POLL: Obama +4 over Mittens, +7 over Ghouliani, +12 over Bachmaniac, +9 over Perry, +26 over Phalin

[jefferson_dem]

Yeah yeah yeah...we know. (Some think that) head-to-head polls this far out are meaningless. Nonetheless...

None would beat Obama today.

Romney comes closest, losing 46-42 percent, but he's lost some ground; in April, Obama led Romney, 46-45.

In other matchups, Obama beats Giuliani 48-41 percent; Bachmann 49-37 percent; Perry 48-39 percent; Pawlenty 47-33 percent; and Palin 56-30 percent.

The poll suggests that the tea party, the grassroots conservative movement that helped elect dozens of Republicans to Congress last year, has limited influence. Only 8 percent of registered voters said they strongly support the movement and 16 percent said they support it. Among Republicans, 45 percent said they supported the tea party, while 39 percent didn't and 15 percent were unsure.

And 20 percent of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents said they were more likely to support a tea party-backed candidate, while 70 percent said it made no difference.

"The tea party gives the Republican Party a lot of energy," said Miringoff. "But for rank and file Republicans, it's not the be-all and end-all."

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/06/28/116671/poll-obama-leads-all-potential.html#ixzz1QccolV1C

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Oh, GOOD.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. That all stand in awe of the fact that some people take them seriously. n/t

[Kahuna]

3. Nothing on Huntsman. Morning Joe won't like this. They believe

him to be the great white hope for the GOP.

[livetohike]

6. Huntsman/Christie. I'm sick of them promoting that buffoon

Wait until Christie does something they don't like. They will dump him the way they threw Huckabee under the bus. If you watched them back then (2007-2008), he was their darling.

[Yavin4]

8. It's Not Going To Be Easy Throwing Christie Under The Bus

You could break your back doing so.

[madinmaryland]

10. Huh? Everyone in the GOP is a great white hope.

:shrug:

[Pab Sungenis]

4. Nice to see.

Now if the President can just show some spine over the next 16 months, we can get those numbers up further.

[Ice Number Nine]

5. If they Bachmann it, Super Majorities will come

;)

[vroomvroom]

7. Wake me up in 1.5 years when it matters. nt

[bigwillq]

11. Let's set our alarms together.

;) :)

[Kind of Blue]

9. LOL...Funny names. KnR!