This: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/poll-obama-leads-gop-candidates-head-head-contests-151032764.html is an interesting Pew poll on the whole election scene, Republican primary as well as an Obama second term.
I'm a bit surprised about the Health Care tie, although is makes sense if one compares other alternatives that at least approach a single payer. -- Owen Quote: President Barack Obama is leading all of the Republican presidential candidates in head-to-head match-ups, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.<http://www.people-press.org/2012/03/14/romney-leads-gop-contest-trails-in-matchup-with-obama/> A national survey taken March 7-11 showed Obama leading Romney by 12 percentage points (54-42) and even further ahead of Santorum with 57 percent of support to Santorum's 29 percent. Those numbers are likely to shift as Republicans rally around a single candidate in the coming months, but as a snapshot, the data suggest a brighter scenario for Obama than in previous polls. Bullet Point Headings (expanded in article): Obama's approval rating rises to 50 percent Romney's national lead widening among Republican primary voters Americans think Obama will win a second term A majority of Americans have an unfavorable view of the Republican candidates after a long primary Voters don't know that Santorum is Catholic Republicans struggling with women and minorities Nation split over federal health care overhaul
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