Obama Tied With Fictitious Republican in Latest Poll
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The latest Gallup poll released Wednesday regarding the 2012 presidential election shows possibly embarrassing numbers for President Obama: he’s currently tied with a fictitious, unnamed GOP challenger.
The poll asked potential voters if they would vote for Obama or a generic Republican. Respondents split 45 percent to 45 percent:
The Hill suggests this could be bad news for Obama. “When Gallup polled voters in 2003 to test Bush’s reelection prospects, the Texas Republican led a generic Democrat 47-39 percent,” it says.
“It’s a political maxim that in elections with a sitting president running for re-election, voters are not so much choosing between two candidates as voting for or against the incumbent,” Gallup concludes. “That is not to say it won’t matter whom the Republicans choose as their standard-bearer, but perhaps it matters slightly less than it would in an open election.”
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:23am“Obama Tied With Fictitious Republican in Latest Poll”
Well this is heartening, especially since most Republicans are fictitious to begin with. Just talk to John McCain a while, you’ll see what I mean.
Report Post »lildeb56
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 4:34pmGood one!
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on February 18, 2011 at 12:47pmNo he’s a republican. Republican is just a label, a side of the room you sit on, a club you hang out with.
The ficticious part is him pretending to be a conservative.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:10amI think it’s safe to say that if Obama is tied at this point, considering the amount of damage he’s inflicted on this country, that this country is, indeed, in peril.
Obama is Jimmy Carter on steroids and half the country is OK with that???
The kids of productive citizens in this country are in deep, deep trouble.
Report Post »ScreaminEagle
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:09amI’d like to see the same pole with a TEAParty Candidate. Republican is not = to TEAParty.
Report Post »BubbaCoop
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:07amThat final quote is an incorrect use of “whom”
Report Post »ladyda
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:07amI hope we are all still here in 2012 to “repeal” Obama…….he is working hard to end our constitution and become “king of the world”.
Report Post »LeroyJethroGibbs
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:04amI would vote for Big Bird before Obama.
Report Post »LoonieNews
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:59amOooohh Oooohh; look out Obama your days are truly numbered. Don’t worry; I am sure there are community (aggititor jobs) just waiting to be filled by the likes of you back in Chicago or possibly back home in Kenya.
Report Post »tlewis
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:52amRepublications, do you have no shame? See Judicial Watch for the complete story: Crucial border security programs are on the chopping block under a government spending bill proposed by Republicans, who have long called for strengthening security along the notoriously violent and porous southern border. I will no longer vote republican!
Report Post »teachermitch32
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:16pmBe careful about voting with a “one issue” mindset. You will screw yourself everytime. It’s kind of like shooting yourself in the foot. No one candidate will ever pass all the criteria that I have. There is value in voting for the lesser of 2 evils.
Report Post »silquin11
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:34amSo even if he ran again as presidential candidate which he is OBVIOUSLY NOT qualified to do , he WILL LOSE. He will be the second one-term US President (after the other liberal genius: Jimmy Carter).If America allows for this person to be re-elected given all the facts and his evidenced efforts to destroy our nation…We, will have no one else to blame EXCEPT ousrselves for having lost our Republic.God Bless and Protect our nation from all evil. Amen.
Report Post »Mister_Bill
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:33amWe need somebody that understands what Ronald Regan Said in the 80′s. “Government is not the solution, it is the problem”. All I hear from all of the Republican prospects are the same old retoric from the last century. Mike Huckabee is the only one that comes close to telling the truth. Chris Christie from New Jersey is the only one that tells it like it is.
Report Post »Non-sequitur
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:43amBut… Reagan INCREASED the size of government?
Report Post »proudconservative
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:40amHuckabee is a RINO through and through. Chris Christie is also a RINO who is for gun control, soft on illegals, and has his cabinet full of liberals. He is also for the mosque being built at ground zero. Mitt Romney is the best choice for President out of all of the candidates currently running. I also like Herman Cain and Sarah Palin but I do not see how they can be elected as they lack a nationwide organization and the resources necessary to defeat Obama.
Report Post »Lion420
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:30amThere’s only one lever in that voting booth for me. ONE. I wouldn’t vote for a democrat if you paid me. Wait a tick…….isn’t that how that get votes anyway? I digress. I will pull the Republican lever every time. I just hope and pray there is a good candidate each time I do it. I don’t care in the slightest if the name on it is Palin, Bachman, Christie, Romney, Gingritch, Savage(or is it Wiener?), whomever. Anything the republicans may offer is better, PERIOD. Now, with that being said…will it be enough? Will they have the fortitude to do what is needed and not worry about some a**hole calling them Scrooge or Hitler? Somehow I doubt it. I just watched the Bachman interview with “Steffy”, and she dodged a few questions. I don‘t think she’s got that fortitude, just to show an example.
