Moving into the middle of the first “official” month of the 2012 Republican Tea Party (GOTP) race for the White House a poll by CBS News/NY Times shows that Reverend Ricky Perry’s initial bump in the poles may be starting to erode.
CBS News/NY Times conducted a poll from 10 to 15 Sep 11 on who would be the (GOTP) nominee if it all ended today; here’s what it found:
Perry 23, Mittens Romney 16, Michele “Krazy” Bachmann 7, Newt Gingrich 7, Ron Paul 5, Herman “Pizza Man” Cain 5, Ricky Santorum 1 and Jon Huntsman 1 and Sarah “Ice Queen” Palin 0
Reverend Ricky’s lead over Mittens appears to be taking some serious hits following last week’s debate, Krazy is barely holding on in third place tied with the Newt of all people, while Paul is a distant fourth spot, with the Pizza Man and Santorum and Huntsman continue to trail dismally behind; the Ice Queen wasn’t even in the poll …
There’s been no new polling in either Iowa or New Hampshire but according to the last polls numbers available:
In Iowa – according to Rasmussen Reports (always dubious poll results) – Perry holds first place with 29; Bachmann moves to 18, Mitt 17; Paul 14; Cain 4, Santorum 4, Huntsman 3 and Gingrich 2…
In New Hampshire – Magellan Strategies (R): Mitt 36; Rev Ricky 18; Paul 14; Krazy 10; Cain 3, Huntsman 3 and Gingrich 2…
According to a new Rasmussen Reports poll, if the general election were held today:
President Obama 46/Perry 39
Doesn’t portent anything good when someone like Perry can’t win in a Rasmussen poll, those numbers could be off by an additional five points …
In a Reuters/Ipsos poll:
President Obama 50/Perry 42
President Obama 49/Romney 43
President Obama 49/Paul 42
President Obama 54/Bachmann 36
President Obama 51/Huntsman 37
According to these latest poll (the third in two weeks) everyone else is passé:
President Obama /Cain
President Obama / Palin
President Obama /Gingrich
President Obama /Santorum
So, if the GOTP nomination circus – and the general election – had both ended this week, Reverend Ricky would be the GOTP candidate, and he would have lost by as much as seven (7) points to President Obama.
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