Christopher Barron, Organizer Draft Cheney 2012 – “This poll confirms that former Vice President Cheney would be a formidable candidate for President in 2012.”

(Washington, DC) – A new Daily Kos/Research2000 poll shows that former Vice President Dick Cheney is among the frontrunners for the 2012 Republican nomination for President.  “This poll confirms that former Vice President Cheney would be a formidable candidate for President in 2012,” said Christopher Barron, an organizer of Draft Dick Cheney 2012, a 527 organization formed to convince the former Vice President to seek the GOP nomination for President in 2012.

The poll of 2003 self-identified Republicans nationwide shows Vice President Cheney as one of only three potential 2012 candidates whose support registered in the double digits.  Cheney trailed only former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.  “These results are even more stunning when you consider the fact that almost every other potential candidate named in this survey has been actively testing the waters for a 2012 run,” continued Barron.

Poll Results (full results available at here)

Palin 16%

Romney 11%

Cheney 10%

Huckabee 7%

Gingrich 7%

Pawlenty 3%

Paul 2%

Thune 2%

“Vice President Cheney is the one Republican capable of uniting our party, and the one Republican with the experience and commitment to conservative values that would enable us to win the White House in 2012,” concluded Barron.