Report Post »silquin11
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:29amObama can not qualify to run for POTUs as HE HAS NOT YET TO- date proved his US citizenship as any citizen would have to , even simply to obatin a US passport. You can all check it at the Stae Dept. website. It says: “Submit Evidence of U.S. Citizenship:
Report Post »When applying for a U.S. passport in person, evidence of U.S. citizenship must be submitted with Form DS-11.
*A certified birth certificate has a registrar’s raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal, registrar’s signature, and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar’s office, which must be within 1 year of your birth. Please note, some short (abstract) versions of birth certificates may not be acceptable for passport purposes.”
( http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html#step3first)
LukeAppling
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:29amDo not become complacent Obama is gathering the the naive young people “to change the world” and it will succeed unles we have a great candidate andm a great support. There are far more who wannt No Obama but 2006 can be done again if we do not hold these clowns in Washington to account-STOP SPENDING, TERM LIMITS,FAIR TAX or Flat Tax, repeal Obamacare.
Report Post »anyone asking for High-speed rail is vulnerable there are none that are successful and profitable thus they all must be paid for by taxes-we cannot afford any more taxes or any more spending until we are out of debt!!!
Mundyguy
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:27amAny old Republican? This is the same mentality that got us John McCain last time! If this party wants to win, we need a candidate to vote FOR. Voting against Obama only produces a confused rabble of “vote for me– I’m not Obama” clowns. If the party doesn’t produce a clear, electable candidate, we shall surely lose again.
Report Post »TerryJ70
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:22amI just hope we have a country to run in two years.
Report Post »dawg of gawd
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:32amOh, we’ll have a country, It just won‘t be the black and white Leave it to Beaver fiction of the ’50s that you so desperately yearn for. It will be a nation struggling with great conviction and “real” American values (not the fife and drum kind but the American innovation kind) to navigate the political and technological complexities of the 21st century and build a better future for the next generation.
Report Post »JoeyBagaDonuts
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:50amYou mean like Cuba or something?
Report Post »fertlmind
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:18amIt won’t be long before the polls will indicate that people would prefer the Easter Bunny over Obamma in 2012,
Report Post »BHO is giving America that nasty sour taste in the mouth you get after vomiting on the day after a wild party
aburkholz
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:52amewww, but solidly agree…..
Report Post »Lantern
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:17am@TOBYWIL2
Report Post »I would vote for either of those two, along with Col. West. I’ve heard nothing, but good things coming from them.
Commando
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:17amHello, Obama is hoping on Economic/Revolution chaos to give him an excuse to stay in 4 more years! His timing is just right. He knows he is not going to win another election, so why not bring all the American people “His enemy” down with him!
Report Post »Thunderstorm 316
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:17amNot like this really matters right now. Has anybody noticed that the revolution seems to be going into overdrive as of latey?
Report Post »dawg of gawd
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:17amFictitious Republican? Is there another kind?
Report Post »teachermitch32
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:06pmYes! there’s a ficticious POTUS in the WH now.
Report Post »Kurty C Wipe
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:17amWas the poll done in all 57 states?
Report Post »spreadcommonsensenot pc
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:14amgeneric (R) is a rino
Report Post »Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:13amHad enough? Nobama 2012.
Report Post »tobywil2
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:13amTHE REPUBLIC IS IN CRISIS –LEADERSHIP REQUIRED
A champion of freedom, reminiscent of George Washington, will be necessary for the Republic to survive. This new leader must fulfill Ayn Rand’s definition of a “Radical for Capitalism” and will have to be a charismatic speaker to Garner the popular support required to save the Republic. At this time there’s no one on the national scene that fulfills these specifications. No RINOS allowed!
Two personalities that show promise are Herman Cain and Marco Rubio. Both of these men are excellent communicators but they have yet to earn extensive public support or demonstrate that they are truly “Radicals for Capitalism”. Only time will tell if either of these men has the philosophy and the charisma to save the Republic. Perhaps someone, unrecognized today, will rise to the occasion.
Who do you think has the capacity to restore the Republic? http://commonsense21c.com/
Report Post »Lantern
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:15amThe LSM still trying to pick our candidate.
