Poll Watch: CNN/TIME/ORC South Carolina 2012 Republican Primary Survey

CNN/TIME/ORC South Carolina 2012 GOP Primary Poll

• Mitt Romney 37% [20%] (25%)
• Rick Santorum 19% [4%] (1%)
• Newt Gingrich 18% [43%] (8%)
• Ron Paul 12% [6%] (12%) 
• Rick Perry 5% [8%] (11%)
• Jon Huntsman 1% [1%] (1%)
• No opinion 6% [11%] (10%)

Would you say you will definitely support that candidate in 2012, or is it possible you would change your mind?

• Definitely support 44% [34%] (30%)
• Might change mind 49% [55%] (56%)

Survey of 485 likely Republicans primary voters was conducted January 4-5, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted November 29 - December 6, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 20-25, 2011 are in parentheses.