Pew poll: Obama would deliver shellacking to generic Republican

[cali]

By Michael O'Brien - 03/23/11 11:23 AM ET

President Obama would deliver a shellacking to a generic Republican candidate if 2012's presidential election were held today, a new poll found Wednesday.

Forty-seven percent of registered voters said they would choose to reelect Obama, compared to 35 percent who would prefer an unnamed Republican candidate, while 16 percent were undecided, a Pew Research Center poll found.

That puts Obama at basically the same position as President George W. Bush at a similar point in his presidency, and a stronger standing than President Clinton held in March of 1995.

Those figures could seem discouraging to the crop of Republicans considering a challenge to Obama in 2012, from which a clear front-runner has yet to emerge, according to the same Pew poll.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/151461-pew-poll-obama-would-deliver-shellacking-to-generic-republican

[JuniperLea]

1. The Hill, no less...

That's as good as a Rasmussen poll showing Obama the victor, IMHO.

It must be a pounding, a grinding, a sanding, AND a shellacking!

[Drale]

2. All republicans are "generic"

none of them have anything that makes them different from any other republican.

[Richardo]

3. I'd be interested in the match-up between generic GOP and those hoped-for primary challengers

I'll bet that's an eye-opener.

[Godhumor]

4. "In other polling news, it turns out delusional thinking doesn't poll well with the general public"

I think that would be very fun to see.

[Richardo]

5. !!

:rofl:

[anneboleyn]

6. The thought of Gingrich or Palin or Daniels as president should scare people

Total whackjobs who will say anything to get elected, then they will slash public programs out of existence while giving massive tax breaks to their corporate buddies. Let's hope this poll proves to be the case in the general election.

[movonne]

7. How about mr. trump ...he is a total wackjob...but I think almost

all repugs are whackjobs...

[Poiuyt]

8. Means nothing

It's going to be a dogfight no matter what

[B Calm]

9. Look at the republican field to choose from. They are all either cuckoo

are just stupid.

[dennis4868]

10. cant figure out if the Obama hating DUers...

are happy or upset about this poll

[Siouxmealso]

11. shellacking?

I'm sorry but when the incumbant has only 47%, less than half, against unnamed opponents, I wouldn't be calling that a shellacking.