A heartening new poll from CNN/Time shows President Barack Obama with a tough battle ahead in 2012 for his reelection bid. Some Republican candidates fair better than others, see if your favorite is well-positioned already:
Washington (CNN) — His party got its clock cleaned in Tuesday’s midterm elections, but President Barack Obama still remains competitive in some hypothetical 2012 presidential election matchups, especially against Sarah Palin, a new poll shows.
The poll’s release comes as Santorum visits New Hampshire to give a speech about the midterm election results and the future of the Republican party. No one has yet to announce a bid for the GOP nomination.
In a possible general election showdown, Obama leads Palin 52-44 percent among all registered voters.
In a hypothetical 2012 matchup, Huckabee leads Obama 52 – 44 percent, while Romney has a 50-45 point advantage, which is within the poll’s sampling error. Obama holds a 49-47 percent margin over Gingrich.
Breakdown as follows:
52% Huckabee – 44% Obama
50% Romney – 45% Obama
47% Gingrich – 49% Obama
44% Palin – 52% Obama
Those are some pretty impressive numbers being that it’s November 3rd, 2010. Would they look the same a year from now when many Republicans will have already announced their candidacies? Stay tuned..