Obama's 2012 re-election prospects uncertain: poll

he didn't deserve a first term. why would anyone think he would deserve a second

Obama's 2012 re-election prospects uncertain: poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama faces uncertain prospects for re-election in 2012 as many voters question whether he deserves a second term, a new poll said on Monday.

The Quinnipiac University poll said American voters by 49 percent to 43 percent do not think Obama has earned a second four-year term, and they put him in a statistical dead heat with potential Republican challengers Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee.

Obama has struggled to bring down the stubbornly high U.S. jobless rate of 9.6 percent and his Democrats sustained huge losses in November 2 congressional elections.

At this point, Obama leads possible Republican challenger Sarah Palin by 48 percent to 40 percent, the poll found.

Romney is a former governor of Massachusetts, Huckabee was governor of Arkansas and Palin was governor of Alaska and her party's 2008 vice presidential nominee.

Democratic voters say by 64 percent to 27 percent that they do not want anyone to challenge Obama for their party's nomination in 2012.

"The Democratic base remains squarely behind Obama when it comes to his re-election, but his weakness among independent voters at this point makes his 2012 election prospects uncertain," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

The poll found only 39 percent of men, 34 percent of whites, 35 percent of political independents and 38 percent of those over age 35 think Obama deserves re-election.

In trial heats for 2012, Romney receives 45 percent to 44 percent for Obama, while the president gets 46 percent to 44 percent for Huckabee.

Palin is viewed the most negatively of the possible Republican candidates in 2012. She is viewed unfavorably by 51 percent of voters and favorably by 36 percent.

Brown said that "virtually all voters have formed an opinion about Palin and that opinion is not encouraging for her candidacy."

In a mythical Republican primary, Palin gets 19 percent, including 25 percent of Republican women, followed by Romney with 18 percent, Huckabee at 17 percent, former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich at 15 percent and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty at 6 percent.

"The best thing Obama has going for him when it comes to his re-election may be that at this point the Republicans don't have a candidate who is both nationally well-known and well-liked by a majority of voters," said Brown.

Quinnipiac University conducted the poll November 8-15, surveying 2,424 registered voters nationwide by telephone. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

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Palin is viewed the most negatively of the possible Republican candidates in 2012. She is viewed unfavorably by 51 percent of voters and favorably by 36 percent.

Brown said that "virtually all voters have formed an opinion about Palin and that opinion is not encouraging for her candidacy."


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there's hope afterall

c/thru wrote:

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Palin is viewed the most negatively of the possible Republican candidates in 2012. She is viewed unfavorably by 51 percent of voters and favorably by 36 percent.

Brown said that "virtually all voters have formed an opinion about Palin and that opinion is not encouraging for her candidacy."


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there's hope afterall

hey bristol almost won dancing with the stars

KK wrote:

hey bristol almost won dancing with the stars

that's a good point...coz no one likes her and she got the worst score on skill


you know, some guy like blew up his TV coz of that, got arrested too I think

c/thru wrote:

KK wrote:

hey bristol almost won dancing with the stars

that's a good point...coz no one likes her and she got the worst score on skill


you know, some guy like blew up his TV coz of that, got arrested too I think

I saw that..what a moron..

c/thru wrote:

KK wrote:

hey bristol almost won dancing with the stars

that's a good point...coz no one likes her and she got the worst score on skill


you know, some guy like blew up his TV coz of that, got arrested too I think

i heard about that. I also heard they were blaming the tea party for voting for bristol

Angelica wrote:

lol good one

oh Angelica, that's just wrong ... but I gotta rec ya coz I swiped it

if the mayans are right, it wont matter

jjjamesjchrist wrote:

if the mayans are right, it wont matter

if the mayans were right we would be worshiping chac mool today

KK wrote:

jjjamesjchrist wrote:

if the mayans are right, it wont matter

if the mayans were right we would be worshiping chac mool today

i guess if the mayans were so smart, there would still be some left!

jjjamesjchrist wrote:

KK wrote:

jjjamesjchrist wrote:

if the mayans are right, it wont matter

if the mayans were right we would be worshiping chac mool today

i guess if the mayans were so smart, there would still be some left!

i think they're a motorcycle gang in south LA

KK wrote:

he didn't deserve a first term. why would anyone think he would deserve a second

the honorable President's 2012 re-election prospects uncertain: poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack the honorable President faces uncertain prospects for re-election in 2012

Unless the GOP runs their dark horse...Palin. Then you know he will surely be a 2X President!

And even if the GOP naysayers say she will not be nominated...she will be, because she is the voice of the undereducated white conservatives, who lead with their emotion and ideology instead of their intellect and knowledge. As shown by the people they elected (and nearly elected) this term!

Btw, I didn't vote for him the first time, and definitely would not vote for him in 2012.

LMFAO, tried to put his name in the above comment, and got "the honorable President", instead. Nice filter!

Angelica wrote:

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LMFAO, tried to put his name in the above comment, and got "the honorable President", instead. Nice filter!

... just a harmless prank for KK, he loves surprises

c/thru wrote:

Random Stuff thread:

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as Admin, I did put a few words in the censored box ... a couple for realz, and one or two just for fun

[quote="c/thru"]

Angelica wrote:

<snip>

LMFAO, tried to put his name in the above comment, and got "the honorable President", instead. Nice filter!

... just a harmless prank for KK, he loves surprises

c/thru wrote:

Random Stuff thread:

<snip>

as Admin, I did put a few words in the censored box ... a couple for realz, and one or two just for fun

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Lady Snipe Dragon wrote:

c/thru wrote:

Angelica wrote:

<snip>

LMFAO, tried to put his name in the above comment, and got "the honorable President", instead. Nice filter!

... just a harmless prank for KK, he loves surprises

c/thru wrote:

Random Stuff thread:

<snip>

as Admin, I did put a few words in the censored box ... a couple for realz, and one or two just for fun

uh-oh ...gotta steal that smiley

c/thru wrote:

Lady Snipe Dragon wrote:

c/thru wrote:

Angelica wrote:

<snip>

LMFAO, tried to put his name in the above comment, and got "the honorable President", instead. Nice filter!

... just a harmless prank for KK, he loves surprises

c/thru wrote:

Random Stuff thread:

<snip>

as Admin, I did put a few words in the censored box ... a couple for realz, and one or two just for fun

uh-oh ...gotta steal that smiley

it will piss libs off..

Lady Snipe Dragon wrote:

it will piss libs off..

I always viewed the sheep/ koolaid as a metaphor referring to Religious thoughts
but I guess Religions & Government Politics do go hand in hand

Angelica wrote:

KK wrote:

he didn't deserve a first term. why would anyone think he would deserve a second

the honorable President's 2012 re-election prospects uncertain: poll

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack the honorable President faces uncertain prospects for re-election in 2012

Unless the GOP runs their dark horse...Palin. Then you know he will surely be a 2X President!

And even if the GOP naysayers say she will not be nominated...she will be, because she is the voice of the undereducated white conservatives, who lead with their emotion and ideology instead of their intellect and knowledge. As shown by the people they elected (and nearly elected) this term!

Btw, I didn't vote for him the first time, and definitely would not vote for him in 2012.

LMFAO, tried to put his name in the above comment, and got "the honorable President", instead. Nice filter!

O bama is the voice of every street urchin and slug draining america dry. palin won''t be the republican candidate. but she would beat him. he's proven himself to be nothing more than a politician as usual and a pusher of an agenda. not the change agent he claimed to be. he left his campaign platform back on the campaign trail