Poll Watch: USA Today/Gallup 2012 Republican Nomination Survey

USA Today/Gallup 2012 GOP Nomination Survey

• Mitt Romney 21% {20%} [24%] (17%) {23%} [27%] (19%)
• Herman Cain 21% {18%} [5%] (4%) {4%} [10%] (8%)
• Newt Gingrich 12% {7%} [5%] (4%) {6%} [9%] (12%) 
• Rick Perry 11% {15%} [31%] (29%) {18%}
• Ron Paul 8% {8%} [13%] (13%) {10%} [8%] (12%)
• Michele Bachmann 3% {5%} [5%] (10%) {13%} [7%] (7%)
• Rick Santorum 2% {3%} [2%] (3%) {2%} [6%] (2%)
• Jon Huntsman 1% {2%} [1%] (1%) {2%} [2%] (3%)

Survey of 1,054 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents was conducted November 2-6, 2011. The margin of error is ± 4 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted October 3-7, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 15-18, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 17-21, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 20-24, 2011 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted June 8-11, 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted May 20-24, 2011 are in parentheses.