(NRO).A poll of GOP insiders suggests that ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has little support among the party's professional class -- and maybe that's just how she wants it.
In a survey of 109 party leaders, political professionals and pundits, Palin finished 5th on the list of candidates most likely to win the party's '12 WH nomination. Ex-MA Gov. Mitt Romney (R) was the overwhelming choice of the
Voters were asked to rank 5 candidates in the order of likeliness to capture the GOP nod. The results:
Likely To Win WH'12 Nomination (First place votes)
Ex-MA Gov. Mitt Romney 81 points (62%)
MN Gov. Tim Pawlenty 46 (9%)
Sen. John Thune 38 (12%)
MS Gov. Haley Barbour 28 (6%)
IN Gov. Mitch Daniels 25
Ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin 25
Rounding out the top 10: Ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich, ex-AR Gov. Mike Huckabee, ex-FL Gov. Jeb Bush, LA Gov. Bobby Jindal. Candidates other than Romney, Pawlenty, Thune and Barbour split the remaining 11% of first-place votes.
Meanwhile, Dem insiders too think Romney is the most likely candidate to run against Pres. Obama next year. The results, from interviews with 111 Dem insiders:
Likely To Win WH'12 Nomination
Romney 29%
Thune 15
Pawlenty 13
Daniels 11
Gingrich 6
Romney responded to the poll numbers , on his appearance on Foxnews with Greta:
VAN SUSTEREN: Well, Governor, you must like those numbers; that information.
ROMNEY: Well, it's better than a kick in the teeth, but [I] haven't made a decision yet about what we might do in 2012. This is really a critical year right now, getting ready for the 2010 elections.... that's what I'm focused on, but the future will take care of itself.
VAN SUSTEREN: What's the criteria you look at, because, I mean, you gotta think out into the future. What is it that would tip your decision either way? What are the things that you're considering?
ROMNEY: You know, my wife and I and kids will sit down when the time comes, and talk about a whole host of considerations. Where the country is, what the implications would be for ourselves for a race, what the personal implications might be, whether I'd be the right person, whether somebody else might do a better job. These are the kinds of things we'd have to discuss, but we haven't given that a lot of thought this time.... we really won't begin a discussion like that until after the November elections and maybe not until sometime in the next year.
In a survey of 109 party leaders, political professionals and pundits, Palin finished 5th on the list of candidates most likely to win the party's '12 WH nomination. Ex-MA Gov. Mitt Romney (R) was the overwhelming choice of the
Voters were asked to rank 5 candidates in the order of likeliness to capture the GOP nod. The results:
Likely To Win WH'12 Nomination (First place votes)
Ex-MA Gov. Mitt Romney 81 points (62%)
MN Gov. Tim Pawlenty 46 (9%)
Sen. John Thune 38 (12%)
MS Gov. Haley Barbour 28 (6%)
IN Gov. Mitch Daniels 25
Ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin 25
Rounding out the top 10: Ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich, ex-AR Gov. Mike Huckabee, ex-FL Gov. Jeb Bush, LA Gov. Bobby Jindal. Candidates other than Romney, Pawlenty, Thune and Barbour split the remaining 11% of first-place votes.
Meanwhile, Dem insiders too think Romney is the most likely candidate to run against Pres. Obama next year. The results, from interviews with 111 Dem insiders:
Likely To Win WH'12 Nomination
Romney 29%
Thune 15
Pawlenty 13
Daniels 11
Gingrich 6
Romney responded to the poll numbers , on his appearance on Foxnews with Greta:
VAN SUSTEREN: Well, Governor, you must like those numbers; that information.
ROMNEY: Well, it's better than a kick in the teeth, but [I] haven't made a decision yet about what we might do in 2012. This is really a critical year right now, getting ready for the 2010 elections.... that's what I'm focused on, but the future will take care of itself.
VAN SUSTEREN: What's the criteria you look at, because, I mean, you gotta think out into the future. What is it that would tip your decision either way? What are the things that you're considering?
ROMNEY: You know, my wife and I and kids will sit down when the time comes, and talk about a whole host of considerations. Where the country is, what the implications would be for ourselves for a race, what the personal implications might be, whether I'd be the right person, whether somebody else might do a better job. These are the kinds of things we'd have to discuss, but we haven't given that a lot of thought this time.... we really won't begin a discussion like that until after the November elections and maybe not until sometime in the next year.
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