Obama Still Leads Potential GOP Challengers for 2012

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His job approval numbers may be facing a rocky stretch, but President Obama still leads all the possible Republican challengers for 2012 that Public Policy Polling tested in a survey conducted Nov. 13-15.

Obama leads Mike Huckabee by 49 percent to 44 percent with 7 percent undecided; Sarah Palin by 51 percent to 43 percent with 5 percent undecided; Ron Paul by 46 percent to 38 percent with 16 percent undecided; and Mitt Romney by 48 percent to 43 percent with 9 percent undecided.

Huckabee is seen favorably by 37 percent and unfavorably by 36 percent with 27 percent undecided. Palin is seen unfavorably by a 49 percent to 40 percent margin with 11 percent undecided. Paul is regarded unfavorably by 34 percent and favorably by 23 percent, with 42 percent "not sure." Romney is seen unfavorably by 39 percent and favorably by 30 percent with 31 percent undecided.

"Romney has his strongest performance yet because he does the best of the Republicans with independents, holding Obama to a two point lead with them," said PPP. "His overall favorability though is just a 30/39 spread because he's less popular with Republican voters than Huckabee and Palin are."

Filed Under: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul, Polls, Sarah Palin, 2012 President, Poll Watch

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