Mitt Romney now holds a 32% to 28% advantage over Rick Santorum among Republican voters nationwide in their preferences for the party's presidential nomination. Santorum led by 10 percentage points a week ago.

Rick Santorum's lead over Mitt Romney in GOP nomination preferences is largely the result of significant levels of support from conservatives, weekly churchgoers, and Midwesterners. He leads by more modest margins among other groups.

President Barack Obama has a higher favorable rating than any of the four Republican presidential candidates do. Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum have about equal favorable ratings; Newt Gingrich's image is the most negative.

One thing is clear. If a Martian dropped down to Earth and looked just at our Gallup Positive Intensity Scores, he or she or it would not report back home that Mitt Romney was a leader for the Republican nomination. Right now the Martian would ...

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Rick Perry continues to lead the 2012 GOP field in generating strongly favorable reviews from Republicans familiar with him. Mitt Romney may have some momentum, as his Positive Intensity Score has improved in recent weeks. Sarah Palin and ...

Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney have roughly equal Positive Intensity Scores among Republicans (+15 and +13, respectively) and Americans nationwide (-8 and -6). Barack Obama's intensity score among all Americans is similar, at -6.

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Six in 10 Republican registered voters, nationwide, now believe Mitt Romney is the candidate most likely to win the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, up from 39% in December. Rick Santorum places a distant second, named by 11%.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is Republicans' current favorite for their party's 2012 presidential nomination, with 29% saying they are most likely to support him. Former front-runner Mitt Romney (17%), Ron Paul (13%), and Michele Bachmann (10%) are ...