Obama In Strong Shape Against Palin for 2012

Obama Leads Palin By 22% In WSJ/NBC Poll
Run, Sarah, run! The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found Obama with a 55 percent to 33 percent lead over Palin, and a 47-percent to 40-percent lead over Romney. The survey also found Obama with a 47-percent to 27-percent lead over the relatively unknown South Dakota Senator John Thune. The poll was conducted Dec. 9-13 by Democratic pollster Peter Hart and Republican pollster Bill McInturff among 1,000 adults, and has a 3.1-percent Margin of Error. Sarah Palin is at unfortunate point in Ameri...

Sarah Palin Is Not Popular
We should absolutely continue to expose this grifter as the screechy doofus she is, but with the knowledge that despite what Cable News says, no one likes her all that much. Her Approval Ratings are way low. Her show is failing. Her books sales are shrinking. And now this: The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found Obama with a 55 percent to 33 percent lead over Palin, and a 47-percent to 40-percent lead over Romney. The survey also found Obama with a 47-percent to 27-percent lead over the re...

Two new polls show Palin trailing badly in 2012 match up against Obama
Two new polls show Sarah Palin losing ground before she even begins a potential Presidential Campaign against President Obama in 2012.  A new poll from ABC News and The Washington Post has Sarah Palin trailing President Obama by 15 points (54%-39%) in a potential 2012 contest.  That poll could be dismissed as an outlier if not for a similar poll from NBC News and The Wall Street Journal which shows Palin trailing Obama by 22 points (55%-33%).  Both polls show other Republican cand...

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Ohio 2012 Democratic Presidential Survey
PPP (D) Ohio 2012 Democratic Presidential Survey Who would you like to see the Republicans nominate for President in 2012: Mitch Daniels, Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney or John Thune? Sarah Palin 22% Mike Huckabee 16% Mitt Romney 8% Ron Paul 8% Newt Gingrich 7% Mitch Daniels 4% Tim Pawlenty 2% John Thune 0% Someone else/Undecided 33% In 2012 would you most like the Democratic Presidential nominee to be Barack Obama, someone more liberal than B...

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Wisconsin 2012 Democratic Presidential Survey
PPP (D) Wisconsin 2012 Democratic Presidential Survey Who would you like to see the Republicans nominate for President in 2012: Mitch Daniels, Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney or John Thune? Sarah Palin 21% Mike Huckabee 15% Mitt Romney 9% Ron Paul 9% Newt Gingrich 5% Mitch Daniels 2% Tim Pawlenty 2% John Thune 1% Someone else/Undecided 36% In 2012 would you most like the Democratic Presidential nominee to be Barack Obama, someone more liberal t...

Poll: Obama Would Easily Defeat Palin In 2012
In the preparations for the 1964 election, President Kennedy instructed his staff to promote the campaign of Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater. The "Conscience Of A Conservative" was then seen as too extreme for mainstream American politics, and thus easier to beat.  Sarah Palin may play Goldwater to Obama's Kennedy. Like Kennedy, Obama is a charismatic young president with a flair for rhetorical talent, but with few legislative accomplishments. And the White House would prefer to run reelect...

Poll Watch: PPP (D) 2012 Wisconsin GOP Primary
PPP (D) 2012 Wisconsin GOP Primary Sarah Palin 21% (18%) Mike Huckabee 18% (15%) Mitt Romney 17% (12%) Newt Gingrich 13% (14%) Tim Pawlenty 10% (8%) Ron Paul 4% John Thune 3% (1%) Mitch Daniels 2% (2%) Someone else/Undecided 12% (28%) Among Conservatives Sarah Palin 23% (20%) Mike Huckabee 18% (14%) Mitt Romney 16% (12%) Newt Gingrich 14% (16%) Tim Pawlenty 9% (8%) Ron Paul 4% John Thune 3% (1%) Mitch Daniels 2% (2%) Someone else/Undecided 11% (26%) Among Moderates Mike Huckabee 20% (

