Public Policy Polling reports:
Huckabee tops Obama by 16 points, 55-39. Mitt Romney has a respectable 49-42 advantage, and Newt Gingrich a 48-43 lead. But homegrown Perry only matches the president at 45%, and Palin posts an insignificant 47-46 edge.
Mike Huckabee 24%
Sarah Palin 14%
Mitt Romney 14%
Newt Gingrich 11%
Tim Pawlenty 8%
Ron Paul 7%
Mitch Daniels 4%
John Thune 1%
Huckabee is obviously the big winner in this poll. He’s ahead with both moderates and conservatives, showing an ability to unify two wings of the party that have become increasingly polarized from each other with the rise of the Tea Party movement.
From: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_IA_0111930.pdf
Q14 If the Republican candidates for President next year were Mitch Daniels, Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney, and John Thune who would you vote for?
Mitch Daniels ………………………………………….. 1%
Newt Gingrich …………………………………………. 13%
Mike Huckabee ……………………………………….. 30%
Sarah Palin …………………………………………….. 15%
Ron Paul ………………………………………………… 6%
Tim Pawlenty ………………………………………….. 4%
Mitt Romney……………………………………………. 18%
John Thune…………………………………………….. 3%
Someone else/Undecided…………………………. 10%
Huckabee also has room to gain more support as he is the 2nd choice of many:
Q15 Who would your second choice be as the Republican candidate for President next year?
Mitch Daniels ………………………………………….. 2%
Newt Gingrich …………………………………………. 12%
Mike Huckabee ……………………………………….. 19%
Sarah Palin …………………………………………….. 13%
Ron Paul ………………………………………………… 5%
Tim Pawlenty ………………………………………….. 5%
Mitt Romney……………………………………………. 9%
John Thune…………………………………………….. 3%
Someone else/Undecided…………………………. 31%
This is from the 12/4 program but we haven’t seen it posted anywhere so here it is…
The video is 5 days old but it is a good clip from local news coverage of Huckabee’s book signing tour in Florida:
