Posted on 07/15/2010 1:01:06 PM PDT by counterpunch
No, this is not coming from Rasmussen or an internal GOP poll, but from the normally Democrat-sympathetic Public Policy Polling...
With his approval numbers hitting new lows its no surprise that Barack Obamas numbers in our monthly look ahead to the 2012 Presidential race are their worst ever this month. He trails Mitt Romney 46-43, Mike Huckabee 47-45, Newt Gingrich 46-45, and is even tied with Sarah Palin at 46. The only person tested he leads is Jan Brewer, who doesnt have particularly high name recognition on the national level at this point.
Its not that any of the Republican candidates are particularly well liked. Only Huckabee has positive favorability numbers at 37/28. Romneys at 32/33, Gingrich at 32/42, Palin at 37/52, and Brewer at 17/20. But with a majority of Americans now disapproving of Obama its no surprise that a large chunk of them would replace him as President if they had that choice today.
There are two things driving these strong poll numbers for the Republican candidates. The first is a lead with independents in every match up. Romney leads 48-35 with them, Gingrich is up 50-39, Huckabee has a 46-40 advantage, Palins up 47-42, and even Brewer has a 38-37 edge.
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Palin = Rockstar
Everyone knows this. She fills stadiums (OK large auditoriums) in battleground states, like Colorado. No other Republican can do this.
Her commentary is as decisive as any commentator on the right. She is quoted prominently by the MSM, partly because because of content, the other part because of beauty, the other part because of a women reaching for the top. This all makes for good ratings. 46-46 LOL, just wait.
See #59
If Newt is in the race to prove his cred, so he can become consigliari, then during his tenure in the race, he’s going to bleed off support from a real conservative, and again the race will be dumped in the lap of a rino pseudo-conservative.
How bout John Thune?If John Thune was running and was a sure thing against 0bama, I'd be more than happy to support him.
100% agree with you
I honestly don’t think Sarah can win the nomination. Granted most Republicans like her but I don’t think those feelings will translate into enough votes to take the nomination.
Gingrich polls at 50% against 0bama.
That makes him the surest bet to throw 0bama out of office.
Even if 0bama captures 99% of the undecideds, Gingrich still wins.
The same cannot be said about any other candidate, Palin least of all.
Re #78:
That’s a little cold phrasing there. She’s an awfully nice lady and I have never in my life seen any politician on either side more brutally attacked. I agree with you on her chances in the primary but still like her on a personal level.
Do you remember the way the democrats and their media attacked President Bush? 24/7 for each minutes of each hours. Do you think that Palin has been more attacked than President Bush? Get real.
Romney
Huckabee
Gingrich
couldn’t get arrested ;-)
Palin is the only one courageous enough to accuse Obama of what he is really doing, applying the theories of Marx by means of the methods of Alinsky and the Chicago mob, and she will do it in terms that the average person can understand and know to be true.Palin takes her cues from Gingrich.
Romney has done nothing at all, and will never overcome Romney Care.
It's amazing how many times that "joke" has had to be mentioned by Obama and his minions by name. That they have to do that is telling. She's undercut them better and more effectively than all the rest combined, and they surely don't see her as a joke any longer.
That you willingly put up the DNC/MSM party line talking points against her is more than slightly interesting.
She is super popular among her fans but her fans are barely 20% of the electorate.
” Palin is a joke that has been exposed long time ago. Obama and his socialists wish with all their hearts that she will be the Republican nominee in 2012 “
Prissy Crissy Matthews already came out and touted Palin. There you are.
Palin = RockstarFirst of all, Palin = Country Music Star...
Regarding Romeny, I agree that it is extremely impossible if not difficult for him to overcome Romenycare.
He's in it for redemption and to advance his second Contract. Which is ok whatever but does have the potential to evolve as you suggest.
However, if there are agreements in place well beforehand, and if he is genuinely willing to become Henry Higgins to Palin's Eliza, Newt can tap into Palin's incipient Thatcherite qualities while gracefully getting around Greta and Sarah's other 'advisors', and she will be unstoppable.
Palin has been successful by knowing what advice to use and what advice to discard, but the immediacy of debate is her Achilles Heel. However, do you know how many people didn't see -- and have never seen -- the Couric interview? I am among them! I do not view Palin through that narrow prism.
Really, it doesn't have be Newt ... if there's a great Conservative factotum who could start working with her right now...
Maybe for having small crowds and generating no interest from anyone..........
:-)
Reading all the comments it appears that once again it’s a case of:
“My guy - or Nobody!!”...as in Assure obama gets re-elected for 4 more years....
This is a liberal poll.Of course liberals would make Romney or Huckabee the socialist look good while making Palin look bad. This is an attempt by liberals to pick our Republican nominee again like they and their media did with McCain.
Of course liberals/marxists and their liberal pollsters want Romney or Huckabee. Liberals don't want Palin because they are scared of her and KNOW that Palin is the only one of those that would be able to derail Liberals’ big government socialist agenda.
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