Huckabee continues to be at top of 2012 polls

Washington Post/ABC News Poll

H/T The Hill/GOP12

Voters who lean Republican:  I’m going to read a list of possible candidates for the Republican nomination for president in 2012. After you hear the list, please tell me, if the 2012 Republican presidential primary or caucus in your state were being held today, for whom would you vote? Which candidate would you lean toward?

1. Mike Huckabee 21%

2. Sarah Palin 19%

3. Mitt Romney 17%

4. Newt Gingrich 9%

5. Chris Christie 8%

6. Rick Perry 3%

7. Mitch Daniels, Tim Pawlenty, and Mike Pence 2%

10. Jim DeMint, John Thune, and Jon Huntsman 1%

WSJ/NBC

H/T The Hill/GOP12

Let me read you a list of people who might seek the 2012 Republican nomination for president. If you were voting today in the 2012 Republican primary for president, which one of the following candidates would you favor?

1. Mitt Romney 19%

2. Mike Huckabee 18%

3. Sarah Palin 14%

4. Newt Gingrich 10%

5. Ron Paul 8%

6. Tim Pawlenty 5%

7. Mitch Daniels and Rick Santorum 3%      

9. Haley Barbour 2%

10. John Thune 1%

Second Choice Preference:

1. Mike Huckabee 16%

2. Mitt Romney 15%

3. Sarah Palin 12%

4. Newt Gingrich 9%

5. Ron Paul 8%

6. Tim Pawlenty 3%

7. Mitch Daniels 2%

8. Rick Santorum 2%

9. Haley Barbour 2%

10. John Thune 2%

Match Ups:

Barack Obama 51% Mike Huckabee 41%

Barack Obama 54% Newt Gingrich 35%

Siox City Journal

Iowa 2012 GOP

Mike Huckabee   28%

Mitt Romney          19%

Sarah Palin          12.44%

Newt Gingrich     12.2%