AK-Hays Research: Obama leads Palin in her home state

[Ben Romney]

The Hays Research Group released a poll today showing that if the 2012 Presidential Election were held today President Obama would beat Former Alaska Governor Palin.

Results
Obama Strong                    34%
Obama Not so strong          6%
Undecided - Lean Obama    2%
Palin Strong                        25%
Palin Not so strong              6%
Undecided - Lean Palin        5%
Other Candidate                  7%
Undecided / Don’t Know     16%

Total Obama: 42%
Total Palin:     36%

MOE: +/- 4.4%
Sample Size: 500

I don't know how reliable Hayes Research is, so I am sorry if I posted a joke poll.  The link to the poll is below.

http://www.haysresearch.com/page2/page32/page32.html

[King]

While Alaska is notoriously difficult to poll, this is probably true.

And is also a reason why Palin won't run.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

The hilarious thing is that this isn't even surprising.

[tpfkaw]

They had McCain leading Obama by only 3 points on November 2nd, 2008.

Joke poll.

[pbrower2a]

Not that much a surprise. 

Obama vs. Romney

Obama vs. Gingrich

(Deleted to accommodate Rick Perry)

Obama vs. Palin

Obama vs. Pawlenty

Favorite Sons:


Obama vs. local favorite sons

[tmthforu94]

PBrower only counts joke polls if they cast his savior in a better light, as this one does.

[pbrower2a]

PBrower only counts joke polls if they cast his savior in a better light, as this one does.

The Hays poll isn't the only poll that shows Sarah Palin extremely unpopular in Alaska; it's just the only one that shows a matchup between President Obama and half-term Governor Sarah Palin. PPP shows Sarah Palin a disaster in Arizona, to which she has been understood to be relocating.

Sarah Palin is the joke.

[HAnnA MArin County]

I agree with pbrower. Palin is the joke. Any journalism major who can't name a newspaper or magazine that she reads IS just an embarrassment.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

Republican candidates always underpoll in Alaska but Palin is extremely unpopular, you guys underestimate just how disliked she is in Alaska. Alaskans seem to be personally disgusted with her and the way she's turned Alaska into the nation's laughing stock.