2012 Poll: Obama vs. Palin, Romney, Pawlenty, Huckabee & Barbour

[WI_DEM]

Penn Shoen Berland for Politico
8/6-11/10; 1,668 adults, 2.4% margin of error
Mode: Internet
(Politico: results, story)

National

2010 Congress: Generic Ballot
35% Democrat, 31% Republican (chart)

State of the Country
32% Right Direction, 58% Wrong Track (chart)

Favorable / Unfavorable
Barack Obama: 51 / 46 (chart)
Hillary Clinton: 53 / 41 (chart)
Sarah Palin: 35 / 57 (chart)
Mike Huckabee: 33 / 31 (chart)
Mitt Romney: 29 / 33 (chart)

2012 President
40% Generic Republican, 38% Obama
50% Obama, 33% Palin
42% Obama, 33% Romney
42% Obama, 23% Pawlenty
43% Obama, 35% Huckabee
43% Obama, 21% Barbour
http://www.pollster.com/blogs/us_national_survey_politico_86.php

[bluestateguy]

1. We really have to cool it with the polls

I long to go back to the days when there was only one poll a month and only two or three pollsters in the whole country.

[Jennicut]

3. Heck, just ten years ago there were not polls like this. Way too many, brain overload.

At least Obama's #'s vs the Repubs look decent but it is too early for 2012.

[geek tragedy]

2. Why do people bother with Internet polls?

Hasn't Zogby taught them anything?

[discopants]

7. Pollster averages out many different national polls

Romney and Huck have the smallest spread, I think that's a good thing for Dems to know at this point ... and Palin just sucks, that's good for them to get a grip on.

[Arkana]

4. I love how "Generic Republican" beats Obama

but as soon as you start naming contenders, he crushes all of them.

[Wickerman]

5. As a resident of Minnesota

this gives me much to be happy about.

42% Obama, 23% Pawlenty

:rofl:

[Yavin4]

6. That's Because The Rest of American Doesn't Know Tim Pawlenty

and when they do, it'll be 86% Obama, 14% Pawlenty, and the 14% will be insomniacs thankful to Tim for getting a good night's rest.