That’s the finding of a new CNN/ORC International poll, released today. Unless Sarah Palin decides to get in -it seems it’s getting late for that now- Perry looks like a shoe-in, unless he does something really stupid, or the dirt-digging leftmedia finds some as-yet undisclosed bombshell to sink him.
Yeah, we’re a long way from the election, but do you really see another candidate making a 12-point (or higher) jump to go ahead of Perry? I like the idea of Perry as president just because it drives all the liberals absolutely crazy. The fact that he carries a gun just baffles most of them, and he’s even lower on their “intelligence” scale because he didn’t go to an Ivy League college.
It doesn’t matter that Tim Pawlenty endorses Romney now; Mitt’s got the ObamneyCare millstone hanging around his neck. That sinks him as far as I’m concerned. By the way, I saw a great tag line at AoSHQ next to a link about the Pawlenty endorsement story: Team RINO – ASSEMBLE!
Anyway, the poll story:
The survey, released Monday morning, indicates that 30 percent of Republicans and independents who lean toward the GOP support Perry for their party’s nomination, with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at 18 percent. Romney, who’s making his second bid for the White House, had been leading the list of Republican candidates in the national polls, but since Perry launched his campaign a month ago he’s jumped ahead of Romney to capture the top spot.
The poll’s Monday morning release comes a few hours before CNN teams up with the Tea Party Express and tea party groups from all 50 states to put on a presidential debate that will be held at the Florida State Fairgrounds just outside Tampa.
“Perry’s support comes mostly from Republicans who support the tea party movement, although he has a statistically insignificant edge among non-tea party Republicans as well,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.
According to the survey, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is at 15 percent. The 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee has flirted with a presidential bid, but hasn’t taken any concrete steps to launch a campaign.
Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who’s making his third run for the White House, is at 12 percent. Every other candidate is in single digits.
Rep. Michele Bachmann, who was at 10 percent in the last CNN poll, now stands at four percent.
With Palin out of the running, the headline stays the same: Perry 32 percent, Romney 21 percent, Paul 13 percent and all other candidates, including Bachmann, in single digits.
via New CNN Poll: Perry on top when it comes to electability – CNN Political Ticker – CNN.com Blogs.
