Huckabee Strongest in Gallup Intensity Poll

Republicans who recognize him continue to generate the strongest favorable reactions for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, according to the latest Gallup Intensity Tracking poll.

Huckabee generated a favorability score of 26, while former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann followed in second with a score of 20, Gallup reported Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain, businessman and long-shot candidate for the GOP presidential nomination, came in third with a score of 19. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin scored 18.

Although former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced the formation of a presidential exploratory committee last week, there was no change in his intensity score from two weeks ago. He score stands at 16.

Gallup started tracking Cain with this most recent poll, and found that while he’s not well known among Republicans, those who do know of him have a positive view of him.