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It's the biggest week yet this year for GOP hopefuls, and as Republicans gear up for this weekend's events, a new election poll offers some interesting insights into the latest views from likely American voters.
With many anxiously awaiting Rick Perry's announcement on Saturday, according to the latest CNN/ORC International 2012 poll, the Texas Governor is about to give Mitt Romney a serious run for his money:
15 percent of Republicans and independents who lean towards the GOP pick [the Texas Governor[ as their first choice for their party's nomination, just two points behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who's making his second bid for the White House. Romney's two point margin over Perry is within the survey's sampling error.
Interestingly however, as Perry and Romney appear to lead the pack among Republicans, when it comes to registered voters in general, President Obama's biggest competition actually comes from someone who isn't even running.
According to the latest 2012 poll results:
Giuliani has a 51-45 percent advantage over Obama among registered voters, while Romney matches up evenly against the President - 49 percent for Obama and 48 percent for Romney. But the survey indicates Obama appears to have a slight edge over Bachmann (51-45 percent) and Perry (51-46 percent) and Obama has a lead over Palin (55-41 percent).
With a number of GOP candidates taking the stage tonight for the Iowa debate ahead of this Saturday's straw poll, it will be interesting to see if (and how) voters' preferences may change as the race for the GOP nomination continues to gain steam.
The full analysis from the latest CNN/ORC International survey is available to view here.
Gov Perry: in the pocket of Merck. He remains the first and only governor in the US to try to force Gardasil vaccines, injections for 9 year old girls. He withdrew this mandate under a firestorm of revolt in Texas and across the country.
How soon we forget…
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16948093/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/t/texas-governor-orders-std-vaccine-all-girls/#.TkTaemGkeSo
(From the CDC)
As of June 22, 2011, approximately 35 million doses of Gardasil were distributed in the U.S. and VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) received a total of 18,727 reports of adverse events following Gardasil vaccination: 17,958 reports among females and 346 reports for males, of which 285 reports were received after the vaccine was licensed for males in October 2009.
Deaths
As of June 22, 2011 there have been a total 68 VAERS reports of death among those who have received Gardasil® . There were 54 reports among females, 3 were among males, and 11 were reports of unknown gender. There have been 32 confirmed deaths and 36 remain unconfirmed due to no identifiable patient information in the report such as a name and contact information to confirm the report.
If there were this many reported adverse events from a supplement or vitamin….or even a medication, would it still be on the market? It has been estimated that only between 1 and 10% of all adverse events are reported.
Posted by: doctor44130 | August 12, 2011 at 09:11 AM