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

PPP (D) Ohio 2012 GOP Primary Survey

• Herman Cain 34% {34%} [10%] (13%)
• Newt Gingrich 20% {14%} [8%] (16%) 
• Mitt Romney 19% {19%} [20%] (23%)
• Rick Perry 5% {5%} [21%] 
• Ron Paul 5% {7%} [8%] (13%)
• Michele Bachmann 4% {6%} [14%] (11%)
• Jon Huntsman 2% {1%} [1%] (0%)
• Rick Santorum 1% {1%}
• Gary Johnson 1% {0%}
• Someone else/Not sure 9% {12%} [16%] (18%)

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

• Strongly committed to that candidate 36% {29%}
• Might end up supporting someone else 64% {71%}

Second Choice

• Newt Gingrich 19% {14%} 
• Herman Cain 16% {17%}
• Mitt Romney 13% {13%}
• Michele Bachmann 9% {11%}
• Rick Perry 9% {10%}
• Ron Paul 5% {5%}
• Rick Santorum 2% {1%}
• Jon Huntsman 1% {1%}
• Gary Johnson 1% {1%}
  
• Someone else/Not sure 25% {27%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Herman Cain 64% {68%} [41%] / 20% {13%} [20%] {+44%}
• Newt Gingrich 62% {56%} (42%) {46%} [53%] / 24% {32%} (34%) {29%} [27%] {+38%}
• Michele Bachmann 47% {46%} [52%] / 27% {32%} [26%] {+20%}
• Mitt Romney 47% {55%} [52%] (55%) {53%} [53%] / 37% {33%} [30%] (25%) {26%} [25%] {+10%}
• Rick Perry 35% {40%} [50%] / 43% {42%} [15%] {-8%}
• Ron Paul 33% {32%} / 46% {49%} {-13%}

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

• Yes 35% {33%}
• No 50% {54%}

Survey of 500 usual Republican primary voters was conducted November 4-6, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points. Political ideology: 42% {37%} [41%] (38%) {34%} Very conservative; 37% {36%} [38%] (39%) {46%} Somewhat conservative; 16% {18%} [16%] (17%) {16%} Moderate; 4% {7%} [4%] (4%) {3%} Somewhat liberal; 1% {2%} [1%] (2%) {1%} Very liberal.  Results from the poll conducted October 13-16, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 11-14, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 19-22, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted March 10-13, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted December 10-12, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 28-30, 2010 are in parentheses.