Perry Less Likely Than Romney to Beat Obama in 2012, Poll Shows
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Texas Governor Rick Perry, who leads his rivals for the Republican nomination for president, is less likely than his closest primary competitor to beat President Barack Obama in the general election, a poll released today found.
Just two weeks after he announced his candidacy for the White House, 24 percent of Republican voters and those who lean Republican say they prefer Perry while 18 percent favor former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.