Politico/GWU poll: Obama leads Romney 53-43 and Rick Santorum 53-42.

[DCBob]

A new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll reveals the prolonged nominating battle is taking a toll on the GOP candidates and finds the president’s standing significantly improved from late last year.

President Barack Obama’s approval rating is 53 percent, up 9 percentage points in four months. Matched up against his Republican opponents, he leads Mitt Romney by 10 points (53-43) and Rick Santorum by 11 (53-42). Even against a generic, unnamed Republican untarnished by attacks, Obama is up 5 percentage points. In November, he was tied.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/73308.html

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All these polls are looking very good for the President lately. I wish the election was today.

[mgcgulfcoast]

1. more reason to vote santorum in michigan

lets keep this going!!

[DCBob]

2. Yep. however even if Romney wins in MI this clown show is not over.

Super Tuesday doesnt look particulary strong for Mittens... at the moment. This could go on for a long time regardless.

[mgcgulfcoast]

3. i agree. he is an elite

but losing michigan will make the repuke nomination a bloodbath.

[bluestateguy]

4. Freeze! This poll is frozen.

So when some little troll pimps a bad poll for the president next week, next month or in October I will immediately link to THIS poll.

Thanks.

[Tarheel_Dem]

5. Thanks for posting.

[sofa king]

6. It'll be 65-35 by November.

If you think it's ugly now, wait until we drag the Republicans through their tax-cut cesspool all summer long, and they have to repeatedly block an extension for the middle class to try to pay off their rich benefactors.

When voters figure out they'll have to pay out of their own pocket to elect one of these Republican doofuses, it's over.

[friedgreentomatoes]

8. actually I agree with you.

Many, many independents will decide after they see who the R nominee is.

And it is higly unlikely they will choose the crazy one. We saw it with Palin (even though Repukes (read: FReepers) try to spin it saying McCain would have lost bigger if not for Saint Sarah)

[Drunken Irishman]

9. Fun fact: At this time in '84, Reagan only led Mondale by 5 points nationally...

And was losing to Hart by 9.

We know how that turned out.

[jenmito]

7. K&R!