From the Clarus Research Group: (source – pdf)
If the next presidential election were held today, and the two candidates were Democrat Barack Obama and Republican __________, for whom would you vote? (asked of 1050 registered voters)
45 Obama, 41 Romney
47 Obama, 39 Huckabee
49 Obama, 37 Jeb Bush
48 Obama, 36 Gingrich
52 Obama, 34 Palin———————————————————————————
If the following candidates were seeking the next Republican Presidential nomination, which ONE would now most likely favor… (ROTATE NAMES)? (asked of 415 Republicans and Republican leaning independents)
29 Romney
19 Huckabee
18 Palin
13 Gingrich
8 Jeb Bush
1 Thune
1 Daniels
2 Other
10 unsure———————————————————————————
Of the following possible Republican presidential nominees, which ONE do you think would have the best chance to beat Barack Obama in the general election… (ROTATE NAMES)? (asked of 415 Republicans and Republican leaning independents)
42 Romney
14 Huckabee
11 Palin
10 Gingrich
8 Jeb Bush
2 Thune
1 Daniels
15 unsure———————————————————————————
Which ONE of the following do you regard as the major spokesperson for the Republican Party today –(ROTATE NAMES)? (asked of 415 Republicans and Republican leaning independents)
14 Romney
14 McCain
10 Gingrich
9 Beck
9 Limbaugh
8 George W. Bush
6 Palin
5 Boehner
5 Hannity
4 Cheney
3 McConnell
2 Steele
1 Other (volunteered)
12 Not sure/No answer
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According to this poll, Mitt Romney is in VERY good shape as he gears up for the 2012 elections. My feelings have always been that Mitt maintains a steady improvement, never becoming stale or losing credibility with the general public. If he is only 4 points behind Obama, with a margin of error, how will he be polling throughout 2011 when more Americans come to know of this man’s credentials??
Very good news in this poll.
Spencer Iacono
Mitt has to be President in 2012….He just has to….I do not see any one else as Competent and Conservative as he is….LOL Fits, HUH?
How about a Romney/Gingrich ticket in 2012?
Newt is an ideas man and he has the right ideas. I think it will be someone dynamic whoever it is. Mitt won’t choose Palin. It will need to be someone with substance as well as electability.
Paulee, I believe it will happen. I don’t think it a coincidence that Mitt is where he is in the public’s eye.
This is the ONLY poll I have seen that shows Romney ahead of Huckabee as front runner. All PPP polling consistently over the past 10 months showed Gov. Huckabee AHEAD of Romney 9 months out of 10. All also show him leading among independents and doing best against Obama. New FOX poll just released yesterday show Huckabee leading the pack. Time is on Huck’s side also as his popularity (and support base) is growing daily with his radio broadcast now in almost 600 stations) and his FOX weekend show…..Huck in the HOUSE….the White House, that is….2012!!!!!
Linda, the only poll that had Huckabee in the lead really was the PPP polls. But his past polling is irrelevant since his poll numbers dramatically decreased after the cop killings and the media attention to the clemency he granted the killer. He is done for 2012, that is why he is getting fat again not doing ANYTHING to keep himself a viable contender.
Let go Linda, he’s not running. The last thing Mr. Thin Skin wants is to answer questions constantly about his soft on crime positions and the outcome of some of those pardons.