Rasmussen: Huckabee 29% Romney 24% Palin 18%

Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 16:35
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huck square Over the weekend Rasmussen Reports released interesting numbers from a phone survey concerning the 2012 Republican presidential hopefuls. The data states that 29% of Republican voters nationwide say the host of television’s Huckabee and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is their pick to represent the GOP in the 2012 Presidential campaign.

All this actual data on Huckabee would seemingly be eyeopening if all you knew was the slant of the liberal media’s full blown attempt to omit Huckabee from anything semi related to a 2012 presidential republican race. This summer, TIME magazine did an article with fancy graphics of nearly a dozen republican hopefuls and it seems they couldn’t find an image of Huckabee anywhere on the internet to plug into their weak story.

Rasmussen Reports tallies a 24% return for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who TIR reports may bypass Iowa altogether.

Going-rogue-or-do-you- say-vogue , best selling Amazon.com pre-sale author, magazine reading aficionado and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin came in at 18% for the bronze medal. She continues to make the press respond to her thought provoking twitter and facebook entries so she is one to watch when even liberal media take notice.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich gets 14% of the vote while northern neighbor Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty gets 4%. 6% of GOP voters prefer some other candidate while 7% remain undecided.

For favorable perception Huckabee and Romney are at 78% with Republican voters, Palin is at 75%. Gingrich earns favorably reviews from 69% while lesser know Pawlenty gets a middle letter grade report card assessment of 45% from Republicans.

Republican voters are statically optimistic and desperately hoping that their nominee could be the next President of the United States since 81% of the GOP faithful say that it’s at least somewhat likely the Republican nominee will defeat Barack Obama in 2012.

Romney leads all prospects among voters who attend church once a month or less, however Huckabee leads among more frequent churchgoers. Huckabee also holds a huge lead among Evangelical Christians with Palin in second and Romney a distant third. Huckabee and Romney are basically even among other Protestants while Romney leads among Catholics.

The numbers for Huckabee and Romney look even stronger when GOP voters were asked which candidate they would least like to see get the nomination. Pawlenty came on top in that category with 28%. Palin was second at 21% while 20% named Gingrich. Romney and Huckabee were in the single digits with 9% and 8% respectively.

Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information. Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.

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Huckabee Photo by Dave Davidson

Tags: Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rasmussen Reports, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, United States

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An artjournalism storyteller with 1/3 smart alec tea party angst, 2/3's creative artist republican, Dave Davidson is a TIR photographer and author of 2 dozen books including "Huckisms". His latest book, "You May Be A TEApublican" is available at TEApublican.com as a free ebook. In full disclosure: Dave is a Huckabee fan, Vander Plaats supporter, social media expert and a die hard Cub fan.

13 Comments on “Rasmussen: Huckabee 29% Romney 24% Palin 18%”

Polly Twocents wrote on 20 October, 2009, 18:41
Last week the Chicago Daily Observer published a piece on how “It Just May be Huckabee’s Time.” The article said “the country has undergone a great change for which Huckabee’s views will be warmly welcomed. Not due to him but to Obama. By which I mean Barack Obama’s rough-hewn leftism. Scared silly by Obama, the country has reacted greatly–gone to the right on social issues (witness the polls showing more Americans identify with pro-life than pro-abortion)… and Huckabee’s style… if he will drop the 2008 need to lard us with spending programs to prove his “moderation”… fits the national mood now far better now than just a year and a half ago. For America and the Republicans have changed, people. There isn’t that great chasm between country club and grassroots anymore.” The article is worth a read. And so too is Richard Cohen’s op-ed in today’s DM Register, “Does anyone know Barack Obama?” The fact that Romney might skip Iowa in the caucus process tells me he’s scared, scared of the media. He got trounced by WHO-radio. Between Jan Michelson and Steve Deace, they exposed some of Romney’s hypocracies and sank his ship pretty good, and to save face, he probably doesn’t want to come back here any too soon.

the Chicago Observer article — http://www.cdobs.com/archive/syndicated/thought-while-shaving-it-just-may-be-huckabees-time,73734

link to Richard Cohen’s article: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/10/20/does_anyone_know_barack_obama_98780.html
Timmy wrote on 20 October, 2009, 20:04
Huckster 29%, Willard 24%, Palin 18%. None of the above anyone???
conservativegrl wrote on 20 October, 2009, 21:16
I’m going to save some of the “regulars” on here some time.

– Huckabee is a squirrel-eating, tax-lovin’ liberal who is only supported by those stupid evangelicals who don’t know how to think for themselves. If it weren’t for their mob, Huckabee would have never have won the Iowa Caucus. They must have like a secret room or something in each evangelical church where church leadership dictates the vote for morons like Huckabee. These idiots need to get out of the party. Huckabee has NO appeal to anyone outside his evangelical base.

- Steve Deace needs to get off his high horse and stop promoting people like Huckabee. These purists are damaging the party. Deace=the democrats best friend!

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Peggy wrote on 20 October, 2009, 21:33
Con Grl,

That “mob” of “morons” was able to turn out more people at the caucuses. Those “idiots” can discuss issues whereas you can’t (as you so aptly prove with your post).

RE Steve Deace: Turn off your radio.
conservativegrl wrote on 20 October, 2009, 21:37
Peggy, Peggy, Peggy

You missed the dripping sarcasm in my comment.
Peggy wrote on 20 October, 2009, 21:43
Got it! Thanks.
Timmy wrote on 21 October, 2009, 5:50
Since when was 35% a majority? It would appear 65% DID NOT support the Huckster!!! He only won because once again the field was comprised of too many mediocre candidates. You want proof, tell me exactly how many states past Iowa he picked up? That’s right and it’s the same reason someone like BVP would lose in the general if we nominate him! If the GOP actually had a decent field of candidates instead a bunch of guys pandering to the various factions of the party, he would’ve been toast!
bgunzy wrote on 21 October, 2009, 9:19
ConGirl – Excellent! Your wit and sarcasm are welcome anytime to difuse Timmy, Jeff, MIE, etc.
Shane Vander Hart wrote on 21 October, 2009, 20:17
Frankly I don’t know how helpful doing polling this far out is. Polling after 2010 will be a better indicator, especially since we have no idea who is actually going to run.

It floors me that Mitt Romney’s numbers are so high though – look at how he governed in Massachussetts… his state is a mess after RomneyCare. He shouldn’t have any traction.

Palin, still blows both of them away in drawing crowds though. If she decides to run with her new book, interviews, speeches, PACs, etc. She is going to be very formidable… and has the capacity to really reaching small government conservatives, libertarians and independents. She’s wildly popular with the Tea Party crowd. Romney… not so much.
Mr. Hawk wrote on 21 October, 2009, 20:42
For the love of all that is holy, did you just say that Sarah Palin will be “formidable” and that you can’t understand why Romney’s numbers are so high?

lol. Dude, you are in for one big surprise.
Shane Vander Hart wrote on 21 October, 2009, 20:54
LOL, yeah he did such a bang up job in Iowa last year.

RomneyCare…
Governed like a liberal.
No thank you.
Mr. Hawk wrote on 22 October, 2009, 5:00
I don’t care if Romney wins or not. Sarah Palin will not be a “formidable force” in any future presidential election. Please make sure to check in here in January 2012, and we can go over your predictions.
Timmy wrote on 23 October, 2009, 16:27
As much as I dislike Willard, honestly ask yourselves one question: Would you be worse off right now if he was president instead of Obama?