Zogby: Republicans Want Palin In 2012, General Public Wants Romney
And Jindal trails them both.
Frankly, Presidential polls that are four years out are all but useless. Two years ago everyone thought the 2008 election, for Republicans at least, would come down to a fight between Bill Frist and Rudy Giuliani. You saw how that worked out.
But this poll is interesting because it sure explains why Huckabee has been taking pot shots at Palin and fiscal conservatives:
Among Republicans, she gets the support of 30% of Born-Again Christians, 32% of weekly churchgoers, 34% of National Rifle Association members, 28% of current gun owners and 29% of self-identified conservatives. More GOP support comes from 32% of blue collar workers, 30% who shop weekly at Wal-Mart, 28% of NASCAR fans and 25% of both those with children under 17 and those with family members in the military…
Palin looks to be stealing Huckabee’s thunder among Republican religious conservatives and working class voters. Huckabee is an ordained Southern Baptist minister, and his highest GOP totals still come from Born-Again Christians (15%) and weekly churchgoers (18%), but those numbers are about half of those drawn by Palin. Despite his populist economic message, he wins only 10% of blue collar Republicans.
I’m happy to see Republicans moving in Palin’s direction instead of Huckabees.
As for who the public in general will want for President in 2012, let’s see how they feel after they get a few years of Carter Redux under their belts.