Poll Watch: PPP (D) 2012 Ohio GOP Primary
PPP (D) 2012 Ohio GOP Primary Sarah Palin 21% (20%) Mike Huckabee 19% (17%) Newt Gingrich 18% (19%) Mitt Romney 15% (14%) Ron Paul 6% Mitch Daniels 5% (3%) Tim Pawlenty 3% (6%) John Thune 2% (0%) Someone else/Undecided 11% (18%) Among Conservatives Sarah Palin 24% ( 21% ) Newt Gingrich 21% ( 21% ) Mike Huckabee 18% (19%) Mitt Romney 14% (13%) Mitch Daniels 4% (2%) Ron Paul 4% Tim Pawlenty 4% (6%)  John Thune 2% (0%) Someone else/Undecided 10% (15%) Among Moderates Mike Huckabee 23

Six out of 10 Americans Say They Would Definitely Not Support Palin for President
While she always ranks in the top tier of potential Candidates in polls looking ahead to the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, surveys of the overall public have not been kind to Sarah Palin's chances of winning the General Election, and a new ABC News/Washington Post poll is no exception. Fifty-nine percent of Americans said they would definitely not support Palin for President in a poll conducted Dec. 9-12. Eight percent said they would definitely back her if she ran and another 31 perc...

Palin vs. Obama: No she can't
When Barbara Walters asked Sarah Palin if she could beat President Obama in 2012, the half-term Governor of Alaska confidently replied, "I believe so." Unfortunately for her, no one else does. In the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, respondents were asked, if the election for president were held today, for whom would they vote. Obama beat Palin 55 to 33. In fact, the shellacked president beat two other rumored Republican aspirants, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (47-40) and South...

Support for Obama's Move to the Center
President Barack Obama has Public Opinion and the Democratic grass roots with him as he searches for common ground with Republicans in the wake of his party's historic defeats in last month's Midterm Elections, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds. ...

On GMA, Sarah Palin Calls President Obama Flip-Flopper, Rejects Her Poor Showing In Early Polls
In an interview this morning on ABC’s Good Morning America, Sarah Palin came out swinging, calling President Obama ’s Tax Cut deal with Republicans not Compromise, but a sign he’s a “flip-flopper.” As for a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll that show the former Alaska Governor trailing President Obama badly in a head-to-head 2012 matchup-fully 22 points behind-she says it’s way too early to give it much thought: “A poll number like that, it&...

Herman Cain: Im forming an exploratory committee for 2012
I know the basics of his bio — accomplished CEO, talk-radio host, Cancer survivor — but not much more beyond that. Even so, it got my attention a few days ago when he won Red State’s 2012 “tournament,” topping Mike Pence in the semifinal and Palin in the final. Is that because Cain’s a Red State favorite or is the Grassroots support for him out there broader than anyone realizes right now? Either way, the Daily Caller says to get ready. Former Godfathers Piz...

Obama Leads 2012 Matchups
Politico reports: President Barack Obama faces an unsure but still supportive electorate heading into the 2012 Campaign, a new poll suggests. In the Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll released late Wednesday, 42 percent of Americans said they would probably vote to reelect the president, while 39 percent said they would vote for a generic Republican Candidate. Matched up with specific Republican presidential hopefuls, Obama does better. If Mitt Romney were the Republican Candidate, 47 percent o...

New Poll Shows Obama Favored In 2012 Over Republicans
An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows President Obama leading the 2012 sweepstakes, with 42% saying they’d vote for him, versus 39% who say they’d vote Republican. It gets even better when you identify potential opponents. But putting a name beside the generic Republican slot changes the picture. Mr. Obama leads former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney by seven percentage points, 47%-40%. Against Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, a relative unknown but a potential Candidate, the presid...

Poll: Obama Handily Leads Palin, Romney, Thune
President Obama easily leads three Republican challengers in hypothetical 2012 matchups presented in a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. However, Obama's victory against a generic GOP Candidate falls within the poll's Margin of Error. Only former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney polled reasonably close to Obama in the head-to-head contests. Forty percent of respondents said they would vote for Romney if he were the Republican nominee, versus 47% who said they would vote for Obama. Against Sen. ...

