Thursday, October 22, 2009

Huckabee and Romney are the strongest candidates against Obama; Romney polls best with Independents and young voters

(PPP).Almost a year after his election as President, Barack Obama's lead for re=election shrinks, although he continues to lead his most likely 2012 rivals in hypothetical contests for reelection,it seems to be a much contested race,Huckabee and Roney the 2 front runners bring down his lead less then 50% to a 4-8 point difference.

Obama leads Mike Huckabee 47-43, Mitt Romney 48-40, Sarah Palin 52-40, and Tim Pawlenty 50-30.

Romney is actually the most popular of the Republican candidates with independents, sporting a 38/28 favorability rating with them and holding Obama to just a 41-40 lead. One thing he'll probably have to contend with to a greater extent if he gets the 2012 nomination is his religion- 34% of respondents say they have an unfavorable opinion of it to 21% who look on it positively.

Romney's is viewed overall favorably by 34/34 %
Huckabee is viewed overall favorably by 33/29 %

Romney is viewed favorably by 18-29 yr olds (31/20) and 65+ (44/32), and does best against Obama with 18-29 yr olds trailing Obama by only 2 points 46-44%.

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