Romney Ahead In Nomination Battle, Trails Obama In General Election
Posted Jun 17, 2011 at 10:30 AM by Maurice Berger
A just released Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll reports that Mitt Romney is considerably ahead in his quest for the 2012 GOP nomination for president: he now is at 30%, followed by Sarah Palin at 14%, Herman Cain at 12%,
Rick Perry at 8%, Ron Paul at 7%, Newt Gingrich at 6%, Tim Pawlenty and
Rick Santorum at 4% and Michele Bachmann at 3%. In a general election match up,
45% said they would probably vote to
re-elect President Obama; 40% would opt for a generic Republican candidate.
Against specific GOP contenders, the president's lead increased considerably, with Obama besting Romney, 49% to 43%.
