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

PPP (D) Wisconsin 2012 GOP Primary Survey

• Herman Cain 30% [7%] (11%)
• Mitt Romney 18% [17%] (19%)
• Newt Gingrich 12% [10%] (14%)
• Rick Perry 12% [20%]
• Ron Paul 8% [6%] (11%)
• Michele Bachmann 5% [24%] (14%)
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Jon Huntsman 1% [1%] (3%)
• Gary Johnson 1%
• Someone else/Not sure 12% [11%] (14%)

Would you say you are strongly committed to that candidate, or might you end up supporting someone else?

• Strongly committed to that candidate 31%
• Might end up supporting someone else 69%

Second Choice

• Herman Cain 18%
• Newt Gingrich 16%
• Mitt Romney 14%
• Rick Perry 12%
• Michele Bachmann 10%
• Ron Paul 8%
• Jon Huntsman 2%
• Rick Santorum 2%
• Gary Johnson 1%
• Someone else/Undecided 17%

If the Republican race for President came down to Mitt Romney and Herman Cain, who would you vote for?

• Herman Cain 46%
• Mitt Romney 35%

If the Republican race for President came down to Herman Cain and Rick Perry, who would you vote for?

• Herman Cain 49%
• Rick Perry 31%

If the Republican race for President came down to Mitt Romney and Rick Perry, who would you vote for?

• Mitt Romney 46%
• Rick Perry 34%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Herman Cain 61% [37%] / 18% [19%] {+43%}
• Newt Gingrich 50% (28%) {54%} [56%] / 38% (49%) {23%} [24%] {+12%}
• Mitt Romney 47% [53%] (46%) {49%} [57%] / 37% [28%] (32%) {25%} [23%] {+10%}
• Michele Bachmann 40% [57%] / 36% [22%] {+4%}
• Rick Perry 36% [49%] / 40% [13%] {-4%}
• Ron Paul 34% / 42% {-8%}

Among Tea Party Members

• Herman Cain 76% / 13% {+63%}
• Michele Bachmann 64% / 24% {+40%}
• Newt Gingrich 63% / 33% {+30%}
• Rick Perry 40% / 43% {-3%}
• Mitt Romney 42% / 47% {-5%}
• Ron Paul 38% / 50% {-12%}

Among Non-Tea Party Republicans

• Herman Cain 55% / 19% {+36%}
• Mitt Romney 50% / 32% {+18%}
• Newt Gingrich 45% / 42% {+3%}
• Rick Perry 35% / 40% {-5%}
• Ron Paul 32% / 41% {-9%}
• Michele Bachmann 30% / 42% {-12%}

Do you consider yourself to be a member of the Tea Party?

• Yes 27%
• No 61%

Survey of 650 Wisconsin Republican primary voters was conducted October 20-23, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.8 percentage points. Political ideology: 41% [38%] (42%) {43%} Somewhat conservative; 38% [39%] (37%) {34%} Very conservative; 17% [14%] (17%) {19%} Moderate; 2% [7%] (3%) {3%} Somewhat liberal; 2% [2%] (1%) {1%} Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted August 12-14, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 19-22, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted February 24-27, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 10-12, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 26-28, 2010 are in parentheses.