GOP Candidate Would Tie Obama in 2012, Poll Finds

45% said they would support the "Republican Party candidate". But which candidate is that. Of course it is much harder to run against a "ghost" candidate than it is to compete with an actual person. When a Republican actually declares their candidacy, whoever it is will face the same public scrutiny, and intense criticism as Obama. Then, watch the poll numbers fall for the GOP.

Whose answering these surveys anyway!!!!! Instead of wondering what is going to happen in 2012, lets concentrate on what is going on now---- we still have 2 years to go before the next election....and the only vote that counts is the one taken on election day.

I hope that Americans do not repeat the same mistakes or fall for the same Hollywood Style big money glitz and well read speeches that was the making of this president. When I saw those methods used against Hillary I did my research then, didn't like what I uncovered and though she wasn't a very strong choice she was stronger than Obama and when she lost I left the Dem party and became an Independent. I hope that this time around people do their own research and don't get sucked into the music of the pied piper. For me, an election will never be about a party again - it will be about the candidates actual accomplishments, experience, background, backbone, beliefs and the ideology of the candidate and also to obtain a greater balance of power so that an Obama, Pelosi, Reid triangle can never reign in power as they did and yes this is coming from a former democrat. I vote will for the best person. And if anyone ever says vote for change you can believe in - please do what I did, ask what will change, how will you accomplish it, how much will it cost me and what will it cost me - what will I gain or lose.I hope there will be a stronger candidate from the Dem party then whats on board now and also from all other parties - we need good pickens this time around.

When they say 45% will back Obama for a second term, WHERE DO THEY POLL THESE PEOPLE FROM?

It is now a fact that Sarah Palin is going to run in 2012. She will be a spoiler and guarantee Obama's reelection.

Well the thing about wanting change-is it leaves a little bit of uncertainty. Plus I don't think really, American knows what she wants. I think as the people we are tired of war....since most of them really don't pertain to us. But I think America is also bored. We have no direction, because we really aren't sure where to go. Basically we are a Great Nation that is stagnet. We have been overwhelmed with change-and not sure how to deal with it. We want to be a great nation of education-yet there are no jobs-we want to be a nation of great innovation-but aren't sure of what. Every aspect of life from religion down to being just a kid-has made us feel-there needs to be more-there needs to be some compensation or some kind of excitement. We keep asking ourselves is this all there is....and for the moment yes thats all there is. We lost sight of the value-the true value of life with objects-religion-politics-education-ethnic differences-and being able to have a choice. I think America is just plane unhappy and bored-I think we had great expectations on our lives with the year 2000-only to find that no matter what year it is-no matter how much education-no matter what religion-or political party-or science and math we do.....it still boils down to the fact we will never be anymore than human. And even though at times it seems like a great flaw to this wonderful thing called life. Maybe we need to accept that what we are is really what we need.

Too funny there is no one to fill in the blank HENCE it is blank. This proves there are ZERO viable candidates. The best the Repubs can do is Palin and she is already gearing up her campaign. Palin will be reenacting Custer's last stand.

look at the time differences in this faux poll , they are omitting all the positive Ron Paul postings . What a joke. My President is Ron Paul.

I think old Huck is GOP,s best chance but when are all you conservatives going to admit that Obama was given a severe financial collapse before he took office that still has staying power as demonstrated by the continued drop in home values. No one can wave a magic wand and cure all this. It would prob have been bettet to put off passing health care but it isnt fully implimented until 2014.

I've listened to Donald Trump,and he has some great Ideas to clear up our dept in this country. I think hed make a great President and strong leader. We need strong leadership and a strong economy again and respect in the world. Its time to
make America a leader again and not a follower...