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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: Reagan Man
Just think, if Mitt moves to California, we could have Romney/Brown in 2012.

Why would we want that?

81 posted on 01/22/2010 5:39:45 AM PST by Tatze (I reject your reality and substitute my own!)
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To: pissant
I predict the man who gets to GOP nomination is man no one of us really knows much about yet, someone who comes out of seemingly nowhere.

I hope Sarah Palin campaigns for thta man, but does not run on the ticket. She can be a moral force for good and help America more by not trying to run for office.

If she campaigns for McCain she is loyal and noble, but a fool, McCain has served his time, he is old and looks and acts it, it's time to go, he is no longer good for the party and is not God's gift to America. The fact that he is pretending to be viable for a 2012 run for president makes his judgment and personal mental status questionable. One mega narcissist is now destroying America, we don't need a John-John mini me, time for a man or woman who is selfless.

82 posted on 01/22/2010 5:41:09 AM PST by silverleaf (In college George Bush got C's - Obama probably failed "lunch")
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To: norge
Just wait until the January unemployment numbers come in.

Ahem...

Just wait until the unexpected January unemployment numbers come in.

83 posted on 01/22/2010 5:43:33 AM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys: Can't fly, can't ski, can't drive, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best.)
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To: Arthur McGowan
Jack the Ripper has my vote! I take him to be a fairly conservative guy.

And a cut above 0bama.

84 posted on 01/22/2010 5:47:15 AM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys: Can't fly, can't ski, can't drive, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best.)
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To: N. Theknow
Ahem...

LOL!

85 posted on 01/22/2010 5:52:26 AM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality.)
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To: Lancey Howard

Hillary will resign in 2010. She will make up some excuse, like “Bill’s health” or something. She will attempt to get the Democratic nomination in 2012, and lose. However, it will further expose candidate Obama and divide the democrats, and allow the republicans to easily unseat a sitting president.


86 posted on 01/22/2010 6:08:59 AM PST by castlegreyskull
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To: pissant

Our focus needs to be on 2010, not 2012.


87 posted on 01/22/2010 6:36:56 AM PST by fortheDeclaration ("Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people".-John Adams)
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To: Tatze

It was sarcasm, friend.


88 posted on 01/22/2010 8:04:40 AM 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
I’m not foreclosed at all to running again.--Duncan Hunter

..despite my warnings to Sarah Palin on her Facebook page LOL, she feels compelled to show painful and damaging loyalty to someone who could ruin her with the base, perhaps revealing that her political instincts are not as good as I thought--but I'm not convinced yet--she's been too good heretofore.

Time will tell, but I am pleased that DH is not going to turn down the volume yet...

89 posted on 01/22/2010 8:23:49 AM PST by WalterSkinner ( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
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To: pissant

Okay let’s look at this from a common sense approach. Obama still hovers in most polls close to 50%. He is the incumbent. Even at Bush’s lowest point he would lose generically to a Dem but they never ran one on one polls him vs. any singular Dem by name. I would go out on a limb and say if you would’ve matched Bush’s name vs. a Barack Obama in say——early 2007 Bush (supposing he could run again) would have walloped Obama in that poll. In fact no one thought that dude was even viable as a candidate in a Dem primary back in early 2007.

The point is theses polls are completely meaningless at this point. Hillary was hated by over half of America thru out her whole political career but she still would’ve beat the tar out of Juan McCain. Timing is everything in politics. If the nation is still mired in this level of unemployment, bankruptcies, foreclosures, loss of 401k wealth, encroachment on freedoms, etc., etc., then I could run on the GOP ticket and beat Obama 55% to 44%.

So in 2011 and 2012 those polls will be a little less skewered behind a “new” president blaming everything on the previous administration.


90 posted on 01/22/2010 8:37:52 AM PST by Ocarterma (formerly Obushma: Because he's way past Bush---he's Carter now!)
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To: fortheDeclaration
Our focus needs to be on 2010, not 2012.

I agree. And thankfully, all the guys, whether it's Palin, Mitt, Huck, DeMint, Hunter, Pence, etc etc know this as well. The 2012 stuff is just a little practice so we don't lose our ability to argue here.

91 posted on 01/22/2010 9:20:28 AM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: skr

ANd bump his marxist rear out of office we will.


92 posted on 01/22/2010 9:21:33 AM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Onerom99

For anyone wondering if you are really jut a lying sack of leftist poop, all they need to do is read this thread. BTW, which RINO will you be shilling for this time?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1953675/posts


93 posted on 01/22/2010 9:32:52 AM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Arthur McGowan

J the R will never fly, his position on abortion for starters!


94 posted on 01/22/2010 9:41:37 AM PST by jacquej
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To: pissant

GOP insiders will run Pawlenty/Thune if Romney doesn’t run.


96 posted on 01/22/2010 10:15:06 AM PST by yongin
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To: yongin

uhhhhggggg


97 posted on 01/22/2010 11:26:11 AM PST by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: Sigil of Morning
Of the candidates on the poll, the only one with real charisma is Palin, who too many people see as dumb. Luckily, she hasn't faded from the spotlight and has time to change people's opinions.

I think Palin is the GOP's best hope for 201 - she has star-quality charisma and an inspiring background of accomplishment. She also has a lot of work to do. She needs to establish herself as a serious thinker with her own policies and political philosophy - people should be able to tell exactly what a "Palin Republican" is. Reagan did that through the '70s through the radio, and Palin has a monster forum on FOX.

She also needs to become much more comfortable in dealing with the media. She could take lessons from Scott Brown, who never seemed to get flustered by tough media interviews and was great in recognizing and capitalizing on opportunities in interviews - the "people's seat" quote with Gergen, for example.

And she really needs to make sure embarrassing family eruptions do not happen again - the ongoing tabloid saga with that kid who knocked up her daughter taints Palin with a trailer-park vibe that undermines her attempts to be taken seriously.
98 posted on 01/22/2010 12:25:56 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: pissant

Lying sack of leftist poop? Yes that’s it genius. I shreik conservatism throughout this site year around so I have the cans just to make fun of you for supporting Duncan Hines Hunter.

Hahaha Seriously. You and Duncan Hunter are both the biggest jokes on here.


99 posted on 01/22/2010 1:11:02 PM PST by Onerom99 (I)
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To: pissant

72 hours in politics is a lifetime. Trying to predict anything a month in advance in politics is folly.


100 posted on 01/22/2010 5:07:02 PM PST by Cacique (quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
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