Poll Watch: Rasmussen Iowa 2012 Republican Caucus Survey

Rasmussen Iowa 2012 GOP Caucus Survey

I’m going to read you a short list of people in the news. For each, please let me know if it would be more accurate to describe that person’s views as mainstream or extreme.

Mitt Romney

• Mainstream 64% 
• Extreme 16%
• Not sure 20%

Herman Cain

• Mainstream 48%
• Extreme 19%
• Not sure 33%

Rick Perry

• Mainstream 50%
• Extreme 27%
• Not sure 23%

Newt Gingrich

• Mainstream 50%
• Extreme 29%
• Not sure 21%

Michele Bachmann

• Mainstream 50%
• Extreme 34%
• Not sure 15%

Rick Santorum

• Mainstream 40%
• Extreme 25%
• Not sure 35%

Jon Huntsman

• Mainstream 27%
• Extreme 27%
• Not sure 47%

Thad McCotter

• Mainstream 15%
• Extreme 21%
• Not sure 63%

Ron Paul

• Mainstream 29%
• Extreme 52%
• Not sure 20%

Survey of 862 likely GOP caucus participants was conducted August 31, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.