In 2012 matchup against Obama, Bachmann trails, Palin falls
Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 11:11 am
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Public Policy Polling released a nationwide poll of potential candidates for the 2012 Republican nomination against President Obama on Thursday. Rep. Michele Bachmann would lose in such a matchup by 18 points, but is competitive with friend — and potential rival — Sarah Palin, whose number have dipped since November 2010.
Bachmann garnered 33 percent against Obama’s 51 percent, putting her at the bottom of the pack of five candidates polled by PPP. Seventeen percent were undecided. Obama beat Mitt Romney at 48 to 43 percent, Mike Huckabee with 49 to 44 percent, Newt Gingrich by 51 to 39 percent and Palin with 55 to 38 percent.
Bachmann’s 18-point deficit is similar to Palin’s 17-percent lag. Palin’s numbers have dropped significantly since PPP last polled in November 2010 when Palin was within 9 points of Obama.
Bachmann had a net unfavorable rating with 22 percent viewing her as favorable and 31 percent viewing her unfavorably. Forty-eight percent had no opinion of her.
The polls authors said that Obama had some of his best polling in recent months.
“Barack Obama’s in his strongest position for reelection in our polling since 2009,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “Democrats have really rallied around him since the party’s defeat in November and he continues to benefit from a pretty weak field of potential opponents.”
In a new Washington Post/ABC poll, Obama has a 54 percent approval rating. Gallup and CNN polls also show him with a 53 percent approval rating.
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Comment posted January 20, 2011 @ 11:27 am
It surprises me Bachmann did that well! I would have suspected she wouldn’t even register as any kind of legitimate candidate. What the hell is going on in this country? That’s kind of frightening to me.
Comment posted January 20, 2011 @ 3:03 pm
Hello Kevin,
Me too. But I’m expecting and hoping that the poll reflects a pre-campaign ignorance on the part of the public. Anytime Bachmann opens her mouth there’s a significant risk of something untrue, distorted, extreme, or otherwise crazy coming out.
There’s one thing we can rely on with these far-right politicians: they eventually hang themselves with their extremism.
Comment posted January 20, 2011 @ 6:40 pm
The dems should get together and elect Mrs. Bachmann in the 2012 primary.. It would be a BLAST to see her debate Obama.. Outside of FOX(fakes) News Michele would be like fish outta water..
Comment posted January 20, 2011 @ 7:23 pm
Now that the Todd Palin sex scandal is starting to pick up some steam, one can only wonder what that might do for Bachmann? Nothing too family values friendly about a heterosexual sex scandal you know. I bet good old Michele is saying her prayers to Jesus hoping every word of it is true.
The news just keeps getting better every day!
Comment posted January 20, 2011 @ 8:37 pm
Obama got only 51% against a relatively unknown congresswoman?
The 17% undecided are really saying they don’t want Obama to be re-elected or they wouldn’t be undecided after two years. So if you add those people to his opponents’ total, you have him losing to both Romney and Huckabee
Bottom line, Obama’s support has been reduced to minorities and white liberals. He loses all the other demographics, especially the ones who vote most reliably.
Comment posted January 20, 2011 @ 8:40 pm
I predict Huckabee will win the presidency after cleaning Obama’s clock in the debates.
Comment posted January 21, 2011 @ 12:54 pm
Dennis – either you have left reality behind completely or you are saying stuff just to say stuff.
either way – thanks for the laughs.
Comment posted January 22, 2011 @ 10:34 am
“Undecided” means exactly that (also, even if 100% of undecided votes went to the Republican challenger, Obama would STILL win)
Comment posted January 29, 2011 @ 8:18 pm
MN-6 is quickly becoming the laughingstock of the nation!
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