MI: Public Policy Polling: Obama Leads Romney by 16%, Santorum by 11%

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

New Poll: Michigan President by Public Policy Polling on 2012-02-13

Summary: D: 54%, R: 38%, U: 8%

Poll Source URL: Full Poll Details

Q6 If the candidates for President this year were

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican

Newt Gingrich, who would you vote for?

Barack Obama................................................ 56%

Newt Gingrich ................................................. 34%

Undecided....................................................... 10%

Q7 If the candidates for President this year were

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Ron

Paul, who would you vote for?

Barack Obama................................................ 52%

Ron Paul ......................................................... 34%

Undecided....................................................... 14%

Q8 If the candidates for President this year were

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt

Romney, who would you vote for?

Barack Obama................................................ 54%

Mitt Romney.................................................... 38%

Undecided....................................................... 8%

Q9 If the candidates for President this year were

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Rick

Santorum, who would you vote for?

Barack Obama................................................ 50%

Rick Santorum................................................ 39%

Undecided....................................................... 11%

[opebo]

Obviously there's virtually zero chance MI would go Republican, but this is more evidence that Santorum is a considerably better general election candidate than Romney.

[Lief 🗽]

Um... is it time to start ironically supporting Mitt Romney?

[Vosem]

Obviously there's virtually zero chance MI would go Republican, but this is more evidence that Santorum is a considerably better general election candidate than Romney.

Governor Bernero agrees.

[pbrower2a]

Possible explanation:

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[King]

Um... is it time to start ironically supporting Mitt Romney?

Ironically, Mitt Romney was everything we ironically painted him out to be.

[Likely Voter]

Tell me again how Mitt Romney is a better general election candidate and can make states like MI into battlegrounds.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Operation Backdoor is a resounding success I see.

[Napoleon]

Tell me again how Mitt Romney is a better general election candidate and can make states like MI into battlegrounds.

Money and less ideological extremities.

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

When it comes down to election day, I think the Obama-Santorum gap is about right, but I think Romney would see a bigger bump in Michigan in November.

[Sbane]

The auto bailout really helped in Michigan (and perhaps some neighboring states but that remains to be seen). Those who say Ford and it's employees would be against the bailout don't understand what a supply chain is. Even Toyota was for a bailout IIRC.

[Eraserhead]

Guys, PPP is basically the only pollster on the "Santorum is a stronger candidate in the general" train. I remain skeptical.

Plus, his character is going be attacked in a very vicious fashion soon. Whatever glow is on him now will be gone before long (santorum glows lolz).

[Lief 🗽]

Nate Silver is on the "Santorum is possibly a stronger candidate" train, for what it's worth. I'm a little more skeptical than he is that working-class white voters that swung hard against Obama will be willing to swing back if Romney is the Republican candidate, but we'll see.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Mitt's strengths are that he isn't ideologically extreme and he can raise more money than Rick from big money donors. Rick definitely plays to the base much better. Mitt's base are no longer Republicans. If he was running 20 years ago, he'd be doing just fine.

[memphis]

Mittens will fire hard on Santorum, ensuring Obama an overwhelming victory in the general. It's quite convenient that Obama doesn't need to get his hands dirty or even spend a dime to destroy the GOP candidates.