Poll Watch: InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research (R) South Carolina 2012 Republican Primary Survey

InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research (R) South Carolina 2012 GOP Primary Survey

• Newt Gingrich 37.9% [18.9%] (7.8%) 
• Mitt Romney 15.4% [16.1%] (16.4%)
• Herman Cain 12.9% [25.6%] (32.0%)
• Ron Paul 6.9% [3.1%] (6.6%)  
• Rick Perry 3.7% [6.1%] (12.4%)
• Michele Bachmann 3.2% [4.7%] (5.8%)
• Rick Santorum 2.2% [1.6%]
• Someone else 4.6% [4.0%] (3.7%)
• No opinion 13.2% [19.8%] (14.7%)

Among Men

• Newt Gingrich 39.5% [25.9%] (6.9%) 
• Mitt Romney 15.8% [15.9%] (15.6%)
• Ron Paul 11.9% [3.9%] (9.1%)  
• Herman Cain 9.7% [27.7%] (36.7%)
• Rick Perry 5.3% [2.5%] (14.7%) 
• Michele Bachmann 3.4% [8.9%] (4.1%) 
• Rick Santorum 1.1% [0.2%]
• Someone else 2.4% [3.7%] (4.9%)
• No opinion 10.9% [11.3%] (7.3%)

Among Women

• Newt Gingrich 36.4% [12.2%] (8.6%) 
• Herman Cain 16.0% [23.7%] (27.4%)
• Mitt Romney 15.3% [16.2%] (17.2%)
• Rick Santorum 3.3% [2.9%]
• Michele Bachmann 3.1% [0.6%] (7.3%)
• Rick Perry 2.1% [9.7%] (10.3%) 
• Ron Paul 1.9% [2.4%] (4.2%) 
• Someone else 6.7% [4.3%] (2.6%)
• No opinion 15.2% [28.0%] (21.8%)

Survey of 519 likely South Carolina GOP primary voters was conducted November 28, 2011 for The Augusta Chronicle.  Party ID breakdown: 73.4% [75.0%] Republican; 23.7% [20.8%] Independent; 2.9% [3.9%] Democrat.  Results from the poll conducted November 8, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 16, 2011 are in parentheses.