Question:
What if Sarah Palin didn’t run for President, and the candidates were just Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum. Who would you vote for?
Michele Bachmann ......................................... 13%
Herman Cain................................................... 9%
Newt Gingrich ................................................. 8%
Jon Huntsman................................................. 2%
Ron Paul ......................................................... 5%
Rick Perry ....................................................... 36%
Mitt Romney.................................................... 16%
Rick Santorum................................................ 4%
Someone else/Not sure .................................. 7%

About this Poll
PPP surveyed 750 usual South Carolina Republican primary voters from August 25th to 28th. The margin of error for the survey is +/-3.6%. This poll was not paid for or authorized by any campaign or political organization. PPP surveys are conducted through automated telephone interviews. PPP is a Democratic polling company, but polling expert Nate Silver of the New York Times found that its surveys in 2010 actually exhibited a slight bias toward Republican candidates.