SD-PPP: Thune easily defeats Obama, other races are closer

[Tender Branson]

2012 GE matchups:

37% Obama
57% Thune

41% Obama
47% Huckabee

40% Obama
46% Romney

44% Obama
42% Gingrich

48% Obama
40% Palin

Obama Approval Rating:

42-49

Thune Approval Rating:

58-31

Favorable Ratings:

40-30 Huckabee
35-34 Romney
31-43 Gingrich
37-55 Palin

PPP surveyed 1,045 South Dakota voters from January 28th to 30th. The survey’s margin of error is +/-3.0%. Other factors, such as refusal to be interviewed and weighting, may introduce additional error that is more difficult to quantify.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_SD_0201513.pdf

[albaleman]

That's a surprisingly strong showing for Obama. I think it has to do with South Dakota's low unemployment rate.

[Sbane]

Very interesting results versus Romney and Huckabee. And lol at Palin.

[DrScholl]

Once again, Palin fails.

[Tender Branson]

Obama vs. Huckabee

Obama vs. Romney

Obama vs. Gingrich

Obama vs. Palin

[minionofmidas]

Lol at Gingrich.

Or, possibly, at the poll. Alas.

[Niemeyerite]

hahahahahahahahahahahah

ROFLMAO!!!

palin isn't pathetic. calling her pathetic isn't enough.

[Eraserhead]

Edit your post, please. The thread now hurts my eyes.

[California8429]

This is as surprising to me as Palin running even in Nevada. Weird polling numbers O_O

[Tender Branson]

This is as surprising to me as Palin running even in Nevada. Weird polling numbers O_O

Palin trails by 13 in Nevada ...

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Rofl Palin fails.

[Mehmentum]

Obama is doing very well in South Dakota (given his performance in 2008), he is also doing better than expected in Nebraska... I wonder if the same is true for North Dakota?

[Likely Voter]

I wonder if anyone has shown Palin these poll results and how she shapes up vs the others? They say she is in a bubble, but someone in her circle must know it is a suicide mission for her to get into it...or one would hope

[HAnnA MArin County]

I think what Bill Maher said about Sarah Palin is turning out to be true.

"She does get a little harder to defend, does she not? Between her and Michele Bachmann, I don’t know who knows history less. History is important. You've got to admit she got Sputnik all wrong. She gets everything all wrong. And the knives are out for her. They used to back off, and they can't do it anymore. She's just too stupid, even for them.”

So, let's analyze this.. the white Christian folksy hockey mom is statistically TIED with the black Kenyan closeted Muslim socialist in TEXAS, NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA?! I think I may vote for her now in the Republican primary just so that she gets the nomination.

Gotta give credit to these states. They may be conservative and Republican but they're not stupid enough to vote for Palin.

[California8429]

This is as surprising to me as Palin running even in Nevada. Weird polling numbers O_O

Palin trails by 13 in Nevada ...

This makes a lot more sense...maybe I was thinking of Nebraska...I was looking at multiple polls at once.

My bad

[SvenssonRS]

Julio, you've nuked the margins.

[Stranger in a strange land]

2012 GE matchups:

48% Obama
40% Palin

ROFLMAO

[Niemeyerite]

I'm sorry people. I didn't know the broad would become that broad...