Sarah Palin Sinks In The Poll Of Potential GOP Presidential Candidates

[Confederate Kahanist]

http://www.personalliberty.com/news/sarah-palin-sinks-in-the-poll-of-potential-gop-presidential-candidates-19925546/

Although she led the GOP pack for a long time, and arguably gets more media attention than her rivals, Sarah Palin’s popularity as a potential White House occupant may be waning.

A new survey of Republican voters released by Clarus Research Group has found that support for the former Alaska Governor as a possible GOP 2012 presidential nominee has gone down by one-third in the last five months, from 18 percent in March to 12 percent today.

Currently, Palin, who was Senator John McCain’s running mate in 2008, occupies the fourth place in the poll, behind former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

“Palin gets more attention from the national media than presidential support from Republicans,” commented Ron Faucheux, president of Clarus.

He further explained that during the past year, Mitt Romney’s support has declined by 4 percent, while both Huckabee and Gingrich have remained steady in the poll.

However, Faucheux added that despite these changes, the survey suggests that the contest is still wide open and difficult to predict.ADNFCR-1961-ID-19925546-ADNFCR

[eb22]

It remains to be seen who even runs for President in 2012 on the Republican Side.     

Once the field is in place,   the debates in 2011 will go along way in separating the pretenders from the contenders.     If Sarah Palin decides to run and does well in the debates,    she will have a very realistic chance of winning the nomination.     If she doesn't do well in the debates,    she might not even be in the race by the time the Iowa Primary arrives.      It's unpredictable what will happen on many fronts.      In the meanwhile,   the ultra critical 2010 Congressional Elections could decide whether there will even be a recognizable United States by the time 2012 arrives.