Results of a new Gallup poll show that among Republicans, Sarah Palin is the best known and highest rated of five potential candidates for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination. The first woman to win the nomination of the Republican Party to be its vice presidential candidate earns a 76% favorable rating among the party faithful, first in a field which also includes Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, and Bobby Jindal:
Among all Americans, Gallup found that Gov. Palin again had the highest favorables, but also the highest unfavorable ratings of the five, with only 9 percent of those surveyed expressing no opinion. The other four Republicans have much higher undecided ratings, suggesting they are not as well known as Gov. Palin, and more people have yet to make up their minds about them.
It's still a long way to 2012, and, as Gallup editor in chief Frank Newport reminds us, history shows that political images of candidates by the public are subject to change. Read Dr. Newport's full report here.
- JP
I find it extremely odd that Huck, Mitt and Newt have so many people who "don't know or have no opinion" about them. It's not like most republicans don't know who they are. That tells me that few find them interesting or inspiring, they are just blah. Palin, OTOH, everyone knows who she is and everyone has an opinion, it's actually surprising that 4 percent say they "don't know or have no opinion." Real leaders inspire great loyalty, and bitter opposition, they almost never have anyone who is neutral. Palin's a leader, the others are not.
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