Poll Watch: PPP (D) North Carolina 2012 Republican Primary Survey

PPP (D) North Carolina 2012 GOP Primary Survey 

• Sarah Palin 17% (12%) {17%} [16%] (16%) {21%} [21%] (19%) {30%} [27%] (27%)
• Rick Perry 17% (14%)
• Mitt Romney 17% (18%) {20%} [18%] (11%) {18%} [10%] (14%) {27%} [25%] (25%)
• Herman Cain 11% (8%) {18%}
• Newt Gingrich 10% (8%) {12%} [18%] (18%) {21%} [17%] (23%)
• Michele Bachmann 9% (17%) {5%}
• Ron Paul 7% (7%) {8%} [6%] (6%) {7%} [7%]
• Tim Pawlenty 2% (4%) {8%} [5%] (7%) {3%} [4%] (4%)
• Jon Huntsman 1% (1%) {1%}
• Someone else/Undecided 9% (9%) {10%} [11%] (10%) {12%} [12%] (16%)

If Sarah Palin doesn't run

• Michele Bachmann 17% (22%) {10%}
• Rick Perry 17% (14%)
• Mitt Romney 16% (23%) {25%}
• Newt Gingrich 11% (9%) {14%}
• Ron Paul 11% (6%) {9%}
• Herman Cain 9% (9%) {21%}
• Tim Pawlenty 4% (5%) {9%}
• Jon Huntsman 2% (2%) {1%}
• Someone else/Undecided 13% (10%) {10%}

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Sarah Palin 62% (68%) {64%} [69%] (72%) {67%} [65%] / 28% (23%) {29%} [24%] (22%) {25%} [20%] {+34%}
• Rick Perry 40% / 16% {+24%}
• Michele Bachmann 45% (55%) / 30% (27%) {+15%}
• Herman Cain 36% (46%) {39%} / 21% (19%) {17%} {+15%}
• Mitt Romney 46% (56%) {53%} [56%] (50%) {57%} [49%] / 35% (28%) {30%} [24%] (26%) {22%} [23%] {+11%}

Survey of 400 usual North Carolina Republican primary voters was conducted August 4-7, 2011.  The margin of error is +/- 4.9 percentage points.  Political ideology: 42% (43%) {39%} Very conservative; 37% (39%) {37%} Somewhat conservative; 15% (15%) {17%} Moderate; 3% (1%) {3%} Very liberal; 2% (2%) {4%} Somewhat liberal.  Results from the poll conducted July 7-10, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted June 8-11, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 16-21, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 20-23, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted December 17-19, 2010 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted November 19-21, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 30-31, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted April 8-11, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted March 12-15, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted February 12-15, 2010 are in parentheses. 

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