Obama Polling Better Than Palin in TN

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WASHINGTON -- A poll released Monday provides more evidence that Republicans would hamper their chances in the 2012 presidential election were they to choose Sarah Palin as their nominee.

The survey, conducted by Vanderbilt University's Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, concluded that President Barack Obama would beat Palin in Tennessee in a hypothetical campaign matchup, despite the president's approval rating of just 44 percent in the state.

Forty-two percent of respondents said they'd vote for Obama, while 37 percent said they'd pick the former Alaska governor, the Tennessean reported on Monday. This, in a state that hasn't gone for a Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1996 -- even though the party's nominee in 2000, former Vice President Al Gore, called Tennessee his home.

The Vanderbilt numbers are hardly concrete. Palin is not yet a candidate, and a lot can happen in nearly two years, especially with the unemployment rate widely expected to remain above 9 percent this year and above 8 percent at the end of 2012.

But the poll findings still represent a telling data point as Republican voters survey the field of prospective candidates. Late last month, the progressive-leaning survey firm Public Policy Polling found that, were Palin on the ballot, Texas would become a swing state, with 47 percent of Texan respondents saying they'd vote for the 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee while 46 percent said they'd back Obama.

In Tennessee, Obama even bested Palin among self-identified independent voters by a solid 12-point margin, 44 to 32 percent. Among self-described moderates, the margin is a staggering 33 points, 57 percent to 24 percent.
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Surprise.
 
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I'll say this much... my ability to vote Republican in 2012 depends greatly on who exactly I'm voting for.
 
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I'm still not sure where the Sarah Palin mentions are coming from, I don't know anyone who would be on that wagon.
 
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so the sitting president could beat someone not in the race? Interesting
 
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palin is not going to run. However, the left hates her, so they'll continue to come out with poll after poll to try to discredit her. for someone who doesn't seem to have a chance, the marxist left sure is worried about her.
 
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It would be extremely disappointing if Palin was ever the Republican nominee for president.
 
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a simple 5% advantage doesn't exactly speak highly of obama
 
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Lord help us if Palin is ever officially controlling anything for this country.
 
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had the numbers been skewed in Palin's favor, I would bet that the Obama drones would be calling Tennessee voters a bunch of racist teabaggers.

A poll like this is meaningless this far out from an election.
 
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For the love of God and all that is Holy can someone, ANYONE, step up to the job who has an actual has a clue how to fix the situation. I don't want either Palin or Obama. Next please.
 
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I don't think Palin wants to be President, but God help us if our choice is between Obama and Palin.
 
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Mitt Romney would be my early pick if I had to guess who would win the GOP nomination.
 
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JTrainDavis said:
I'm still not sure where the Sarah Palin mentions are coming from, I don't know anyone who would be on that wagon.
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Really? You can't look at your community and figure out who the Palin supporters are? I find that remarkable.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Really? You can't look at your community and figure out who the Palin supporters are? I find that remarkable.
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there are definetely people who like her. i have yet to have seen a study that indicates they'd overwelmingly vote for her over other republican candidates though.
 
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615 Vol said:
If the rumors are true, not sure if even Todd Palin supports Sarah.
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Funny, but in a sense provides insight into her biggest problem: while her supporters absolutely loathe Obama and support her for being so critical of him, there is very little opportunity for her to cast a wider net. Those that support her are staunchly in her camp and would even vote for her in a third party situation. But those who don't support her even at this point are very unlikely to be swayed to her camp.

She's maxed out already.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Funny, but in a sense provides insight into her biggest problem: while her supporters absolutely loathe Obama and support her for being so critical of him, there is very little opportunity for her to cast a wider net. Those that support her are staunchly in her camp and would even vote for her in a third party situation. But those who don't support her even at this point are very unlikely to be swayed to her camp.

She's maxed out already.
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You say very little that I agree with but this is a true statement.
 
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