Perry leads among Tea Party voters


The Hill:

The Texas conservative, who's weighing a late entry into the GOP field, beats other candidates among Tea Party members.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) is the top choice of Tea Party supporters in a Republican presidential candidate, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

The Texas conservative, who's weighing a late entry into the field of GOP candidates, beats other candidates among members of the Tea Party, the conservative grassroots wing of the Republican Party that's battling to shape the race for the nomination.

Twenty percent of Tea Party supporters would like to see Perry as the nominee, according to a McClatchy-Marist poll released Wednesday. Perry displaces former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) as the top Tea Party candidate in Marist's April poll; Huckabee's since withdrawn from the race.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) is the second choice of the Tea Party, at 17 percent, followed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) at 16 percent and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) at 12 percent.

The poll suggests that Perry might be well-positioned to seize the mantle of the Tea Party should he choose to enter the race. Bachmann's made a play for those voters during her announcement this week, and could enjoy increased support after heavy media coverage this week.

Perry makes a strong showing in a test of all Republicans and Republican-leaning independents' preference in a nominee. Romney leads the pack, at 19 percent, and Perry and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) are tied at second, at 13 percent, followed by Palin at 11 percent.

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This is a registered voter poll which probably understates Gov. Perry strength. I was a kittle surprised to see how low Bachmann polled.

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