Huckabee edges Romney in South Carolina

A new American Research Group poll of likely Republican voters in a 2012, South Carolina GOP primary shows Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney in a close, two-man race.

1. Mike Huckabee 20%

2. Mitt Romney 18%

3. Donald Trump 13%

4. Sarah Palin 10%

5. Newt Gingrich 9%

6. Michele Bachmann 5%

7. Rudy Giuliani 4%

8. Tim Pawlenty, Haley Barbour, and Rand Paul 2%

TEA PARTY SUPPORTERS:

1. Mike Huckabee 18%

2. Donald Trump 16%

3. Mitt Romney 12%

4. Sarah Palin 10%

5. Michele Bachmann 8%

INDEPENDENTS (they can vote in the GOP primary).

1. Mitt Romney 26%

2. Donald Trump 21%

3. Mike Huckabee 11%

4. Sarah Palin 10%

5. Michele Bachmann 7%

6. Haley Barbour 5%

7. Rudy Giuliani and Ron Paul 4%

[Hat tip: Mike O'Brien]