PPP: Romney, Palin tied for lead in GOP race

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

Beautiful. A close race between these two is the best possible scenario.

If Sarah runs (I still doubt it), she either becomes the nominee, or loses to Romney - making Mitt the guy Freepers hate for derailing their crush's shot at the nomination, and damaging him with the wingnut base for the fall.

And if Sarah stays out, it's the second imaginary candidate Romney to whom has lost his lead in the polls. How embarrassing.
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Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin continued their run at the top of GOP primary field nationally, according to a new PPP poll of registered voters released Thursday. But now that some other big-name Republicans have taken themselves out of the contest, a few candidates with lower profiles have suddenly -- and significantly -- closed the gap between themselves and the frontrunners.

In the poll, Palin and Romney tied for the lead at 16%. However, Tim Pawlenty (13%) and Herman Cain (12%) both polled within the survey's 4.1% margin of error.

That's a big change from just three weeks ago, when PPP's national poll showed Pawlenty running at just 5%. That poll didn't even include Herman Cain, who has also suddenly burst onto the scene now that the paired down field has afforded him some breathing room.

The big shakeups were caused by the departures of Donald Trump and Mike Huckabee in mid-May. In the previous PPP poll, Huckabee led all comers at 19%, while Trump took 8%.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/06/poll-palin-romney-tied-for-gop-lead-but-others-close-behind.php

[CakeGrrl]

1. But would the quitter run as Romney's VP?

:evilgrin:

Moderate R's must have severe agita.

[tanyev]

2. It must chap Mitt's hide that someone so stupid is his biggest threat.