Another poll is out showing that former Governor Sarah Palin would lose quite decisively in a match-up against President Obama:
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin may still be making news headlines, but the U.S. electorate has news for her. If the 2012 presidential election were held today and she were the Republican candidate, Palin would not defeat President Barack Obama. In fact, the president would win the election by a considerable margin.
56% of U.S. registered voters report they would cast their ballot for the president while 33% would vote for Palin. It’s probably not a shock that public opinion divides along party lines. 92% of Democrats would support Obama in this hypothetical contest while 73% of Republicans would back Palin. Although President Obama does not receive a majority of Independents in this matchup, Obama does win nearly half — 49% — of this key voting group. Palin receives 34% of their support.
The poll also shows that Palin would have a real fight on her hands to get the GOP nomination to begin with:
[W]hen Republicans including Independents who lean toward the GOP were asked whom they would support if the 2012 Republican presidential primary were held today, 21% report they would back former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. 20% would support Palin, and 19% would vote for former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. Further down in the pack are former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich with 10%, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal with 5% and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty with 1%. 24% of Republicans including leaners are unsure.
And, her decision to resign has clearly hurt her:
61% of the national electorate thought Palin’s resignation was a bad political move while just 15% report it helps her political aspirations. The self-proclaimed “soccer mom” doesn’t even gain the affirmation of her own party. A slim majority of Republicans — 51% — think Palin’s stepping down hurt her political future. 69% of Democrats and 61% of Independents agree.
When it comes to Sarah Palin’s overall favorability, newly-minted private citizen Palin has some damage control to do. 43% of the U.S. electorate views her unfavorably compared with 37% who think positively of her. 20% are unsure.
Sarah, don’t even waste your time. Stay out of politics.
August 18th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
That’s almost funny, as the conservative radios hosts here in Chicago are telling how horribly Obama is doing in polls and would lose the election if held today.
August 18th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
And yet there isn’t a single poll to back that up
August 18th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
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