Posted on 12/05/2008 1:38:56 PM PST by davek70
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Barack Obama is still more than six weeks from White House, and the next Iowa caucuses are more than three years away — so naturally, it’s time to start talking 2012, as a new national poll suggests that Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee top the list of potential 2012 Republican presidential hopefuls. In a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey out Friday that serves as an early measure of potential support for the next GOP presidential nomination, Huckabee tops the list. Thirty-four percent of Republicans and independent voters who lean towards the GOP say they are very likely to support the former Arkansas governor if he were to become their party’s nominee in 2012. Huckabee surprised many by winning this year's Republican caucuses in Iowa and seven other contests before ending his run in March. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain's running mate in this year's election, draws nearly as much support: 32 percent of those polled said they would get behind a Palin nomination. And with the survey's sampling error of plus or minus 4.5 points, Palin and Huckabee are statistically tied. The survey is an early measure of possible support, not a horse race snapshot. “It might come as a surprise to some that Palin does better than Huckabee among GOP men but that Huckabee beats Palin among Republican women,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “Palin's strength is also concentrated among older Republicans, but Huckabee may have a slight edge among conservative Republicans." Among voters who consider themselves born again or evangelical, Huckabee draws more support than Palin, with a 9 point edge. Meanwhile, Palin holds a 7-point advantage among non-born again or evangelical voters.
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I can't believe this guy is still even in the picture. No wonder he has backstabbed Sarah every chance he gets.
I saw him on Greta last night and Greta asked him about the "steletto" comment and he was all smug and giddy about it. Loser....
Huckster Gantry spells the end of the GOP.
Huck is worthless.
CBS news is projecting that Huckabee has won the New Hampshire primary.
Huckabee needs to run against Blanche Lincoln. in 2010. We may need all the Senate pickups we can get.
Fact: Mike Huckabee will never be president of he United States.
I agree. Gov. Palin has a good chance.
Trying to draw sucker bets again???? LOL
We are dangerously heading to a one party country with the inmates in charge of the asylum.
Wake Up America!!
+1
This needs to be repeated on a frequent basis!
This is a CNN poll. Take it with a grain of salt.
If God had truly meant Mike Huckabee to be president, He wouldn’t have set Mike down in Hope, Arkansas, nine years after Bill Clinton. Bubba has contaminated that well for the foreseeable future. (What with is probably better left to the imagination.)
Forget Huckabee.
Just say no to Yuckabee.
No Huckabee...ever...never...ever...ever...NEVER!!!!!!
Huck is worthless.
Actually he is worth plenty to the libs, with lib Rupert Murdoch parading him on FNC.....the guy is a stupid liberal hick in every way imaginable and that impression rubs off onto all conservatives and provides endless fodder for libs to ridicule conservatives and more intelligent RINO’s alike.....I’d love to know who bought pallets of his “book” in sufficient quantity to get it on the best seller list......surely not people who want to read it.
Good grief, the Huckster. Well, it is CNN.
Plain and simple....Huckabee is a douche.
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