Report Post »cnsrvtvj
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:16amI agree, Rubio and Cain would be strong candidates. This is good news indeed. Perhaps more Americans are waking up to the reality of Barack Obama and his failed policies. It will be very interesting to see how the Republican primaries will unfold. We need a strong conservative candidate to show a sharp contrast to Obama.
http://www.donsmithshow.com – tea party news and political humor
Report Post »mattsanz
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:17amThree questions a free people need to ask themselves. 1) Is Govt evil ? “Government is force; like fire.” George Washington 2) Can… evil do good ? “Power always thinks… that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all his laws.” …John Adams
Report Post »3) If evil attempts to do good, do you support it ? “United States of America does more good in the world than any other Nation” Republlicans.
JoeBtfsplk
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:22amEntitlement recipients may decide the 2012. Stay alert.
Report Post »ConservativeFeminist
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:32amhttp://www.draftchristie2012.com/
SIGN YOUR NAME & ENCOURAGE CHRIS CHRISTIE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT!
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:35amwho the hell do they poll to get obama above 10 percent. black socialists only?
Report Post »HappyStretchedThin
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:40amMattSanz:
Report Post »1. Washington RAN a govt beccause he understood that force is a tool, and therefore not moral or immoral in and of itself.
2. John Adams promoted morality of individuals so that the govt necessary to keep them organized for protection and administration and redress of grievances could be as minimal as possible, but himself sought power because he understood that power was a tool, and therefore not moral or immoral in and of itself.
3. Your attempt at logic fails the non-sequitur fallacy test at every turn. The fed govt is not immoral in and of itself, and HAS produced MUCH good in the world. And it STILL needs the people to live morally and it still needs checks and balances, and it still needs good leaders who will make sure its power is reigned in to constitutional limits.
Stop your anarchy-promoting tripe. It doesn’t fly here.
VRW Conspirator
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:04amHerman Cain…..with Mike Pence as VP
Romney Sec Tres
Palin Sec Interior/Energy
Newt Sec of State
Petraus Sec of Def
Ron Paul FED Chairman…
perfection!!
Report Post »highcarry
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:26amhow can anybody living in our country today put their faith in any politician? ryan, no, bachman, no, christie, no, palin. bull. THEY ARE ALL THE SAME. career politicians who have nothing to lose. i don’t murder people because i have something to lose. i don’t rob convenience stores because i have something to lose. and yet we will give our country over to people who can do whatever they want with no fear of reprisal. oh, yeah, we’ll vote them out. how’s that working for ya? why do we even make these people take an oath? it doesn’t mean a thing.and i’m talking about BOTH SIDES. it doesn’t matter who gets elected. they are there for one thing. to secure their personal futures. that has to stop,NOW. no more pensions, no more free offices for life, nothing. when you’re done after a maximum of TWO TERMS, you go back to just being a common citizen like the rest of us, subjected to the same laws and policies that you passed. enough of turning politicians into celebrities. enough of having to look at their thousand dollar suits and five hundred dollar haircuts while we suffer because of the decisions that they made. enough of them telling us we will get fined under obamacare for not having insurance when they opt themselves out of it. enough of them lying through their teeth and then saying they “miss-spoke “. if you lie, YOU GO TO JAIL. if you break your oath, YOU GO TO JAIL. if you don’t keep your campaign promises, YOU GO TO JAIL.if you put known communists in your cabinet, YOU GO TO JAIL. next election, i,m just going to write in the name of a farmer i know down the road. he’s the most honorable person i know.
Report Post »13thGenerationAmerican
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:12amThose number are better than Reagan, or Bush at the same time in their tenure. Imagine if you slipped in the name Palin and his numbers would shoot up 25 points in one day.
Report Post »rightwingheroes
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:40amdid u not read, Bush’s numbers were higher at the same time.
Report Post »Rice Water
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:48amUnfortunately, there are no “fictitious Republican” candidates, only Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Michelle Bachmann, etc.
Please, PLEASE, Republicans, nominate any of them.
Dale
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:50amrightwingheroes;
Just remember progressives lie!
Report Post »Son_of_Liberty
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:56am@Dale
Report Post »They can’t read either!
BSdetector
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:56amNewt sold his soul and became the Establishment. There are several very good candidates, but Newt is not one of them.
Report Post »Miguelito
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:57amYou think?
Report Post »My Two Cents
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:59amSeems fitting to have a fictitious President in a tie with a fictitious opponent.
Report Post »VRW Conspirator
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:02am@13th…
you are apparently illiterate as well as just idiotic. the report said Bush polled 47-39 at the same time in his first term in 2003…
and umm.. Reagan…really….you mean the man that won re-election by the LARGEST margin in history…the man that carried EVERY state but 3 or 4…i forget which…he even won the state of the challenger Mondale……he captured nearly 80% of the popular vote I believe….
read much? guess not…don’t make your brain hurt…i know you mommy still needs to let you watch Sesame Street so you can learn your letters….
