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Republicans and Republican leaning independents |
Party Identification |
Tea Party Supporters |
Most important quality in Republican presidential candidate |
| Col % |
Republican |
Independent |
Col % |
Shares your values |
Is closest to you on the issues |
Can beat President Obama in 2012 |
Has the experience to govern |
| Col % |
Col % |
Col % |
Col % |
Col % |
Col % |
| If the 2012 Republican presidential primary or caucus in your state were held today, whom would you support if the candidates are: |
Newt Gingrich |
19% |
21% |
17% |
28% |
14% |
21% |
23% |
25% |
| Mitt Romney |
23% |
26% |
16% |
17% |
22% |
28% |
26% |
20% |
| Michele Bachmann |
5% |
4% |
5% |
3% |
3% |
1% |
14% |
5% |
| Rick Santorum |
1% |
<1% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
<1% |
<1% |
<1% |
| Jon Huntsman |
1% |
2% |
<1% |
<1% |
<1% |
1% |
2% |
3% |
| Herman Cain |
17% |
15% |
19% |
22% |
21% |
18% |
13% |
11% |
| Ron Paul |
10% |
8% |
12% |
10% |
9% |
16% |
7% |
7% |
| Rick Perry |
8% |
8% |
9% |
10% |
13% |
6% |
5% |
8% |
| Undecided |
17% |
14% |
21% |
10% |
17% |
8% |
9% |
22% |
| Marist Poll National Republicans and Republican Leaning Independents: Interviews conducted November 8th through 10th , 2011, N=347 MOE +/- 5.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding. |