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

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

• Newt Gingrich 30.6% {37.9%} [18.9%] (7.8%) 
• Mitt Romney 18.7% {15.4%} [16.1%] (16.4%)
• Michele Bachmann 8.3% {3.2%} [4.7%] (5.8%) 
• Ron Paul 7.1% {6.9%} [3.1%] (6.6%)  
• Rick Perry 5.2% {3.7%} [6.1%] (12.4%)
• Jon Huntsman 4.3% (0.6%)
• Rick Santorum 4.1% {2.2%} [1.6%]
• Someone else 1.6% {4.6%} [4.0%] (3.7%)
• No opinion 20.1% {13.2%} [19.8%] (14.7%)

Survey of 736 likely South Carolina GOP primary voters was conducted December 18, 2011.  Party ID breakdown: 73.1% {73.4%} [75.0%] Republican; 21.5% {23.7%} [20.8%] Independent; 5.4% {2.9%} [3.9%] Democrat.  Results from the poll conducted November 28, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 8, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 16, 2011 are in parentheses.