At this point, it’s simply a measure of name recognition. Most people know very little about current affairs.
On the Republican side, you will see one candidate after another become the frontrunner, whenever someone shows up on people’s televisions.
The poll question is essentially, “In the past week, who was given the most attention on FOX TV and AM radio.”
It was humorous in 2012, when Herman Cain was “the conservative favorite!”
And Newt Gingrich was “the conservative favorite!”
And Rick Santorum was “the conservative favorite!”
And Rick Perry was “the conservative favorite!”
And Michelle Bachmann was “the conservative favorite!”
And Newt Gingrich was “the conservative favorite!”
Here it is in a graph.