Report Post »VegasGuy
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:09am@13thGenerationAmerican, makes a union teacher downright proud to see you have mastered reading comprehension so well. At least tenure gives them job security.
Report Post »hud
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:12amAnyone who would vote for Dumbo is too stupid to live. Cause everyone knows you can’t cure stupid-thanks Ron White
Report Post »TheLascone
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 11:14amWe know how to pick a candidate …..
Report Post »http://www.flickr.com/photos/23630227@N06/5451767805/
pppggg
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:21pmHey rightwingheroes
Facts don’t matter to liberals. As an example they continually refer to Obama as the first African American President and he clear is not. For 8 years we were told Bill Clinton the first African American President.
Second, the term African American refers to an American who has both parents of African race, i.e. the entire continent not a particular country in Africa.
As an example, I am Italian American in that both my parents were of Italian origin.
In Obama’s case the correct term would be to call him Kenyan American in that his father was Kenyan and his mother American. In other words bi-racial. Webster Dictionary has a word in it that describes Obama– MULATTO. They can’t call him as bi-racial because in their mind it would have a negative connotation with white voters. Hence, they refer to him as African American.
Webster also describes his political agenda–Marxism.
So Obama would accurately be called the first Marxist Mulatto President of America, not the first African American President.
There entire agenda is to ignore facts even when they are right in front of them and that Bush is bad. Everything is Bush’s fault. And of course, we are all racists.
The Marxist Mulatto President is always better than Bush. That sums up their entire policy.
Report Post »forestnomad
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:30pm‘Fictitious’ Republican? Sorry guys, Saint Reagan isn’t going to be able to help you. You actually have to nominate a candidate. Who should it be… Hmmmm….
You should nominate that lady that utterly ‘TERRORIZES THE LIBS’! Yes! Sarah Palin! Please! Or that bastion and shining light of family values New Gingrich?!?! The ‘nuttier than a fruitcake’ Ron Paul?!?!
What a worthless poll.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 12:51pmActually as compared to most other Presidents, Obama is far ahead of any others. No one will be able to defeat him next year – sorry but thats the truth! http://wp.me/sYLB7-why
Report Post »dpselfe
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:18pmYeah, but he got to throw in a dig at Palin…….so it doesn’t matter that what he said was 100% B.S.
Report Post »Seraph
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:33pmLMAO mitt is pro obamacare, newt is pro global warming and cap‘n’trade, bachmann sold her beliefs out and should be removed from the tea party…
THE REVOLUTION CONTINUES
Report Post »VOTE RON PAUL
jakartaman
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 1:40pmOk – OK I am the unknown Republican.
Report Post »and thanks for your your confidence in me
voodoolife
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 6:13pmAnd you ran a Jindal/Ryan ticket they would crush Obama in 2012….
Report Post »One1
Posted on February 18, 2011 at 12:11amOk… to all who have not figured it out yet, I am (ONE1) who is classified according to the census as black even though I’m mixed with white, black and indian. I point that out to make this point. Most of my friends are white and Liberal. They can not understand why in the world I can be black and a conservative. It just does not compute to them. I said that to make this point. One of my harden white liberals friends whom I have conversed with over the years told me tonight that he has changed his political stance from liberal to independent. That is a big deal if you guys new the political battles we have had over the years. Sure he has not come completely around to becoming conservative, but the trajectory is obvious.
Report Post »Conservatives… stick to your principle. It wins every time. The hill is steep. You will be ridiculed forever. But conservative principles is the AMERICAN way. It can be argued whether it’s the natural order of things. But it has served us well as americans. Folks say to me; “well white man took the land from the indians. Well half of my people are Indians. Fact of the matter is we (the indians) lost. In war thats what happens. They also say; “well the white man had slaves” I say so… that is the way it was then. That doesn’t make what the white man built wrong. Now, this let a lot of white folks off the guilt trip of their ancestry. But my white brothers, there is some things you have to get rid of in your own hearts. That is, all blacks, all indians and other minorities don’t hate you. So stop lumping us all in the same group. You have nothing to apologize for. I’m doing my part to bring black folks around. help me out.
Timekeeper
Posted on February 18, 2011 at 12:34amNo, you didn;t read the article did you? It’s typical lib socialist act or speak without knowing or reading. Just like the obamacare bill, that was rammed thru in the middle of the night, on a holiday weekend, against the will of the people, and all without READING the Bill. 2012 cannot come soon enough.
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on February 18, 2011 at 12:37pmThe useful idiots that have been duped by the socialist movement care not about reality. Their entire belief system relies on the fact that they are too stupid to be able to tell the difference between reality and make believe.
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