Posted on 09/01/2011 5:50:00 AM PDT by sunmars
For the first time this year, Texas Governor Rick Perry leads President Obama in a national Election 2012 survey. Other Republican candidates trail the president by single digits.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows Perry picking up 44% of the vote while the president earns support from 41%. Given the margin of sampling error (+/- 3 percentage points) and the fact that the election is more than a year away, the race between the two men is effectively a toss-up. Just over a week ago, the president held a three-point advantage over Perry. (To see question wording, click here.)
Perry leads by nine among men but trails by five among women. Among voters under 30, the president leads while Perry has the edge among those over 30. The president leads Perry by 16 percentage points among union members while Perry leads among those who do not belong to a union.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney currently trails the president by four percentage points, 43% to 39%. Thats a slight improvement for the Republican compared to a week ago. Earlier in the year, Romney held a one-point edge when matched against the president. Prior to todays release, that was the only time a named Republican has held any kind of lead over President Obama. A Generic Republican currently leads the president 48% to 40%.
If Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is the GOP candidate, the president leads 46% to 38%. Unlike Perry and Romney, Bachmanns numbers are a bit weaker now than they were a week ago.
Finally, if the Republicans were to nominate businessman Herman Cain, President Obama would attract 42% of the vote to Cains 35%.
Perry is NOT Bush...hell the Bushes and Perry anren’t even political allies. The Bushes supported Kay Bailey Hutchison in her run against Perry.
Exactly. The left assumes that what people didn't like about Bush was the Texas veneer. This is 180 degrees off the mark. Bush's Texas persona was popular. It took him to historic high approval ratings after 9/11. It was the Yalie in him that caused trouble. His progressive streak kept surfacing, with No Child Left Behind, the Medicare prescription benefit, the urge to do good in Iraq and Afghanistan rather than merely killing bad guys, etc.
America isn't suffering for Texas fatigue at all. It never was. It's pining for a genuine cowboy and Perry just might be able to fill the bill.
Can you post the link? Thank you.
This is called "sharing the wealth" global style. Sounds like Beck was right.
I hate Oprah and The View, but most of my friends love them.
Great Post. I especially like the “deliver a knock out for America”
and yes agreed - he does have Cajones the size of Texas.
You will not see this man “bow” to anyone except God.
Any insights into how strong Perry's debating skills are? I haven't seen him in that kind of forum.
Break out the disco music and leisure suits and welcome President Pelvis to the main stage!
Somewhere, Harry Reams is smiling.
Interesting that spread is as small as it is. My theory is there's a likeability factor with Cain that some candidates don't necessarily have.
I’m ready to have it explained to me how Palin can’t screw this up for Perry. Please be gentle.
Spot on. Those "sources" are such liberal filtered cr*p, there's no value to them at all.
Wow. Those are awesome articles. Thanks 3A.
Yep. Unfortunately, women as a demographic group tend to vote for the candidate that promises more government benefits. They want the government to fill the shoes of the husband by providing for them. Sad.
I think a lot of women want to be taken care of and “daddy government” will do it so they vote that way. I am a woman and I do NOT feel like that but I know a few women who do and they are libs.
I’ve heard he’s good but I’ll have to see for myself.
I like what he says in public. He doesn’t seem to pull his punches. And that’s what I’m looking for.
I’m not looking for a Shakespearean actor. I want a leader who wants to put America back on the road to being America.
LOL!
What? Ho Huntsman comparison? < / sarc >
Those are yesterdays numbers. Today it’s worse again. Obama back to -24.
And tomorrow he’ll be even worse after his amateur Joint Session putsch screw-up.
Yes, bye bye Romney. Cain is looking good. There is hope.
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