Natalie Gonnella
In the latest survey investigating voters' perceptions of the 2012 presidential race, Pew Research Center finds that 53% of Americans and 38% of Republicans are unable to name a possible GOP contender when asked who among the 2012 field they had been "hearing most about."
When it comes to those who were able to identify a GOP contender, unsurprisingly (especially considering the barrage of media attention surrounding his most recent comments), Donald Trump tops the visibility list, with nearly two-fifths of Republicans naming the business mogul as the most noticeable contender among the possible 2012 field. Mitt Romney places a distance second with only 12% visibility among GOP voters.
Pew's recent analysis also reveals that:
Overall, just 20% of the public say they followed possible candidates for the 2012 presidential elections very closely last week and just 4% named it as their most closely followed story. The disaster in Japan was once again the most closely followed story (at 26%), according to Pew Research’s News Interest Index.
The full results of Pew's latest poll can be viewed here.
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