Poll of preferred dark-horse candidates: Christie 32, Palin 20, Bush 20

But if the GOP convention picks a new candidate, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is the top choice of Republicans, with 32 percent, followed by former governors Sarah Palin of Alaska and Jeb Bush of Florida with 20 percent each and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels with 15 percent…

“Gov. Chris Christie remains the knight on the white horse in many Republican minds,” Brown said.