Mike Huckabee at the Top of Two polls: CNN and Harris

Mike Huckabee is at the Top of Two polls Today:

CNN/Opinion Research 2012 Republican Nomination Survey

* Mike Huckabee 21% (21%) [14%] {24%} (17%)

* Sarah Palin 19% (14%) [18%] {15%} (18%)

* Mitt Romney 18% (20%) [21%] {20%} (22%)

* Newt Gingrich 10% (12%) [15%] {14%} (8%)

* Ron Paul 7% (7%) [10%] {8%} (8%)

* Haley Barbour 3% (3%) [3%] {1%} (1%)

* Mitch Daniels 3%

* Tim Pawlenty 3% (3%) [3%] {2%} (5%)

* Mike Pence 1% (3%) [3%] {2%} (4%)

* Rick Santorum 1% (2%) [2%] {3%} (5%)

* John Thune 1%

* Someone else (vol.) 5% (7%) [6%] {5%} (8%)

* None/No one (vol.) 4% (4%) [0%] {5%} (2%)

* No opinion 2% (6%) [4%] {1%} (3%)

Favorability

* Mike Huckabee 72% / 13% {+59%}

* Mitt Romney 64% / 16% {+48%}

* Sarah Palin 70% / 25% {+45%}

* Newt Gingrich 59% / 23% {+36%}

* Rick Santorum 32% / 7% {+25%}

* Ron Paul 46% / 22% {+24%}

* Haley Barbour 32% / 9% {+23%}

* Tim Pawlenty 31% / 9% {+22%}

* Mike Pence 23% / 4% {+19%}

* Mitch Daniels 23% / 9% {+14%}

* John Thune 16% / 7% {+9%}

Survey of 479 Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents, was conducted January 21-23, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted October 27-30, 2010 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted August 6-10, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted April 9-11, 2010 are in curly brackets. Results from the poll conducted March 19-21, 2010 are in parentheses.

Poll Compilation done by: The Argo Journal

The Harris Poll

                                    Total     Rep     Indep   Dem

* Mitt Romney              23       35        26       15

* Mike Huckabee          23       39        25       13

* Sarah Palin                   21      31        18       17

* Rudy Giuliani                21      25        24       17

* Newt Gingrich               13       23       15         5

* Tim Pawlenty                9       15        12         4

* Michel Bachmann         5         8          6          3

* Rick Santorum             5       10          7          2

* Haley Barbour             5         8           6          2

* Mitch Daniels              4         5           5          2

* Not Sure                   43       25         40        52

2,566 adults were surveyed online between January 17 and 24, 2011 by Harris Interactive®. 

Of course no one has officially jumped into the horse race.  The fans are waving their flags in the stands and the jockeys are dressed and ready to go.  But not one horse is ready to line up in the starting gate.