Rasmussen's latest has Huckabee leading Romney for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012, Palin and Gingrich trailing, with Pawlenty bringing up the rear; as in:
29% Huckabee
24% Romney
18% Palin
14% Gingrich
4% Pawlenty
6% Some other candidate
7% Not sure
Interestingly,
Huckabee and Romney also have the lowest negatives--under double digits, and
less than half of Palin, Huckabee, or Pawlenty; as in:
8% Huckabee
9% Romney
20% Gingrich
21% Palin
28% Pawlenty
5% Some other candidate
9% Not sure
My sense is that Palin's votes go to Huck, Gingrich's to Mitt, and Pawlenty's are split between the two. That would put Huckabee over Romney by 49-40. Don't think this won't be a donnybrook.
Update: Rasmussen has released the head-to-head result, showing Huckabee over Romney 44 percent to 39 percent.
