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Gov. Tim Pawlenty remains at the bottom of the barrel among presidential hopefuls, according to a new Washington Post poll of Republican and Republican-leaning voters.
With 17 percentage-point support, Sarah Palin was the top pick for president of 804 poll respondents who ID’d themselves as GOP or independents who lean GOP. Pawlenty was at 1 percent, along with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
It was a similar story when pollsters asked who “best reflects the core values of the Republican Party.” Palin again drew the most support (18 percent), with Pawlenty again at 1 percent, this time with more company. Besides Jindal, Paul, Guiliani, other 1-percenters included Colin Powell, both President Bushes, and even Ronald Reagan.
Pawlenty has traveled the country speaking about attracting voters to the GOP who are “not yet Republicans” – while also anticipating the proposed “purity test” with his chastisements for New York congressional candidate Dede Scozzafava and U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe for not towing the party line.
The poll was conducted Nov. 19–23 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points for GOP voters and five points for leaning-GOP voters.
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Comment posted November 30, 2009 @ 12:43 pm
If Republicans would pick the unqualified Sarah Palin over the actually qualified Tim Pawlenty, they should fold their tent as a political and become a civic organization, sponsoring tea parties for the aging conservatives out there
Comment posted November 30, 2009 @ 3:21 pm
Our task is to get Obama and his people and believers out of our government. Obama said: the interests of community are more important than are the interests of the individual. He promised change. Change must then mean to abandon individual freedom. Trying to label his ideas may lead to left, right, middle, socialist, communist, fascist, monarchist or other ideas that turn you on, but in reality, there are only two different political forms. The oldest is where the few elite rule the many, part of all those labels. The newest is where the many rule themselves, guided by a moral consensus and written law, i.e., individual freedom. Conservatives and libertarians say the interests of individuals are more important than are those of the community. They believe when individuals prosper, their families and communities prosper and government works best staying out of their way. Modern Democrats believe community interests are most important. They claim they can better define and govern community interests. They expand the role of government to serve those interests and as a few elite, will rule the many. Which is right? That is what the GOP must focus on starting now, not trying to convince Bob Dole to run again. Claysamerica.com
Comment posted November 30, 2009 @ 7:04 pm
Gary Johnson will win the GOP nomination and the presidency…there has been a reawakening of the classical values of the Republic (sound money, limited govt, free markets and peace)….the Statist GOP “leaders” in DC are completly missing this sea change as are the MSM who just don’t get the tea parties. The neoconservatives like Lindey Graham and McCain are going out to pastor….this isn’t about “moderate” GOP versus bigot southern social conservatives but about real conservatives who want the govt out of their wallet and their bedroom, don’t want to bailout failed enterprises (even banks), want the end of the central bank which funds the welfare/warfare state, and has a govt which lives in the confines of the Constitution. Ron Paul, Jim Demint represent the GOP..not Romney, Gingrich and the rest…
Johnson will suprise everyone but will win
Comment posted December 1, 2009 @ 12:25 am
He’ll be ignored like any “good” candidate is! Wonder who the media darling will be in 2012?
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