Huckabee Has Highest Favorable Rating, Palin Fourth

Republicans with an eye on the White House have some work to do on improving their image and recognition by voters.
A new Gallup Poll shows Mike Huckabee is the most liked and Sarah Palin is the best known in the crowded field of potential 2012 GOP presidential candidates.
Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor and winner of the 2008 Iowa GOP caucuses, has a net favorable rating of 30% among Republicans and is recognized by 87%. Palin, the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee, comes in fourth in favorability (22%) but is recognized by 95%.

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Poll Shows that Americans Don't Think Obama Deserves Re-election

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Almost half of voters say President Barack Obama doesn’t deserve a second term, and he is in a statistical tie with two top possible Republican challengers, a Quinnipiac University poll shows.

By 49 percent to 43 percent, poll respondents say Obama shouldn’t be re-elected in 2012. If a contest were held today with Republican rival Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, Obama is supported by 44 percent of those surveyed and Romney by 45 percent.

In a race with former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Obama garners 46 percent to Huckabee’s 44 percent. Obama does the best in a race against former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, winning 48 percent to 40 percent. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. 

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Palin Leads Primary Poll, Huckabee 2nd

Twenty-nine percent of Republicans questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Friday say they are most likely to support Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for the next GOP presidential nomination.

Right behind the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, and well within the poll's margin of error, is former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. Twenty-six percent of those questioned say they are most likely backing Huckabee, the surprise winner of the 2008 Iowa GOP caucuses.

Twenty-one percent of Republicans polled say they most likely would support former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, another GOP hopeful from the last campaign who may run again.

Nine percent say they would probably back Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who is considered a rising star in the GOP.

Source: CNN

Obama's Sputtering Start Has Republicans Already Thinking About 2012

Potential challengers, according to World Net Daily:

Sarah Palin
Bobby Jindal
Mark Sanford
Tim Pawlenty
Mitt Romney
Mike Huckabee
Rudy Giuliani
David Patraeus
Newt Gingrich
Jeb Bush
Charlie Crist
Lindsey Graham
Rick Perry
Jon Huntsman

The ones in bold are my favorite on the list.

2012: Palin & Romney Favored

Candidate	Republicans	All Voters
Palin	24.4%	13.4%
Romney	18.1%	13.7%
Jindal	15.6%	12.5%
Huckabee	9.7%	8.0%
Giuliani	4.9%	5.0%
Paul	2.9%	7.4%
Someone Else	8.2%	20.3%
Not Sure	16.2%	19.7%

Source: Zogby International

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California: Huckabee McCain's Best Bet for Vice-President

This would make it at least 3 states that have showed the same thing.

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Massachusetts: Romney Crushing McCain & Huck

Massachusetts

	Huckabee	McCain	Paul	Romney
(3) Survey USA	3%	37%	1%	58%
(2) Suffolk Univ.	4%	37%	3%	50%
(1) SurveyUSA	3%	34%	3%	57%

(3) Survey USA (275 likely Republican primary voters, Feb. 2-3, 2008, 6.0 MofE)
(2) Suffolk University (400 likely Republican primary voters, Feb. 1-3, 2008, 4.9 MofE)
(1) Survey USA (297 likely Republican primary voters, Jan. 30, 2008, 5.7 MofE)

McCain 34, Huckabee 21, Giuliani 18, Romney 14, Fred 6

Please tell me which of the following people you would be most likely to support for the Republican nomination for president in 2008.

	Jan. 2008	Dec. 2007	Nov. 2007
John McCain	34%	13%	16%
Mike Huckabee	21%	22%	10%
Rudy Giuliani	18%	24%	28%
Mitt Romney	14%	16%	11%
Fred Thompson	6%	10%	19%
Ron Paul	5%	6%	5%
Duncan Hunter	1%	2%	4%
Tom Tancredo	n.a.	1%	3%
No opinion	2%	6%	5%

Source: Opinion Research Corporation / CNN
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 397 registered Republicans, conducted from Jan. 9 to Jan. 10, 2008. Margin of error is 5 per cent.

South Carolina: McCain Takes 3 pt Lead Over Huckabee

Nationwide: Huckabee, Giuliani, McCain Clustered at Top

Jan. 6	Dec. 16	Dec. 2
Mike Huckabee	25%	16%	16%
Rudy Giuliani	20%	27%	25%
John McCain	19%	14%	15%
Fred Thompson	12%	14%	15%
Mitt Romney	9%	14%	12%
Ron Paul	4%	3%	4%
Duncan Hunter	1%	--	1%
Alan Keyes	--	3%	n.a.
Tom Tancredo	n.a.	1%	1%
Other	2%	--	1%
No opinion	9%	9%	10%

Source: Gallup / USA Today
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 399 Republicans and Republican leaners, conducted from Jan. 4 to Jan. 6, 2008. Margin of error is 5 per cent.

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McCain Leads Hillary, Obama

Dec. 2007	Nov. 2007	Oct. 2007
John McCain (R)	47%	45%	44%
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)	42%	46%	47%

McCain v. Obama

	Dec. 2007	Sept. 2007	Jul. 2007
John McCain (R)	44%	38%	40%
Barack Obama (D)	40%	40%	47%

Huckabee v. Rodham Clinton

	Dec. 2007
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)	47%
Mike Huckabee (R)	38%

Huckabee v. Obama

	Dec. 2007
Barack Obama (D)	44%
Mike Huckabee (R)	35%

Source: Opinion Dynamics / Fox News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 900 registered American voters, conducted on Dec. 18 and Dec. 19, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Colorado: GOP Beating Hillary, Except for Romney

Colorado - 2008 U.S. Presidential Election

Rudy Giuliani (R) 44% - 40% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
John McCain (R) 44% - 40% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Mike Huckabee (R) 42% - 41% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Mitt Romney (R) 40% - 43% Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 likely Colorado voters, conducted on Nov. 28, 2007. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.

Another Poll—Giuliani Leads This One

I’m going to read you the names of some possible Republican presidential candidates. Who would you most like to see nominated as the Republican Party’s candidate for president in 2008?

	Nov. 2007	Oct. 2007	Sept. 2007
Rudy Giuliani	26%	31%	32%
John McCain	17%	18%	15%
Fred Thompson	13%	17%	21%
Mitt Romney	13%	9%	9%
Mike Huckabee	11%	8%	4%
Ron Paul	4%	3%	1%
Duncan Hunter	1%	--	--
Tom Tancredo	--	1%	1%
Newt Gingrich	n.a.	n.a.	6%
Sam Brownback	n.a.	n.a.	2%
Other	1%	1%	1%
None	3%	4%	2%
Not sure	11%	8%	6%

Source: Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 448 registered Republicans or Republican leaners, conducted from Nov. 20 to Nov. 26, 2007. Margin of error is 5.5 per cent.

Huckabee Leads Giuliani, 20 to 17

Huckabee Trails Hillary by 1 pt, Obama by 4

Hillary Clinton (D) 46%
Mike Huckabee (R) 45%

Barack Obama (D)45%
Mike Huckabee (R)41%

Source: Rasmussen Reports

Iowa: Huckabee Takes the Lead

Mike Huckabee 28%

Mitt Romney 25%

Rudy Giuliani 12%

Fred Thompson 11%

Ron Paul 5%

John McCain 4%

Tom Tancredo 4%

Duncan Hunter 1%

Source: Rasmussen Reports