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    GOP vs. Obama

    By Greg Houle | Yahoo! Contributor Network – Thu, Feb 9, 2012
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    While the Republican Party continues its wild, roller coaster ride toward its nomination, it's important for voters to keep their eye on the prize. In the end the nomination only means so much. The general election is where things matter. With that in mind, let's take a closer look at how each of the major Republican candidates is polling against President Barack Obama.

    Mitt Romney

    According to a Rasmussen Reports poll release on Thursday and an Ipsos Public Affairs poll that was released this week, Obama leads Mitt Romney 48 percent to 42 percent among registered voters. In a Washington Post/ABC News poll released over the weekend before Romney's poor showing in this week's voting, Obama leads Romney in a hypothetical vote 51 percent to 45 percent.

    This is the largest lead Obama has held over Romney since a CNN/ORC International poll in mid-December put the president up seven points. And just last month Romney led Obama in a Washington Post/ABC News poll by two points.

    Rick Santorum

    Rick Santorum is the only Republican candidate who is polling higher than the president. In a Rasmussen Reports poll last week, before Santorum's big sweep Tuesday, the former Pennsylvania senator leads in a hypothetical matchup against Obama by one point. In previous head-to-head polls Santorum trailed the president by double digits. In an NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey taken a couple of weeks ago, Obama held a 15-point lead over Santorum. Given Santorum's big night in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, it will be interesting to see if his poll numbers improve against Obama.

    Newt Gingrich

    Newt Gingrich has rarely held the lead in any poll reflecting a head-to-head matchup against Obama. And his current numbers aren't looking so good. The Washington Post/ABC News poll conducted over the weekend has Gingrich trailing the president by 11 points.

    Ron Paul

    Of all the major Republican Party candidates in the running for the nomination, Paul is the only one who has never polled ahead of President Obama. The most recent poll, conducted by Rasmussen Reports over the weekend, has Paul trailing Obama by 12 points. In a previous Rasmussen poll, conducted a week earlier, Paul had an eight-point deficit.

     

    43 comments

    • Snake Plissken
      Snake Plissken  •  3 mths ago
      Snake Plissken 2012
      • 1
        1 3 mths ago
        Just call me, Snake...
    • Ruby
      Ruby  •  Richardson, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      This poll was once again taken by a paid off group from Odumbo. They will only say what he tells them too. He and them are so freakin stupid. No one in their "RIGHT" minds would vote for such an idiot.
    • Bill
      Bill  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 mths ago
      OBAMMY... WHO ????????? A MINOR... Footnote.... In OUR COUNTRY"s... History !!!!!!!!
      • Michael
        Michael 3 mths ago
        So you admit you voted for Sarah Palin.
        Poor addle-brained Neo-Con, you got Neo-Conned!
        OBAMA, '12, because the Republican field is a joke, again.
    • Bill
      Bill  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 mths ago
      OWE... BUMMER... Is TOAST !!!!!!!!!!! MINOR... FOOTNOTE... In our HISTORY !!!!!!!!!
    • JC
      JC  •  3 mths ago
      I hope this this political circular firing squad called a primary continues all the way to the convention.
      • WaltP
        WaltP 3 mths ago
        IT ended the moment OBAMA started throwing Rubbers at The Pope. Joe gets EXCOMMUNICATED.
      • Richarda
        Richarda 3 mths ago
        I suspect the convention will be a GOP bloodbath, and if we are lucky, the Tea Party will be the first to die.
    • JohnI
      JohnI  •  Irvine, California  •  3 mths ago
      What would/could the secret service do if 500 Americans surrounded Obama and tried to effect a citizen's arrest on him?
      • A Yahoo! User 3 mths ago
        They would start shooting the nearest ones, and watch the others turn tail and run.
    • Snake Plissken
      Snake Plissken  •  3 mths ago
      Where are the good GOP candidates? They are all pretending to be busy because they don't want the presidential hot-seat. These days the prez is just a punching bag that everyone can blame for everything. Meanwhile congress does their best to limit his power and make things worse.
      • Finnegan
        Finnegan 3 mths ago
        @AckBackBark: Lincoln, TR and Ike are all dead. This is all that is left of the GOP - a myth of its former self. Once the conservatives untether themselves from their transnational sugar daddies, then perhaps we can see someone emerge who will honor the memory of the above mentioned true heroes of the GOP.
      • Finnegan
        Finnegan 3 mths ago
        @AckBackBark: Lincoln, TR and Ike are all dead. This is all that is left of the GOP - a myth of its former self. Once the conservatives untether themselves from their transnational sugar daddies, then perhaps we can see someone emerge who will honor the memory of the above mentioned true heroes of the GOP.
      • Finnegan
        Finnegan 3 mths ago
        @AckBackBark: Lincoln, TR and Ike are all dead. This is all that is left of the GOP - a myth of its former self. Once the conservatives untether themselves from their transnational sugar daddies, then perhaps we can see someone emerge who will honor the memory of the above mentioned true heroes of the GOP.
    • Jim M
      Jim M  •  3 mths ago
      . Each R candidate has at least one fatal flaw that makes him unelectable. Look at the poor Republican voter turnout in most of the primary states. Even Republicans can't stand these guys! Easy win for Obama in November.
    • Moses
      Moses  •  Olympia, Washington  •  3 mths ago
      Obamum vs Santorum. I like it.
    • GusH
      GusH  •  3 mths ago
      Democraps are getting desperate. LOL.
    • Boomer
      Boomer  •  3 mths ago
      Why President Obama will win in November: 1. The poor quality of the GOP contenders. 2. The extreme over-reach of three VERY unpopular GOP governors in Florida, Ohio & Wisconsin. Which just happen to be 3 SWING STATES.
    • WaltP
      WaltP  •  3 mths ago
      GOP VS CHINA
    • lamont
      lamont  •  Viroqua, Wisconsin  •  3 mths ago
      Many Democrats will vote for Ron Paul --- He could beat Obama!!! (somthing the media doesn't want you to know)
    • tom
      tom  •  Scotts Valley, California  •  3 mths ago
      Since Socialism does not work, as clearly evidenced in European countries, I will vote for any pro-Freedom politician.
    • Justin B
      Justin B  •  3 mths ago
      "And if we have Osama bin Laden in our sights and the Pakistani government is unable or unwilling to take them out, then I think that we have to act, and we will take them out." President Obama - 2008 By the way McCain said he was "naive" for saying the above...How'd that work out?
    • Save America
      Save America  •  3 mths ago
      At first i thought title ment they were going to play another round of golf
    • Me
      Me  •  3 mths ago
      America vs the treasonous traitor 91% white RepubliKlan Confederate domestic terrorists. Who wins?
      Will the Confederates strategy of sabotaging the economy work? Stay tuned....
    • Bill
      Bill  •  Brule, Wisconsin  •  3 mths ago
      The American People against Obama and the Socialist Left.
    • GusH
      GusH  •  3 mths ago
      ZERObama is the worst president in U.S. history. The fact that he has supporters indicates the level education in this country has fallen to.
    • Mark
      Mark  •  3 mths ago
      GOP candidates do well until they spend a few weeks in the limelight and people get to know them.
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