U.S. presidency - public opinion on Republican candidate selection process 2012

This survey shows the opinion of Republican candidate selction process for U.S. presidency in February 2012. In February 2012, 66 percent of respondents stated that it would be better if a candidate wins enough delegates before the Republican convention to secure the nomination.

Would it be better if a candidate wins enough delegates before the Republican convention or would it be better if no candidate wins, so that the convention can choose a candidate?

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Release date

February 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

February 16-19, 2012

Number of respondents

481 Republican and Republican-leaning independents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "In your view, would it be better for one of the four Republican candidates running to win enough delegates in the primaries to secure the presidential nomination before the pary's convention, or would it be better if none of the four candidates won enough delegates so that the party can pick someone else to be the nominee at the convention?"

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