In PPP's upcoming Michigan poll ...

[Tender Branson]

PPP tweets:

Kind of surprised by how Obama does against 2012 GOP foes in Michigan...what would you all expect to see there?

(I'll say later today whether the Michigan numbers are better or worse for Obama than I expected)

http://twitter.com/ppppolls

I'd say somewhere in between. I think Romney leads by 3, Huckabee is tied with him and Palin and Gingrich trail by only 2 points.

[Tender Branson]

Because I´m in prediction mode, here are my predictions for the Michigan PPP poll:

Obama vs. Romney: 44-47
Obama vs. Huckabee: 46-46
Obama vs. Palin: 47-45
Obama vs. Gingrich: 46-44

GOP Primary:

Romney: 30%
Huckabee: 19%
Palin: 18%
Gingrich: 13%
Paul: 5%
Others: 4%
Undecided: 11%

[Tender Branson]

Bonus Prediction:

Obama Approval Rating in Michigan: 47-50

[Tender Branson]

Obama 49%
Snyder 38%

Favorability / unfavorability:

Rick Snyder 48%/26% for +22%.
Mitt Romney 39%/37% for +2%.
Mike Huckabee 37%/40% for -3%.
Newt Gingrich 28%/50% for -22%.
Sarah Palin 34%/60% for -26%.

Comparing a popular guy that was just elected Governor by a huge margin to a President running for re-election is almost certain to produce lousy results.

People in Michigan want Snyder to govern their state now and not in Washington. That's why they vote for Obama and not for him.