Poll: Most see Obama losing in 2012
Most voters don’t believe President Barack Obama will win Reelection, or that he deserves to, according to a new poll released Thursday. Just 29 percent of the Registered Voters surveyed by Fox News and Opinion Dynamics said they believed Obama would win in 2012; 64 percent said they expected him to lose. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Politico 44 Views of Obama’s ability to get reelected broke down along party lines, with 49 percent of Democrats and 10 percent of Republic...

Poll: Obama handily beats Palin
Published: Dec. 17, 2010 at 9:46 AM If President Obama were to face former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in the 2012 Presidential Election, Obama would be re-elected by a landslide, a poll says. UPI/Jim Ruymen NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- If President Obama were to face former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in the 2012 Presidential Election, Obama would be re-elected by a landslide, a poll says. A Wall Street Journal-NBC poll conducted Dec. 9-13 indicates Obama leads the 2008 Republican vice presidential candi...

The Gingrich Who Stole Christmas
The calendar is collapsing. Only a week until Christmas! Only a month until the beginning of the Presidential Election! David Brooks and Gail Collins talk between columns. Yes, the race for the White House is practically under way. Already, there are at least seven Republican presidential primary debates on the schedule. The way this is going, the Republican presidential hopefuls will eventually be on television every single minute. Possibly they can be convinced to do something more entertaini...

CNBCs Larry Kudlow: Mitt Romney Bungled Stance On Tax Cuts As Obama Beats GOP In 2012 Poll
CNBC’s Larry Kudlow took a look at the latest poll from The Wall Street Journal and NBC News and found a huge red warning flag for assumed 2012 Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney Kudlow says Romney’s on the wrong side of the Tax Cut deal struck by Republicans and President Obama , and “I’m not letting him off the hook.” Kudlow started off a segment with CNBC’s John Harwood with the headline, “sounds like the public likes the tax cuts, John, but theyR...

Study Confirms That Fox News Makes You Stupid
Yet another study has been released proving that watching Fox News is detrimental to your intelligence. World Public Opinion, a project managed by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland, conducted a survey of American voters that shows that Fox News viewers are significantly more misinformed than consumers of news from other sources. What’s more, the study shows that greater exposure to Fox News increases misinformation. So the more you watch, the less ...

Palin Calls Obama Flip-Flopper Because Of Tax Compromise
One would have to wonder how a President Palin would work with Congress given that she called President Obama a “flip-flopper” on Good Morning America. (via Mediaite). And Palin discounts her recent poor showing in an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll “A poll number like that, it’s like, ‘Oh yeah, that doesn’t look really pretty today,’ but a primary is months and months in the process, and there are thankfully many debates,” she said. “And if I were to par

Palin won't decide on 2012 run for 'some months still'
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) said on Friday she won't decide whether to run for president for "some months still." The onetime GOP vice presidential nominee said that she would wait some time before declaring her intentions for 2012, adding to the crowd of Republican contenders for president who appear set to kick off their campaigns at a later point, compared to the 2008 cycle. "It's a prayerful consideration. Other folks can jump in and that kind of helps you makeget the lay of the la...

Saturday reading: Olive Garden
Frum says Romney's the Olive Garden Candidate, and that that's a good thing. Tobin and Wehner blast Palin. Suderman writes that the "earnest lie-checkers" at PolitiFact stacked the deck. Conservatives push to dump the rest of Iowa's high-court judges. And the DREAM Act dies. ...

Memorial poll finds support for turning hospital into a nonprofit
Memorial Health System contracted with polling firm Public Opinion Strategies to conduct a poll of 500 Likely Voters on Nov. 14-16 to gauge public opinion about the Hospital and attitudes toward turning the health system into an independent nonprofit (an option recommended by the Memorial citizens' commission and Memorial's board and leadership). - 87 percent of respondents had a favorable opinion of Memorial (althoguh that number drops to 78 percent when the question is phrased as "Memorial Hea...