Of the six candidates and looking at all Americans, only Huckabee, Romney, and Gingrich were seen as qualified to be president while the other three received very low scores. "Huckabee and Romney lost their 2008 bids for the Republican presidential nomination to John McCain, but each can now, along with Palin, be considered one of the early front-runners for the 2012 GOP nomination" Gallup noted. The polling firm also noted Palin remains popular with rank and file Republicans, though it appears she needs to expand her base to include more independents and Democrats. Full Article at Lifenews.com