PA-PPP: To Hillary, Santorum would lose as badly as in 2006

[Tender Branson]

Looking towards 2016 Hillary Clinton would be an overwhelming favorite in the state- she leads Paul Ryan (52/40), Marco Rubio (52/37), and Rick Santorum (55/38) all by double digit margins.

Santorum is not popular in his home state, with 42% of voters rating him favorably to 46% with a negative opinion. That compares pretty unfavorably to Clinton's 55/35 in the state.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2013/03/pennsylvania-miscellany.html#more

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

I presume she'd about the same as Obama in Philly and better everywhere else, especially the West. She obviously wins Fayette/Greene/Beaver/Cambria/Mercer, probably Washington and Lawrence. Westmoreland, Indiana, Somerset, and Armstrong are sadly gone, and Butler was never really Democratic.

[Maxwell]

Ouch. Again, the election is a long time away, but still.

[Mr. Morden]

In non-paragraph form:

Clinton 52%
Rubio 37%

Clinton 52%
Ryan 40%

Clinton 55%
Santorum 38%

This is the Clinton/Rubio margin in the Midwestern and/or Rustbelt states that PPP has polled since the first of the year:

MI: Clinton +14
MN: Clinton +13
PA: Clinton +15
WI: Clinton +14

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

I must say I'm quite disappointed that Christie isn't polled. Him vs. Hillary in Pennsylvania would be interesting.

[pbrower2a]

No surprise. The Favorite Son effect works to the political benefit only of a politician who has a positive image in his state. He will still be known as an in-house (technically Senate) enforcer for a bad President. His Hard Right ideology can win in Pennsylvania only in a wave election for Republicans (see also Senator Pat Toomey, whose approvals  just went underwater).

The Favorite Son effect works to a large extent because people know the politician in question -- if the association is positive. It does nothing to help a politician known and despised.   

[Mr. Illini]

Absolutely no surprise. I know people in PA that absolutely despise Santorum. They see him as an embarrassment to their state.

[Ⓐnarchy in the ☭☭☭P!]

Least favourite son