Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas Former Godfathers Pizza CEO Herman Cain placed a surprising 2nd in a Zogby Poll of likely Republican primary voters released Tuesday. The results place Cain well ahead of many leading candidates and come on the heels of a strong performance in Fox News May 5 primary debate in South Carolina. Cain was one of five participants.
The poll measured support for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who says he will not run at 17. Cain was preferred by 14 and Texas Rep. Ron Paul by 10. Candidates widely considered frontrunners all received less than ten percent support.
- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was supported by 9 of respondents
- Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich by 7.
- Businessman Donald Trump former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels were all supported by 4.
Zogby also asked respondents to select the candidates that they would never vote for.
Trump led the never" field with 50 followed by Gingrich at 36 Palin at 36 Huckabee at 34 Paul at 32 and Romney at 27.
The poll was administered online a different method than used in most scientific polls. There were 1377 respondents and a calculated margin of error of /- 2.7 percent.
