Rick Santorum now leads Mitt Romney by 36% to 26% among national Republicans in Gallup Daily tracking, even as a clear majority of Republicans believe Romney has the best chance of beating Barack Obama in November.

Of the major presidential candidates, Americans perceive Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, and Ron Paul as closest to them ideologically, and Barack Obama and Michele Bachmann as the furthest. Americans view Bachmann as the most conservative Republican ...

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, the latest Republican to announce the formation of a presidential exploratory committee, is recognized by 43% of Republicans nationwide. He has a Gallup Positive Intensity Score of 13, average across the ...

The leading candidate in nationwide Republican nomination preferences after the New Hampshire primary has won the GOP nomination in recent elections. Typically, national Republicans' preferences have changed after the Iowa and New Hampshire ...

Republicans are now most likely to name Mitt Romney (20%) and Newt Gingrich (19%) as their first choice for the party's 2012 presidential nomination, followed closely by Herman Cain (16%). Gingrich's support has increased seven points since ...

Mitt Romney is the choice of 42% of national GOP voters, and Rick Santorum, as he suspends his campaign, of 24%. Romney's support is among the lowest for the leader after a party's presidential nomination has been effectively settled.

Republican men have a much more positive opinion of Herman Cain than Republican women do, with the gender gap widening in recent weeks. More generally, Republican men view most of the GOP presidential candidates more positively than do ...

While Herman Cain leads conservative Republicans' preferences for the 2012 GOP nomination, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry are close behind. Romney outperforms both his rivals among moderate/liberal Republicans, resulting in a near tie between Romney ...

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