Sarah Palin, who is not an official candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, took second and third in a series of polls that were released this week. In a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll, Palin grabbed second place and, on Thursday, Palin took third place in a Public Policy Polling poll. Despite the fact that she didn’t attend the first major GOP debate on Monday night, Palin cemented her status as a contender this week.
In the latest CNN poll, 20 percent of Republican voters selected Palin from a list of GOP candidates when asked “which candidate you would be most likely to support for the Republican nomination for President in the year 2012?” Palin’s support in a CNN poll conducted at the end of May was only at 13 percent.
In a Public Policy Polling poll, Palin grabbed 15 percent of the Republican vote. In this poll, Palin took third after Herman Cain bumped her out of second with 17 percent. In both polls, Mitt Romney took first with more than 20 percent of the vote.
Palin has remained quiet about her plans for the 2012 presidential race. When asked during her “One Nation” bus tour if she could “beat Obama in 2012,” Palin told a reporter that “any Republican candidate is very very electable.” When asked specifically if she will run for the GOP presidential nomination, Palin remarked that “we’re still kind of contemplating that.”
Palin’s recent gains may be due to the impact of her “One Nation” bus tour. Palin’s bus tour took her up and down the East Coast from the Rolling Thunder ride to the Granite State. Palin’s tour stopped at Mt. Vernon, the Liberty Bell, Fort McHenry, Gettysburg, Bunker Hill and the Paul Revere House among other national landmarks and events. “It’s imperative that we connect with our founders, our patriots, our challenges and victories to clearly see our way forward,” said Palin about her whirlwind trip.
Paul, Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty, Jon Hunstman and Rick Santorum all grabbed less than 10 percent of the Republican vote in the CNN poll.
And what they don't tell you?
Interviews with 1,015 adult Americans conducted by telephone by Opinion Research Corporation on June 3-7, 2011.
Pretty much any poll that's out there has only ever talked to 1,015 people before they make their prognostications, talking like the entire Republican voting base has responded. So annoying.
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