Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leads his Republican rivals for the party’s 2012 presidential nomination, according a new survey out by Public Policy Polling. Romney commands 28 percent of the 614 self-identified Republican primary voters polled by PPP.Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee places second with 24 percent, followed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at 23 percent and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) at 11 percent. All four leading candidates ran for the party’s nomination in 2008.
Nine percent of those polled said they were undecided, and six percent preferred someone else.
PPP did not poll for other potential 2012 GOP contenders including Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and several others.
“It’s really impossible to say who the Republican nominee for President next time will be,” said Dean Debnam, president of Public Policy Polling. “There are positive things each candidate can take from the current polling, but there are warning signs as well.”
Despite Romney’s lead in the horse race, Palin actually ranks as the most popular, with 69 percent of the Republican surveyed holding a favorable view of her.
Fifty-seven percent said the same for Romney and 54 percent hold a favorable view of Huckabee.
Additionally, 43 percent of those surveyed believe Palin could beat President Barack Obama in a potential 2012 general election matchup. Thirty-eight percent do not think Palin could take down Obama, while 19 percent were not sure.
The poll was conducted March 12-14 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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