Obama Continues To Lead Hypothetical 2012 Challengers
Posted Oct 23, 2009 at 10:49 AM by Maurice Berger
According to a new Public Policy Polling analysis, "Barack Obama continues
to lead his most likely 2012 rivals in hypothetical contests for
reelection. Obama leads Mike Huckabee 47-43, Mitt Romney 48-40, Sarah Palin 52-40, and Tim Pawlenty 50-30.
This
is the seventh time PPP has conducted this poll and the seventh time
Huckabee has polled closest to Obama. Speaking to the weakness of the
field of potential Republican candidates he's the only with a positive
favorability rating and even then it's only 33/29. Huckabee's
doing well because he connects better than the other GOP hopefuls with
voters in the Midwest and South. For instance while Romney, Palin, and
Pawlenty trail by 9, 17, and 18 points respectively in the Midwest
Huckabee is down by just 3, something that could be a good omen for his
prospects of again winning the Iowa primary as he did in 2008."
