PPP poll: Obama 47, Huckabee 43
posted at 6:48 pm on October 22, 2009 by Allahpundit
This is the seventh time PPP has conducted this poll and the seventh time Huckabee has polled closest to Obama. Speaking to the weakness of the field of potential Republican candidates he’s the only with a positive favorability rating and even then it’s only 33/29…
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.
These monthly hypotheticals from PPP are always fun to blog, and it’s worth flagging this one if only so that we have an easy point of comparison for Palin’s ratings after her book drops, but look closely at the crosstabs and you’ll find some screwy data. For example, last month Huckabee’s favorable rating among Republicans was 70/12, better than even grassroots darling Sarahcuda’s at 69/22. This month? Palin’s at 72/18 while Huck stands at … 56/13, with fully 31 percent undecided. A 14-point drop in one month for no apparent reason? Smells fishy. Likewise, even PPP calls the drop in Palin’s favorable rating over the last few months “mystifying.” She’s only net +1 even in the south?
Head to head with Obama, she loses 52/40 — and in the south, she edges him by a solitary point. Anyone buying that? As for the numbers by age, she’s the only Republican named in the poll who loses a clear majority to Obama in every group. Even Pawlenty, whose overall numbers are worse than hers, manages to keep The One below 50 percent among those 46 and older. Exit question: Any predictions on where her favorable rating will be after the book comes out? Right now she’s at 36/51 and holding.
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No.
portlandon on October 22, 2009 at 6:50 PM
NO FRI**ING WAY!
Buckeye Babe on October 22, 2009 at 6:50 PM
It’s 2009.
spmat on October 22, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Jindal? Anyone? Liz Cheney???
SDarchitect on October 22, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Way to early to become smitten about
hawkman on October 22, 2009 at 6:51 PM
I’ve been saying for months that 2012 will suck and President Obama will be re-elected.
Focus on 2010.
BadgerHawk on October 22, 2009 at 6:51 PM
Two thousand and NEUN!
Abby Adams on October 22, 2009 at 6:51 PM
Snoooze.
Bigger fish to fry yo!
ted c on October 22, 2009 at 6:51 PM
Exactly. It’s not like we’re handing out a Peace Prize or anything.
Shock the Monkey on October 22, 2009 at 6:51 PM
Kiss your dog goodbye.
MadisonConservative on October 22, 2009 at 6:52 PM
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Huckabee loves BIG GOVT, just like Obama.
Lance Murdock on October 22, 2009 at 6:53 PM
So it’ll boil down to Marxist Democrat vs. Democrat Lite..
adamsmith on October 22, 2009 at 6:54 PM
I really don’t care if Palin’s approval ratings are horrible. Then she won’t win the nomintation, period. she has a lot of work to do, but I still love her and would take her over Romney or Huck any day! I’ll vote for her in the primaries if she runs.
deidre on October 22, 2009 at 6:54 PM
Obama is a one-term president IF we find the right candidate. Huck, Mitt, and Palin are NOT the answer.
txag92 on October 22, 2009 at 6:55 PM
Spoken by?
A. Barack Obama
B. Mike Huckabee
C. Barney Frank
Answer: When you can’t tell the Dems from the Repubs, it’s time to go home.
MadisonConservative on October 22, 2009 at 6:56 PM
Who the hell cares? We don’t want sloppy seconds.
Put a conservative up against obooba and see what happens.
HornetSting on October 22, 2009 at 6:57 PM
Who are you a fan of?
deidre on October 22, 2009 at 6:57 PM
Sarah must be higher in popularity than PPP want to admit. Ha!
Palin 2012!
cubachi on October 22, 2009 at 6:57 PM
The pundits said something similar about Hilldog three years b4 2008
So don’t be a racist.
david kumbera on October 22, 2009 at 6:57 PM
We are so Hucked.
Good Lt on October 22, 2009 at 6:58 PM
Bad fishy data. Why take it seriously if it changes that much so fast?
MamaAJ on October 22, 2009 at 6:58 PM
Holy Sh*t.
He’s worse than I thought.
portlandon on October 22, 2009 at 6:58 PM
No truer words . . . We’ve got some serious warriors, but the powers that be keep floating these has-been, never-gonna-be types. I wonder what the poll would read if it were Obama vs. “a real true honest-to-God fiscal conservative to be named later.”
califcon on October 22, 2009 at 6:58 PM
Are we really going to have to put up with this for three more years?
notropis on October 22, 2009 at 6:59 PM
Rinse. Repeat. Rinse Repeat.
You are such a broken record man.
portlandon on October 22, 2009 at 7:00 PM
NO to the Huckstah.
Just…no.
NickTx on October 22, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Then say good bye USA.
America will be destroyed by its own stupidity.
Crux Australis on October 22, 2009 at 7:01 PM
I’m telling you, Huck get’s the nomination I’m registering Independent. I’m done with the Republican party.
