tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post6760760094873377908..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: GOP contenders weak even in West VirginiaTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-23458945401241502292011-01-28T14:34:47.052-05:002011-01-28T14:34:47.052-05:00I think Obama could beat Palin in WV... Here's...I think Obama could beat Palin in WV... Here's hoping he gets a chance to!Jonny Vhttp://www.vimaxreview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-80199251995738428652011-01-28T09:27:00.147-05:002011-01-28T09:27:00.147-05:00It looks like Mitt Romney is not learning anything...It looks like Mitt Romney is not learning anything from his failed white house bid in 2008. He can offcourse continue to ignore these numbers, blame it on the stupidity of the Republican base or bad weather. George W. Bush learned from his father's failed bid and made sure he distanced himself cosmetically from the Republican establishment to which in reality he belonged. I am however not so sure the Republican base can be fooled twice.Colored Opinionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17172030328954992750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-57459336203283575962011-01-28T01:33:51.257-05:002011-01-28T01:33:51.257-05:00"I can't help but suspect that race is pl..."I can't help but suspect that race is playing a role here."<br /><br />That and the fact that most of the Democrats aren't really Democrats. They're DINOs, quite literally. About 20-30% of them, basically wiping out what looks like a huge Democratic registration advantage. Plus, the independents go strongly for the Republicans, so most of them aren't really independent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-72674059777504275762011-01-28T00:50:37.013-05:002011-01-28T00:50:37.013-05:00As long as Obama doesn't win, I'm okay. Ho...As long as Obama doesn't win, I'm okay. Hopefully Huckabee and Romney start picking up in the polls, they'd both be great candidates on the ballot.The Mexican-American Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08202663609044519511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-22155136911348690642011-01-28T00:09:46.862-05:002011-01-28T00:09:46.862-05:00Yet another poll that shows Huckabee is a (the) st...Yet another poll that shows Huckabee is a (the) strong contender to beat Obama in 2012. But you see the need to spin it as the Republicans must find some 2nd tier candidate to emerge. Uh...DUH!!! Huckabee IS the contender that Republicans need. Face the obvious facts your polls point out. Huckabee is the conservative leader that can unite the party and take back the White House. No further searching is needed! Huckabee in 2012.j sampsellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-26607760552401949862011-01-27T18:21:03.250-05:002011-01-27T18:21:03.250-05:00With named opponents with high name recognition li...With named opponents with high name recognition like Gingrich, Huckabee, Palin, and Romney, there's much less ability for a contender to build a new, positive image that can win over large swaths of voters. If PPP was testing Obama against, say, Thune, who isn't well-known nationally, then that argument would hold up. When the polling is with two people who are already well-known, though, the campaign has a lot less room for the challenger to grow.NRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565160695480579309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-44174232568774240672011-01-27T17:23:04.995-05:002011-01-27T17:23:04.995-05:00Just as an idea, but the next time you do a nation...Just as an idea, but the next time you do a national poll of the 2012 elections, you should include George Bush as your "wild card" Republican.<br /><br />It would give a good baseline indication of the current GOP front runners. If they're polling close to Bush (or even worse) it would indicate that they personally are very weak and that voters would be more open to a different Republican nominee(as Bush is almost certainly a below-average Republican nominee if he were able to run again), but if they are polling better than him (with his relatively low popularity) it would suggest that voters just don't like the Republicans (compared to Obama anyway).Alex from San Francisconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-58508441216433358192011-01-27T16:32:56.734-05:002011-01-27T16:32:56.734-05:00Since when is West Virginia more conservative than...Since when is West Virginia more conservative than Texas? Yikes<br /><br />I can't help but suspect that race is playing a role here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-69779614159108323672011-01-27T13:31:28.130-05:002011-01-27T13:31:28.130-05:00You keep assuming that nothing's going to chan...You keep assuming that nothing's going to change for the Republican nominee. Whoever that is will undoubtably be more popular than these candidates are now, because Republicans and some independents will have voted for them. Secondarily, Republicans and some independents who don't like Palin or Gingrich will still vote for them. John McCain wasn't well liked by a lot of Republicans, but still got their vote.<br /><br />The Presidential election is mostly a referendum on the incumbent. Obama's popularity matters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928675187803337574noreply@blogger.com