A new national survey from Public Policy Polling (D), already looking forward to 2012, shows President Obama ahead of four potential Republican opponents.
Obama leads Newt Gingrich 52%-39%; he’s ahead of Mike Huckabee 49%-42%; he beats Sarah Palin 53%-41%; and he leads Mitt Romney 50%-39%.
“Barack Obama might not have the same overwhelming approval rating he did in the earlier days of his administration,” PPP president Dean Debnam said in the polling memo. “But he’s certainly still more popular than any of the major Republican figures in the country.”