StoutRepublican on October 22, 2009 at 7:01 PM
I wonder what the poll would read once the country realizes Palin is not the same Palin the media portrays.
It’s entirely up to her to change that.
darwin on October 22, 2009 at 7:01 PM
The good news is that Republicans just do what they’re told.
John the Libertarian on October 22, 2009 at 7:01 PM
: )
crr6 on October 22, 2009 at 7:02 PM
Huckabeen there done that
New blood, for God’s sakes!
No more more bleeding heart big spending do-gooders.
I swear, I think this crap is encouraged by the left, so that people not paying attention, will see the choice as being between President 21st Century, and Reverend Backwater Bumpkin.
Nice guy, and a great communicator, but not a presidential winner.
MoronThisLater on October 22, 2009 at 7:03 PM
If this is the best the GOP has I want to congratulate Obama on his re-election.
400lb Gorilla on October 22, 2009 at 7:03 PM
Obama will never be reelected. Things will only get worse and the Marxists are too close to realizing their dreams. He will either lose the election, or be crowned dictator for life. Which is up to us.
darwin on October 22, 2009 at 7:03 PM
Right now i would elect a goat if it ran against Obama.
Greed on October 22, 2009 at 7:04 PM
You people must ne nuts. Some of you wouldn’t take Huckabee over Obama?
Nutty.
darwin on October 22, 2009 at 7:04 PM
Weren’t we talking an absolute certain Hillary/Guliani race in 2005? More pertinent, what was the handicap in 2001? Did we even see Kerry on the radar? Did we even see a Howard Dean in 2001? I think we were still talking about Gore running to capture what he had lost.
JeffWeimer on October 22, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Allah, you’ve got Huckabee and Palin mixed up in one sentence there. Freudian slip?
Phoenician on October 22, 2009 at 7:05 PM
You’re smiling that your sitting President, barely out of his honeymoon period with the American people, can’t get past the margin of error against a populist demagogue talk-show host, who gets less than a million viewers a crack?
notropis on October 22, 2009 at 7:06 PM
2010 Democrat electoral bloodbath.
: )
BadgerHawk on October 22, 2009 at 7:06 PM
Hey, Lugnut of the Tollbooth, didn’t you already post this story this morning. I thought so. Step to the rear. All the way to the rear.
Percy_Peabody on October 22, 2009 at 7:06 PM
OMG, would you please quick with the Huck topics already. It really is making me ill
ORconservative on October 22, 2009 at 7:06 PM
Polls this early are just a waste of time. The media use polls as some sort of ‘news’ when, at this point, thinking about them is a waste of time.
The only time any such thing will be worth a peek is if the Pubs can come up with a better candidate than McCan’t…err…McCain.
Liam on October 22, 2009 at 7:06 PM
I don’t know much, but I do know political polling
This poll is sh+t
Janos Hunyadi on October 22, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Huckamania’s runnin’ wild!
Mark1971 on October 22, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Virgin Islands here I come!
GnuBreed on October 22, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Obviously the communist democrats would prefer Huckabee as a nominee. The last person they want is Palin.
darwin on October 22, 2009 at 7:08 PM
Palin unless a better option emerges. Her numbers will flip when she reemerges with the book and exposure, which is why Huck is leading right now. These numbers are really screwy BTW.
davek70 on October 22, 2009 at 7:09 PM
no,no a thousand times no! Just the media trying to pick our candidate again. McCain anyone?
sandee on October 22, 2009 at 7:10 PM
If the GOP seriously floats his candidacy, they are opening the door wide to a 3rd party candidate. I personally will just move to someplace like Texas and devote all my energies to a secession effort. I would NEVER cast a vote for Huckabee. I would, for the first time in my life, sit out the election.
califcon on October 22, 2009 at 7:10 PM
Am I the only one who doesn’t even find this remotely interesting?
RightWinged on October 22, 2009 at 7:11 PM
Huck is more of the Compassionate Conservatism ethos; a smile on the face and a dagger behind the back.
baxtrice on October 22, 2009 at 7:11 PM
Nein! Nein! Nein! Nein! Nein!
HornetSting on October 22, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Then you’re all for a Palin nomination I take it.
darwin on October 22, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Another Cap and Tax phoney!
No way, Just a RINO FLAKE !
Sandybourne on October 22, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Rinse. Repeat. Rinse Repeat.
