“Sneak Peak” at New Polling Shows Gov. Rick Perry Running Strong in Missouri, Louisiana

The Washington Post is reporting that a “sneak peak” at new polling in Louisiana and Missouri indicate Gov. Rick Perry is going to run strong in the South and Midwest for the 2012 GOP Presidential Nomination.

The full poll results have not yet been released by Wilson-Perkins-Allen Research, but the article says Perry trails Mitt Romney in Missouri by 3-points, and holds a 14-point lead over Michele Bachmann in Louisiana:

THE FIX: Perry looking good in Louisiana, Missouri: Despite just entering the presidential race, Perry is already a frontrunner in Louisiana and Missouri, according to new polling conducted for the GOP firm Wilson-Perkins-Allen Research.

A sneak peak at the WPA polls show Perry trailing Romney 25 percent to 22 percent in Missouri, with Bachmann third at 13 percent. In Louisiana, the governor from neighboring Texas leads Bachmann 30 percent to 16 percent, with Romney next at 15 percent. The rest of the candidates are in single digits in both states.

Neither Missouri not Louisiana are crucial early states (the Missouri primary is current set for Feb. 7, but should be moved to March 6), but they do give an indication of how Perry could be received in the Midwest and the South. . . . Read More

We’ll wait for the full release to add these polls to the polling data on the GOP Race. But it appears Perry is making gains all across the country at this point. Whether he can keep that momentum going is a big open question.