Early polls for the 2012 election had Trump among the leading candidates.Haberman, Maggie (March 7, 2011).Trump tops Romney, Pawlenty. WNBC.Shadid, Aliyah (April 15, 2011)."Donald Trump takes lead in GOP primary poll, beats Romney, Huckabee, Palin, Gingrich, Bachmann, Paul" . Daily News (New York). Retrieved April 17, 2011. In December 2011, Trump placed sixth in the "ten most admired men and women living of 2011" telephone survey conducted jointly by USA Today and Gallup."Donald Trump Places Sixth On Gallup's 'Most Admired' List". The Huffington Post, December 28, 2011. However, Trump announced in May 2011 that after what he termed "several months unofficially campaigning", he would not be a candidate for the office.
