POLL: Obama absolutely crushes GOP opponents (+13 on Romney, +12 on Huckleberry, +26 on Palin,

[jefferson_dem]

Poll: Obama rebounding with voters, would beat GOP rivals .
By STEVEN THOMMA
McClatchy Newspapers

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has bounced back from his low point after November's elections and enjoys stronger support heading into the 2012 election cycle, particularly against Sarah Palin, according to a McClatchy Newspapers-Marist poll released Thursday.

Obama's fortunes appear to be rising along with the country's. The poll found a jump in the number of people who think the country's heading in the right direction. Also, the president probably benefited from the productive post-election session of Congress.

"Obama's standing on far firmer footing," said Lee Miringoff, the director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion at Marist College in New York, which conducted the national survey. "It puts a different hue on the 2012 elections."

The president's rating improved on several fronts, including job approval, how many like him personally and whether they think he'll do better in the next two years. His strengthening appeal was most noticeable in how he matches up against three potential Republican rivals.

Today Obama would beat Republican Mitt Romney by 51 to 38 percent, the poll showed. In a December McClatchy-Marist poll, he trailed the former Massachusetts governor by 46-44 percent.

Obama would defeat Republican Mike Huckabee by a similar margin, 50-38 percent. In December, the president led the former Arkansas governor by only 47-43 percent.

And he'd crush Palin by 56-30 percent. A month before, he led the former Alaska governor by 52-40 percent.

In each case, Obama owes his lead now to a unified base of support from Democrats and an edge among independents, who prefer the president by 10 points against Romney, 5 points against Huckabee and 28 points against Palin.

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http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/13/2014972/poll-obama-rebounding-with-voters.html

[Frustratedlady]

1. That will have their panties in a twist. n/t

[bluestateguy]

2. Good but don't get complacent

I hate polls even when they say my guy is ahead.

[nxylas]

14. I agree

Polls this far ahead of an election don't mean diddly,

[davidpdx]

26. I feel the same way

Anyone that thinks we aren't going to have to work our collective asses off to get Obama reelected is off their rocker.

[rfranklin]

3. What about our beefy governor in NJ?

Touted as competition though he says he's not running.

[progressoid]

8. Yeah, and Tim Paaaaawlenty.

[golfguru]

10. The beefy gov is not popular amongst evangelical Christians

because he is for abortion in some cases.

[mikekohr]

13. Govenor Meatball?

[CLANG]

21. Governor Flesh

[TheBigotBasher]

17. The right absolutely hate him now

he is too much of a liberal and the Palinistas are going after him for being too nice to Muslim people. Seriously.

[Arkana]

23. He'd have to start now if he was running, and he hasn't started even

putting any boots on the ground in Iowa and New Hampshire.

[elleng]

4. Jeb?

[rhett o rick]

5. Shhhhhhh, Karl wasnt going to let that out until much later. Jeb the 2012 surprise. nm

[Ishoutandscream2]

6. Politics is very strange

I had a feeling that the mid-term victories for the Republicans would actually boost Obama's ratings. The American people are so fickled - they woke up from a bad hangover the day after mid-terms and are wondering what the hell they did the day before. There's already remorse - and the Republicans just took over the majority in the House a couple of weeks ago.

[Jennicut]

9. Indeed it is but I am not that surprised. Having the Rethugs have some responsibility is

actually allowing Obama to draw comparisons between him and them. Before, the Dems were in total control. Now, they have to come up with some kind of plans and their ideas are really pretty bad. Palin really stuck her foot in it, Boehner looks like a drunk and a nut, and the rest look petty right now. Obama is really rising above them in terms of likability especially with his speech at the Tucson memorial.

[Aristus]

7. Someone must have had a "Let Obama Be Obama" talk with the President.

"We're going to raise the level of public debate in this country, and let THAT be our legacy. We may lose a few battles, and we may lose the White House. But we're not going to be frightened by issues."

The late Leo McGarry, played by the late, great John Spencer of The West Wing.

[impik]

11. But, but, but...Cheney he said he'll be one term president!!!

[MattSh]

12. Sorry,..

A poll this far before an election means nothing. Why do people obsess over meaningless stories like this?

[avaistheone1]

16. because some people

are nervous about Obama being re-elected.

[Exilednight]

15. None of those three are going to win the Republica nomination. Republicans are going

to look outside the box for a new candidate.

[burning rain]

18. Seems odd to me that Huckleberry continues to poll best of those three against Obama.

I know that some of the more hardbitten religious and social conservatives have their issues with Romney over his Mormonism, Massachusetts health care plan, and his past support of abortion, gay rights, and gun control, but I have no doubt but that they'd come home in November, however grudgingly, if only out of hatred for Obama. Meanwhile, Romney would surely win a bit more support from lukewarm suburbanites and other mushy moderates who wouldn't pull the lever for the backwards fundamentalist Huck. I do agree that Palin would surely fare the worst, and that Obama would best any of them.

[mkultra]

19. he is the least wierd

so he appeals slightly more to the middle right.

[krabigirl]

20. ? He wants the constitution to be changed to reflect biblical law. Sounds weird to me....

[mkultra]

22. im refering to personal presentation

not crazy policy.

[burning rain]

24. That is possible.

It seems to me, though, that suburbanites and other middle voters would find Huck's earnest fundamentalism and piety weirder and more offputting than Romney's vague personal oddness. Romney comes off as more modern and secular in outlook, something that such voters tend to find normal and reassuring.

[workinclasszero]

25. Run Sarah run!

It will be sweet to watch the idiot teabaggers destroy the thug party by nominating Palin.


The only rethug I really fear is Jeb Bush.