Question:
If Sarah Palin didn’t run and the choices were Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Ron Paul, Maggie Patton, Tim Pawlenty, and Mitt Romney who
would you most like to see as the nominee?
Michele Bachmann ......................................... 13%
Herman Cain................................................... 15%
Newt Gingrich ................................................. 15%
Jon Huntsman................................................. 2%
Ron Paul ......................................................... 10%
Maggie Patton................................................. 0%
Tim Pawlenty .................................................. 5%
Mitt Romney.................................................... 30%
Someone Else/Undecided .............................. 11%

About this Poll
PPP surveyed 1,000 usual South Carolina Republican primary voters from June 2nd to 5th. The margin of error for the survey is +/-3.1%. 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.