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Romney has 26 percent support, while Palin, whose resignation from her first term as governor takes effect July 26, has 21 percent. Huckabee, a Southern Baptist minister, accounts for 19 percent, followed by former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich at 14 percent.
But Gallup says Palin's lead in favorability is primarily due to her popularity, evidence of which is seen in the fact that when Democrats are included in measuring favorabilty, 12 percent of all voters say they have "no opinion" of Palin while both Huckabee and Romney have 34 percent each in the "no opinion" category.
That popularity as most pundits have noted is not all good. Palin, perhaps the most polarizing figure in politics since Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined the Obama Cabinet, has a 43 and 45 percent favorable-unfavorable ratio.