Is Barack Obama electable?
Further evidence of the erosion of President Obama’s electability comes from Iowa as the liberal Des Moines Register’s latest poll shows the president is behind 3 of the 4 remaining Republican presidential candidates by 2 to 7 points — in a state he won by 10 points in 2008. The numbers:
Ron Paul 49%
Barack Obama 42%
Rick Santorum 48%
Barack Obama 44%
Mitt Romney 46%
Barack Obama 44%
The increasingly irrelevant Newt Gingrich is down 51%-37% to the president.
Iowa is one of 11 states that are considered “toss-up” by Real Clear Politics.
The numbers should shock the president because his job performance numbers are pretty good in Iowa. The Iowa Poll showed 46% approve/48% disapprove of the job he is doing as president. If he can be down that far when his numbers are relatively this good, that would signal a mighty big change nationally on November 6, 2012.
From the Des Moines Register: “The Iowa Poll is a Register exclusive since 1943. The new poll was conducted Feb. 12-15 by Selzer & Co. of Des Moines. It surveyed 800 Iowa adults, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Election questions were asked of 611 likely voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.0 percentage points.”
UPDATE: Via Glenn Reynolds
Poster Comment:
Obungler might be able to beat Newt, maybe. He should resign and let Hillary run.
Interesting that hObama's support drops to 42% against Ron Paul. Shows just how weak he really is.
