FOX News: Obama (D) tied with Generic Republican in 2-way race

[Tender Branson]

2 way:

Obama (D): 41%
Generic Republican: 41%

3-way:

Obama (D): 42%
Generic Republican: 29%
Bloomberg (I): 10%

Favorable Ratings:

Obama: 53% Favorable, 42% Unfavorable
Huckabee: 42% Favorable, 26% Unfavorable
Romney: 40% Favorable, 28% Unfavorable
Palin: 37% Favorable, 53% Unfavorable
Gingrich: 32% Favorable, 46% Unfavorable

Polling was conducted by telephone May 4-5, 2010, in the evenings. The total sample is 900 registered voters nationwide with a margin of sampling error of 3 percentage points.

http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/051210_electionpoll.pdf

[Derek]

HAHAHAHA we got you!

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

LOL Bloomberg

[Eraserhead]

And I'm supposed to believe that a Bloomberg candidacy would hurt the Republican candidate that badly?

[Derek]

it won't in the long run

[War on Want]

Obama is a Democrat!?

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

Obama is a Democrat!?

I know, it's hard to tell who's in what party these days.

[Marokai Backbeat]

Generic polling is garbage, people.

[Lief 🗽]

I'd like to meet the 1% of people who would vote for generic republican against Obama, but for Obama against generic republican and Bloomberg.

[Derek]

yea really stop dreaming. Bloomberg wouldn't win any GOP votes

[Derek]

yea no GOP would vote for Bloomberg, give it up

[Umengus]

the party id sample: D: 41 % R: 37 % I: 18 %

[Derek]

and the dems won't outnumber the GOP by 4 points. Rasmussen does it fairly with the exact proportion of registered voters making up the sample.

[Umengus]

and the dems won't outnumber the GOP by 4 points. Rasmussen does it fairly with the exact proportion of registered voters making up the sample.

In actual Ras polls, I think that the gap is +- 4 % in favor of dems and in 2012 it's possible, and probable, that dem will outnumber rep by 4. But not in 2010 midterms elections.

[Derek]

perhaps

[perdedor]

yea really stop dreaming. Bloomberg wouldn't win any GOP votes

Don't be so sure. Believe it or not, there are still moderate Republicans out there that will be rather miffed about whatever far-right extremist the tea party carries to the nomination. Bloomberg could fill that void, similar to the Anderson candidacy of 1980.

 I find it somewhat amusing to see "Generic Republican" polling so poorly in this current atmosphere.

[dmmidmi]

yea really stop dreaming. Bloomberg wouldn't win any GOP votes

I find it somewhat amusing to see "Generic Republican" polling so poorly in this current atmosphere.

Even more amusing is that "Generic Republican" is Obama's most formidable opponent.

[Free Palestine]

yea no GOP would vote for Bloomberg, give it up

Derp.  Do you know what a moderate Republican is?

[The Mikado]

yea no GOP would vote for Bloomberg, give it up

Derp.  Do you know what a moderate Republican is?

That's a pretty weird definition of "Moderate."  I doubt most moderates around the country are big into campaigning to ban trans fats and guns and whatever other crusade Mike's on at the moment.  He's something of an extremist in his own special way.

[Free Palestine]

yea no GOP would vote for Bloomberg, give it up

Derp.  Do you know what a moderate Republican is?

That's a pretty weird definition of "Moderate."  I doubt most moderates around the country are big into campaigning to ban trans fats and guns and whatever other crusade Mike's on at the moment.  He's something of an extremist in his own special way.

In that sense, he may also be able to siphon votes away from the Democrats.

[Inmate Trump]

The Republicans don't have an actual candidate who will do as well as "Generic Republican."

[Derek]

generic is a broad term