TN-PPP: Obama trails every republican, but ties Palin

[Niemeyerite]

Neighboring Arkansas' Mike Huckabee typically does best against the president in Southern states, and he comes closest to matching McCain's margin of victory here, 53-41. The other candidate who usually runs closest to Obama, Mitt Romney, beats him here, 48-41. But neighboring Georgia's Newt Gingrich can manage only a 46-43 lead, and Sarah Palin actually ties the president at 45%.

President Obama's 42-52 approval rating puts his standing here near the bottom third of the 42 states in which PPP has measured him in the last year. But except Huckabee, none of the Republicans is seen a whole lot better. The former Arkansas governor has a pretty outstanding 50-29 favorability margin because he's liked the best by Democrats (-28), independents (+27), and Republicans (+65) alike. All the others are seen negatively by independents. Indeed, among all voters, Romney stands at 33-41, Palin at 39-51, and for once, Gingrich bringing up the rear instead of Palin, 30-49.

http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2011/02/obama-ties-palin-but-trails-everyone.html

OK, Palin is more ridiculous than I thought. I supposed that UNI poll was a bit of a joke, but Palin is tied with Obama IN TENESSEE!!!

[Tender Branson]

Map:

Obama vs. Huckabee

Obama vs. Romney

Obama vs. Gingrich

Obama vs. Palin

[pbrower2a]

Tennessee looks like the sort of place where only the partisans of the winning side are happy with the political process.  I'm not surprised that Huckabee does very well in Tennessee; he is a good cultural fit. Romney is doing fine there but would still have to seal the deal. Gingrich is doing badly for being from a state with similar demographics. The large undecided vote suggests that the winner may be the one with the more effective negative campaign. 

[Niemeyerite]

Map:

Obama vs. Huckabee

Obama vs. Romney

Obama vs. Gingrich

Obama vs. Palin

wouldn't Obama vs. Palin map have tennessee red? Because they're tied in PPP poll, but he leads her in that other one.

[King]

Aren't we just taking the most recent poll? PPP > Uni either way.

[Tender Branson]

Aren't we just taking the most recent poll? PPP > Uni either way.

Yeah, I only use the latest poll for my maps.

Otherwise Romney would slightly lead in NH too.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

What joke of a poll puts Gingrich ahead in Missouri?

[pbrower2a]

What joke of a poll puts Gingrich ahead in Missouri?

...an old poll. It is from December. The GOP was riding high then; it might not be riding so high now. That's not to say that I would expect President Obama to have an approval rating even in the high 40s in Missouri and suggest that he would defeat both Huckabee and Romney.