Obama Improves Standing In NC, Leads All 2012 GOP Challengers

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Obama Improves Standing In NC, Leads All 2012 GOP Challengers
Jon Terbush | January 25, 2011, 1:40PM


In 2008, President Obama became the first Democratic presidential nominee to carry North Carolina in 32 years. A new PPP poll now shows him gaining momentum toward taking that state again in 2012, with the President posting a positive approval rating there for the first time in a year and for the first time leading in hypothetical matchups with all four of the frontrunners for the GOP nomination.

In the poll, 49% of respondents said they approved of Obama's job performance, while 47% said they disapproved of the job he was doing. That's a five-point swing from last month, when North Carolinians disapproved of Obama by a 46% to 49% split, and it's the first time since December 2009 that Obama has held a net positive approval rating in the state.

In head-to-head matchups, Obama led four GOP candidates by margins of three to nine points. Mitt Romney polled closest to Obama, trailing the President 47% to 44%. Mike Huckabee--who led Obama by four points in November, and by one point in December--saw his lead erode entirely so that he now trails Obama by four points, 49% to 45%. Obama also led Newt Gingrich 50% to 44%, and topped Sarah Palin 50% to 41%.

In 2008, Obama barely slipped past McCain to win North Carolina by about 14,000 votes, or 0.4%.

The PPP poll was conducted January 20-23 among 575 registered voters. It has a margin of error of 4.1%

[Freddie Stubbs]

1. This is one of the states which went from red to blue in 2008

[bluestateguy]

2. If Romney is the nominee evangelicals will sit on their big fat white asses on election day

nt

[TheBigotBasher]

3. I really doubt Romney can win the nominaton

nor do I think he really wants to. He may put his hand in, which is what he did in 2008 but I doubt he will have a serious campaign. His proper money will be invested in to a campaign that he can win and that not be until 2016. He understood no Republican was likely to win in 2008.

My bets are on Palin pulling off the nomination. Her Tea Party Terrorists still have all the enthusiasm. Who else can rile up the Tea Baggers?

[BluegrassDem]

4. I think N.C. and VA are ripe for the taking again 2012

They both have a high number of African-Americans, young voters, and educated voters. Indiana, on the other hand, is one of the states I think it'll be hard to win again. But maybe this time around, Obama can win Arizona.

[DCBob]

5. This is good news but I'm worried about OH and FL.

Have you seen any polls on those states recently?

[Robbins]

6. Yes

Before the turnaround In polling with Independents PPP had Obama ahead there against the gang of 4.

NC now has more approving Obama than disapproving.But the big news Is Huchabee's support Is collapsing IN NC.Romney actully does
better than Huchabee against Obama and Obama beats Romney.

Republicans are In serious trouble If they can't win NC.Inless Palin IS the nominee Obama should only campagin down south In Virginia,NC,and Florida.

The better people feel about the economy the more november 2010 IS the Republicans' waterloo.They won that battle against Obama but Obama will win the larger war In 2012.

[DCBob]

7. It will be a landslide if things keep going this way..

Amazing.