IBOPE Zogby Poll: Cain Now Second to Christie As Top Choice Of GOP Primary Voters

Herman Cain is picking up steam as I predicted!

The more Americans learn about him, the more they'llfall in love with the guy.


Herman Cain trails only Chris Christie as the top choice among Republican primary voters in the race for the 2012 Presidential nomination. Mitt Romney ranks fourth, but voters see him as the most likely nominee by a wide margin over the rest of a 13-person field.

One-half of GOP voters say they would never vote for Donald Trump, and more than 30% say they would never vote for Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee or Ron Paul.

These results are from an IBOPE Zogby interactive poll of 1,377 Republican primary voters conducted from May 6-9.

Cain, a businessman and talk show host, seems to have impressed some Republican voters with his performance at last week's South Carolina Republican presidential debate. He receives 14% when GOP voters are asked whom they would vote for if the primary were held today. That places him second to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has said he will not run, but has been the frontrunner in three previous IBOPE Zogby interactive polls (November 2010 and January and March 2011.)

If the Republican primary for President were held today, for whom would you vote?
Candidate GOP Voters

Chris Christie 17%
Herman Cain 14%
Ron Paul 10%
Mitt Romney 9%
Newt Gingrich 7%
Sarah Palin 4%
Tim Pawlenty 4%
Mike Huckabee 4%
Donald Trump 4%
Mitch Daniels 4%
Michele Bachman 2%
Rick Santorum 2%
Gary Johnson 1%
None of these 9%
Not sure 9%

Totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding
When asked who they thought would get the nomination, 31% of GOP voters say Romney. Tim Pawlenty is next at 8%, and 37% are not sure.
Which of the following candidates would you never vote for?
Candidate GOP Voters

Donald Trump 50%
Newt Gingrich 36%
Sarah Palin 36%
Mike Huckabee 34%
Ron Paul 32%
Mitt Romney 27%
Michele Bachman 27%
Gary Johnson 26%
Rick Santorum 25%
Herman Cain 17%
Tim Pawlenty 16%
Mitch Daniels 14%
Chris Christie 13%
None of these 12%
Not sure 10%


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