[Calamo] – TWO INTERESTING POLLS BY Gallup were released today. One shows growing Republican indifference to candidates such as Newt Gingrich, the latest candidate to join the GOP hunt:
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, expected to announce his presidential candidacy on Wednesday, is well-known among Republicans, but has a below-average — and declining — Positive Intensity Score. Mike Huckabee receives the highest Positive Intensity Score among Republicans nationwide who recognize him. Donald Trump, although universally recognized by Republicans, has the lowest Positive Intensity Score of any of the 13 candidates tested in Gallup’s April 25-May 8 tracking.
The other poll, released earlier in the day, showed that a majority of Republicans, faced with choices such as those above, think there should be a none-of-the-above choice:
Gallup has always found political independents to be most desirous of a third party, and 68% currently are. But right now there is also a significant party gap, with 52% of Republicans favoring a third party, compared with 33% of Democrats.
This is the first time Gallup finds a significantly higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats in favor of a third party.
Continued at Gallup | More Chronicle & Notices.
