
• Jon Huntsman 1%
• Rick Santorum 1%
• Someone else 7% (Palin 3%; Huckabee 2%; Christie 1%; McCain 1%)
• Undecided (vol.) 12%
• No one 2%
• Don't know 10%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

Among All Registered Voters

• Herman Cain 14% [11%] / 14% [6%] {0%}
• Mitt Romney 25% [25%] (28%) / 29% [24%] (24%) {-4%}
• Rick Perry 21% / 28% {-7%}
• Jon Huntsman 9% [5%] (6%) / 18% [8%] (5%) {-9%}
• Rick Santorum 7% [7%] (10%) / 18% [11%] (12%) {-11%}
• Ron Paul 17% / 31% {-14%}
• Michele Bachmann 19% [13%] (12%) / 36% [20%] (13%) {-17%}
• Newt Gingrich 18% [13%] (23%) / 46% [46%] (37%) {-28%}
• Sarah Palin 20% [21%] (26%) / 62% [57%] (55%) {-42%}

Among Republican Primary Voters

• Rick Perry 42% / 8% {+34%}
• Mitt Romney 45% [37%] (42%) / 15% [11%] (15%) {+30%}
• Herman Cain 29% [18%] / 9% [6%] {+20%}
• Michele Bachmann 31% [21%] (21%) / 19% [11%] (5%) {+12%}
• Rick Santorum 16% [11%] (19%) / 10% [5%] (5%) {+6%}
• Newt Gingrich 36% [24%] (42%) / 34% [34%] (20%) {+2%}
• Sarah Palin 36% [37%] (51%) / 39% [36%] (26%) {-3%}
• Jon Huntsman 10% [7%] (5%) / 21% [5%] (1%) {-11%}
• Ron Paul 19% / 32% {-13%}

Would you, personally, like to see Sarah Palin be a major national political figure for many years to come, or not?

Among All Registered Voters

• Yes, would 21%
• No, would not 70%

Among Republican Primary Voters

• Yes, would 41%
• No, would not 49%

Which of these best describes your preference for the Republican nomination for President in 2012: 1) I strongly favor my candidate, 2) I like my candidate but with reservations, or 3) I dislike the other candidates?

Among Republican Primary Voters

• Strongly favor 30%
• Like with reservations 50%
• Dislike others 14%

Are you generally satisfied with the candidates now running for the Republican nomination for President, or do you wish there were more choices?

Among Republican Primary Voters

• Satisfied with candidates now running 43%
• Wish there were more choices 50%

Survey of 1,356 registered voters, including a subsample of 747 registered Republican primary voters was conducted September 10-15, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points among all registered voters; +/- 4 percentage points among GOP primary voters. Results from the poll conducted June 3-7, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted April 15-20, 2011 are in parentheses.