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Obama slays Repubs in Fox News poll
Wash Examiner ^ | 1/21/10 | Julie Mason

Posted on 01/21/2010 10:07:18 PM PST by pissant

A new Fox News poll has President Obama losing in 2012 to a generic Republican candidate -- but mostly stomping a few big-name Republicans. Which leads one to wonder -- who is this generic Republican who could beat him?

According to the poll, Obama beats Mitt Romney, 47 percent to 35 percent, defeats Sarah Palin, 55 percent to 31 percent, and makes a quick business of Newt Gingrich, 53 percent to 29 percent. What, no Santorum?

Generically, Obama loses to an unnamed Republican, 43 percent to 47 percent.

Further: 43 percent of Americans say they would vote to re-elect Barack Obama if the 2012 election were held today, which is unchanged from October, yet is down from 52 percent who said they would re-elect him in April.

All in all, 47 percent of Americans say they would vote for someone else rather than re-electing President Obama, up from 31 percent in April.

Moreover, the number saying they would "definitely" vote to re-elect Obama has declined -- going from 37 percent in April to 26 percent in October to 23 percent in the new poll.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Obama-slays-Repubs-in-Fox-News-poll-82312997.html#ixzz0dJoeAgRY

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: 2010polls; 2012gopprimary; bho2012; larrysinclairslover; obama
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To: pissant

Bob McDonnell


21 posted on 01/21/2010 10:17:38 PM PST by plinyelder ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." Thomas Paine)
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To: pissant

What this indicates is the success of pop culture and the lamestream media in destroying certain politicians with the ridicule and propagandist news coverage.


22 posted on 01/21/2010 10:19:12 PM PST by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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To: Doofer
I'm thinking Hillary challenges Obama for the Democratic nomination in 2012 and he goes down in flames.

Oh yeah, I have been thinking exactly the same thing since the November 2008 election. Ubama thought that by appointing Hillary as Secretary of State he could "keep his enemy closer"? Heh heh, that's a two-way street.

23 posted on 01/21/2010 10:19:38 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: pissant
Yeah, that would be good. Sarah will be a force, on the ticket or not.

I like Inhofe, Bolton, Cheyney. How about Pence? Only seen him a few times but he looks good.

They all look better than the salamander and the chameleon.

24 posted on 01/21/2010 10:21:26 PM PST by Eagles6 ( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck.)
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To: trumandogz

Now that’s a good point!


25 posted on 01/21/2010 10:22:11 PM PST by caww
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To: pissant
Doctor Senator Tom Coburn (Oklahoma)- for a hemorrhaging nation
26 posted on 01/21/2010 10:23:06 PM PST by onyx
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To: Lancey Howard
"You and I both have the same position on abortion." -- Scott Brown to Martha Coakley, January 11, 2010 CSPAN Debate
27 posted on 01/21/2010 10:23:36 PM PST by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: pissant

Hunter isn’t going to happen.

DeMint wuld be a nice choice but unlikely.

Poll results are meaningless and they know it. As long as Obama polls below 50% he’s vulnerable to anyone that runs a good campaign.


28 posted on 01/21/2010 10:23:54 PM PST by Soul Seeker (?)
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To: Doofer

Absolutely she will...Clinton machine is working bigtime behind the scenes.


29 posted on 01/21/2010 10:24:29 PM PST by caww
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To: pissant
We,, we know the "generic Republican isn't McCain.

Thank goodnes.

30 posted on 01/21/2010 10:24:52 PM PST by Allegra (It doesn't matter what this tagline says...the liberals are going to call it "racist.")
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To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe

Exactly ..and the Media is just as quick to determine for us who the canidates will be..awful!


31 posted on 01/21/2010 10:28:10 PM PST by caww
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To: Reagan Man

Coakley is pro-life?


32 posted on 01/21/2010 10:31:32 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Lancey Howard

Brown is pro-abortion.

You didn’t know? ;^)


33 posted on 01/21/2010 10:34:42 PM PST by Reagan Man ("In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.")
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To: chimera

That Sarah is a woman and he is a male?

I’ve been dismissive of the theory up to now but given how some Freepers have reacted to Brown; making statements he should run for President I have to wonder.