You are such a broken record man.
portlandon on October 22, 2009 at 7:00 PM
First of all, I’m a woman. Second of all, I’m realistic. PALIN IS NOT ELECTABLE. PERIOD. I’ll keep saying it until people here realize Palin can’t win the presidency.
txag92 on October 22, 2009 at 7:14 PM
NO
fourdeucer on October 22, 2009 at 7:14 PM
Goldwater lost, but many argue if he hadn’t run Reagan never would have won. A Presidential election isn’t just about winning the Oval Office. It has the side benefit of giving someone a huge platform to express their ideas for America. That can have a huge effect of educating, informing and exciting voters. Maybe Palin can’t win, but she can express the conservative principles better than anyone else on that poll. I mean, if no one has a chance of winning go with the conservative. Might as well. Disagree? What the hell did McCain show voters. That we are the same as the democrats? How is that helpful. Think a Huckabee jam session is going to sway the electorate to ponder what really matters in American politics?
chicagojedi on October 22, 2009 at 7:15 PM
I don’t think she’ll run … but I don’t think she’s unelectable. There’s nothing in her past except false media stories that can be negated by her.
If she does run, she’ll be the nominee and she will win.
darwin on October 22, 2009 at 7:16 PM
Polling for ’08
WH ‘08 Dem Primary Average
40% Hilary Clinton
19% John Kerry
14% John Edwards
6% Joe Biden
3% Wesley Clark
Guess Who’s missing?
President Obama
WH ‘08 GOP Primary Average
31% Rudy Guliani
27% John McCain
16% Condoleezza Rice*
10% Jeb Bush*
7% Newt Gingrich
Polling 3 years out means nothing. If they did Hillary would have run against Rudy.
portlandon on October 22, 2009 at 7:16 PM
At this point, no. We’ll have to see how it plays out for her. I do like her, but even better I like Jim DeMint, I like Tom Coburn, I like Jim Inhofe, I like Darryl Issa, I like Marco Rubio.
califcon on October 22, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Who are you a fan of?
deidre on October 22, 2009 at 6:57 PM
No one really stands out yet. However, we need someone that has D. Cheney’s cajones and L. Cheney’s speaking skills/intellect.
txag92 on October 22, 2009 at 7:17 PM
just another status quo guy. Palin! That’ll really P.O. the left.
kirkill on October 22, 2009 at 7:18 PM
I really like Sarah Palin. Anything can happen in three years.I think the problem right now is there isn’t any one stand out candidate that can garner that much enthusiasm.That’s why they keep trotting out the “retreads.” This is too early to start pinning our hopes on one particular candidate. P.S. I don’t think Sarah is a “retread.” Just not sure how she will play out.
sandee on October 22, 2009 at 7:18 PM
txag92 on October 22, 2009 at 7:14 PM
Yes. .Just as Gerald Ford said, “Reagan is Un-electable!”
MoronThisLater on October 22, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Allah sits in his closet all day twirling his mustache, rubbing his formerly hairy head wondering “How can I generate a 1000 comments this evening?”
And voila, into his beer soaked lap falls a poll showing Huckabee over Palin. He was hoping for an evolution or atheism post, but that idea was for naught.
He pondered for a second, wondering how to inspire people to comment. Would it be “dude?” or would it be “hearth-ache” he’d ponder that after a second helping of doritos.
What would be the exit question, he asked his cat. The cat simply stared at him as if to say “Silly human. It’ll be 1000 comments, regardless of what you type.”
So forth, Allah went to his computer and laughed maniacally as he began to blog. “Come to butthead,” he exclaimed.
And come they did.
lorien1973 on October 22, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Yes … that’s all we can do, and voice our opinions.
darwin on October 22, 2009 at 7:18 PM
If she does run, she’ll be the nominee and she will win.
darwin on October 22, 2009 at 7:16 PM
No she won’t. Odumbass would beat her by a landslide.
txag92 on October 22, 2009 at 7:19 PM
Oh, yeah, I also like Liz Cheney. I’m kind of on the “Palin is unelectable” side of things. As much as I like her, and I do, I think there’s another role for her. I don’t see her ever winning either the nomination or (especially) the general election.
califcon on October 22, 2009 at 7:19 PM
Thats just it. You mention Palin in every post. It’s almost ridiculous. The thread could be about Hoffman/Scozzafava and you still have to envoke your “Palin is unelectable” meme.
Deep cleansing breaths.
portlandon on October 22, 2009 at 7:20 PM
MoronThisLater on October 22, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Different times. Different political environment. Palin IS unelectable when the “base” can’t even agree.
txag92 on October 22, 2009 at 7:20 PM
Who cares about 2012? If the economy is bad, the Republican wins. If the economy is good, Obama wins.
Let’s get Congess back, then worry about that race.
therightwinger on October 22, 2009 at 7:20 PM
portlandon on October 22, 2009 at 7:20 PM
PALIN IS UNELECTABLE.
txag92 on October 22, 2009 at 7:21 PM
At this point I was surprised Obama even could beat Huck. I’m a little wary of any poll showing him winning anything.I know, I know everyone thinks he is sooo popular. Not sure of that.
sandee on October 22, 2009 at 7:21 PM
No, he can’t. He’s already lost way too many independents and democrats aren’t too keen on him either.
