Washington State Republicans, meeting in a fundraiser Friday in Bellevue, took part in a pop straw poll of who they want for president in 2012. Consider it a snapshot in time, where local party leaders are today about a potential challenger to unseat President Barack Obama.
The names on the list were alphabetical, but didn’t come in that way. Kirby Wilbur, state Republican Party chairman, said the results show there is no clear front runner. I welcome your thoughts as to A. Who would be best able to beat Obama? and B. Who do you think Republicans will eventually nominate?
Herman Cain 54 – 15.13%
Mitt Romney 52 – 14.57%
Mitch Daniels 51 – 14.29%
Chris Christie 39 – 10.92%
Tim Pawlenty 28 – 7.84%
Paul Ryan 22 – 6.16%
Newt Gingrich 14 – 3.92%
Rudy Giuliani 12 – 3.36%
Mike Huckabee 14 – 3.92%
Ron Paul 10 – 2.80%
Donald Trump 10 – 2.80%
Michele Bachmann 9 – 2.52%
Jeb Bush 8 – 2.24%
Sarah Palin 8 – 2.24%
Rick Santorum 7 1.96%
Bobby Jindal 6 – 1.68%
Jon Huntsman 4 – 1.12%
Other 9 – 2.52%