He has less experience by far then she does. His positions are even less defined then her own except it would seem he’s probably more liberal then she. He’s certainly less experienced or known quantity then Barack Obama whom Freepers have excoriated. Yet people seriously float his name. Why? He’s charismatic but so is Sarah. He’s attractive but so is she. Which leads me to believe one of two things. It’s either because he’s male or it’s the accent.

A number of conservatives hated the way Bush spoke. Halting with a twang. Sarah has her own colorful speech.

Mitt and Brown are male and that that “impediment” to their speech is absent. If people really are that shallow and given the way people have fawned over Obama’s speech I am thinking they may be, God help us.

However, I’m not letting polls dictate my choice at this stage. Liberals are not an option for me. And I’m not a certain vote for anyone. Not even Sarah. I don’’t trust any politician and I’ll continue to observing all of them.


34 posted on 01/21/2010 10:34:52 PM PST by Soul Seeker (?)
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To: Soul Seeker
PA: Yes, but still, there was a lot of conservatives that sat on their hands when it got down to Huckabee and McCain. PA: That were not thrilled with either. It really takes a what I believe to be a Reaganite, to reunite the party. That’s where we are hoping that you haven’t completely retired from politics. Are you considering, or is it possible, you may get back into politics?

Hunter: Politics, or running for office, it is a process of identifying an opportunity and responding to it. And as you know, politics is largely timing. And if the right opportunity presented itself, I’m not foreclosed at all to running again.

PA: This is one of the reasons that I’ve coaxed myself into trying to interview you. If indeed, you don’t want to slam the door shut and say “ah, I’m done with it, I’ll retire and just throw my 2 cents in from the sidelines occasionally”, if you indeed you think it is possible to run in the future, whether for the Senate, or the presidency again, or even governor, whatever the case may be. The thing that Ronald Reagan did after his loss in 1976, though he did this even before challenging Ford, but especially in those years after that primary, is that he gave speeches, he wrote papers, he kept himself in the public eye, and so by the time…

Hunter: He had a radio show.

PA: Well yeah, yes, so that helped.

Hunter: That did more than the papers or speeches. You know, they asked him if he wanted to do a TV show, and he said “no, I’d rather do radio”. He said “people will get tired of me if they see me on TV, I wanna do radio”. (laughs)

PA: That was a good answer. (laughs)

Hunter: yeah (lauging)

PA: So anyway, that’s why I was very interested when you said you were writing a book, or that you were busy writing some policy papers on China and foreign policy. Because I think we are in for a real bad stretch here, coming down the pike. The Obama administration has started off very poorly, and I don’t see it – well I’m hoping that it gets better- but I don’t see it so. I mean Hugo Chavez is making noise, the Iranians are making lots more noise. I’m sure you see the same things I do. Obama’s team does not instill a lot of confidence in me…

Hunter: I don’t think Obama’s team instills a lot of confidence in Obama’s team. (laughs)

Hunter: But listen, I’ve got to get ready for this thing (Hannity show), so you hang in there. And no, I have not foreclosed anything. And I’m going to continue to keep a little bit in the public eye.

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35 posted on 01/21/2010 10:35:15 PM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: 9YearLurker

It’s hard to quantify “most conservative”, but, personally, I’d start with the group of governors who declared that they’d reject the stimulus money last year and narrow it from there. That’d be Sanford, Jindal, Palin, Barbour, Riley, and Perry. I might have missed some others, plus Palin is no longer a sitting governor and Sanford would be a non-starter now for obvious reasons.


36 posted on 01/21/2010 10:42:52 PM PST by The Pack Knight (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: 9YearLurker

Barbour?


37 posted on 01/21/2010 10:48:01 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: pissant

Allan West


38 posted on 01/21/2010 10:50:14 PM PST by LeoWindhorse
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To: pissant

Duncan Hunter loses 85-15.


39 posted on 01/21/2010 10:51:20 PM PST by Onerom99 (I)
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To: Soul Seeker

These Duncan nut-huggers are beyond delusional. I could name about 500 conservatives I’ve rather have over that uncharismatic fart.


40 posted on 01/21/2010 10:52:27 PM PST by Onerom99 (I)
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