He’ll lose unless he decides he wants to keep it by force.
darwin on October 22, 2009 at 7:21 PM
Don’t be sidetracked by some useless Pee Pee Poll–remember “Hillary vs. Condi”. Lotsa work to do before November 2010
ohiorebel on October 22, 2009 at 7:21 PM
I find this very depressing.
In Australia the opposition has just caved in on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme ( Cap ‘n’ Trade in the US).
There is no opposition to Kevin Rudd apart from where and how the stimulus packages are spent.
Rrop up another RINO in 2012 to be defeated by Obama why don’t you.
Is there even any hope for our two nations?
Crux Australis on October 22, 2009 at 7:21 PM
Oh, Huck no!
Count to 10 on October 22, 2009 at 7:22 PM
Palin is very much Electable.
Obama hasn’t even begun to destroy this country. When he gets in full gear you’ll change your tune.
darwin on October 22, 2009 at 7:23 PM
Yup.
Huck just has name recognition right now with his TV show and radio snippets.
NTWR on October 22, 2009 at 7:23 PM
So, I guess the HuckHaters are smarter than everyone else. You can’t argue with a winner. Huckabee had ZERO money ZERO money when he WON in Iowa. He connects with PEOPLE. Working people who got suckered by Obama. There are SO many ways Huckabee can attack Obama with impunity. OMG it’s going to be a slaughter. Huck will crush Barry.
marklmail on October 22, 2009 at 7:25 PM
Obama has been such a lousy President, I would vote for Huckleberry Hound if he could beat Obama in 2012.
SoulGlo on October 22, 2009 at 7:25 PM
I don’t get it. After what happened with the backroom deal in Virginia in the primaries, I wouldn’t trust Huckabee to sell me a car, let alone run the country.
He sold out voters in Virginia for a state to be named later.
Opportunity Costs on October 22, 2009 at 7:25 PM
You know they said that same thing in AK in 2005
ConservativePartyNow on October 22, 2009 at 7:25 PM
txAG92, you are starting to sound as crazy as AnninCA. Please.
ORconservative on October 22, 2009 at 7:27 PM
Me too! Even if the goat ate our Constitution and then pooped it out….it would be in better condition than it is right now!
redwhiteblue on October 22, 2009 at 7:28 PM
ALL CAPS MEANS TXAG92 REALLY REALLY MEANS IT THIS TIME!!!!!
lol. chill before you have a stroke.
portlandon on October 22, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Not just no, but (forgive a lady just this once) hell, no.
Carolina Kat on October 22, 2009 at 7:28 PM
Too funny. I wouldn’t trust Huck to sell me a car either.
ORconservative on October 22, 2009 at 7:28 PM
As much as I’m really not a fan of Huckabee, this much is certain.
The GOP has to nominate a candidate that is able to parry and attack the Obama reelection machine and the MSM. He/She must be considered competent and principled.
Huckabee, if he plays his cards just right ,could be that candidate.
Jindal would be better, though.
jjshaka on October 22, 2009 at 7:29 PM
Yeah…. because Palin is on TV as much as Obama… or Huck…
Oh…. wait…
Romeo13 on October 22, 2009 at 7:29 PM
No..just no. Give me a conservative nominee in 2012, please.
j0 on October 22, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Huck is a no for me. I never get any calls.
bazil9 on October 22, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Heres the short and stupid answer,
Huckabee,is the Liberals choice as to
how the Left wants the Right to vote!!
Are WE WEEDED UP All Clear! HUH!DOH!!
canopfor on October 22, 2009 at 7:32 PM
What does PPP stand for anyway? Pi$$-Poor Polling?
smellthecoffee on October 22, 2009 at 7:32 PM
I don’t understand the reason for trumpeting polls like this.
I mean it’s one thing to publish them, and generally discuss what it means for how people feel at this early moment…but it’s an entirely different thing to jump to any conclusions about what it could mean for THREE YEARS FROM NOW.
powerpro on October 22, 2009 at 7:33 PM
txag92 on October 22, 2009 at 7:20 PM
The base will unify, provided the party elects an actual Republican this time round. Palin is more Republican than ANY of the party’s last mainstream presidential candidates.
I agree, it’d be fantastic to see a conservative rock star/outsider emerge, but short of that?… I’d vote for Palin over Huckabee/Romney/Gingrich/Pawlenty any day of the damn week.
MoronThisLater on October 22, 2009 at 7:33 PM
Liz Cheney/Sarah Cuda/2012!
canopfor on October 22, 2009 at 7:33 PM
powerpro on October 22, 2009 at 7:33 PM
+10
bazil9 on October 22, 2009 at 7:33 PM
OT alert:
Did the net neutrality vote really get put off until the 27th? Why aren’t we talking about it?
NTWR on October 22, 2009 at 7:34 PM
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