Former Govs. Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney top a new Fox News Poll in which voters were asked to assess potential Republican

candidates for the 2012 presidential election.
Conducted Feb. 7-9, 911 registered voters were given a list of prominent Republicans and asked whether each "person would make a good president or not."
Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, topped the "yes" list with 55 percent. Romney, who was governor of Massachusetts, was close behind at 54 percent.
The poll has a margin of error of plus/minus 3 percent.
Results of the poll:
Mike Huckabee -- 55 percent
Mitt Romney -- 54
Newt Gingrich -- 43
Sarah Palin -- 40
Jeb Bush -- 39
Donald Trump -- 23
Chris Christie -- 29
Tim Pawlenty -- 21
Haley Barbour -- 16
Michele Bachmann -- 16
Rick Santorum -- 15
Mitch Daniels -- 13
John Thune -- 12
Jon Huntsman -- 10
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