- Huckabee 29%
- Romney 24%
- Palin 18%
- Gingrich 14%
- Pawlenty 4%
- Some other candidate 6%
- Not sure 7%
Obviously, one campaign sets the table for the next. The top three were all players in 2008. Rasumssen also notes that Huckabee seems to be gaining at Palin's expense. Still, one should not make too much of these numbers. At this stage in the 2008 race (i.e., the fall of 2005), Huckabee was largely unknown outside conservative evangelical circles, and Palin was still the mayor of Wasilla.
