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Pawlenty gets bad news, Powell ringing endorsement in new Zogby poll
Filed under: Elections
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's vice presidential momentum, stalled by the recent return to prominence of Mitt Romney, is dealt another blow in Zogby's latest poll released this morning. Every single group polled -- Republicans, Independents, likely voters -- said they'd be less likely to vote for John McCain if Tim Pawlenty were on the ticket.
There are other intriguing elements to this survey, for Republicans and Democrats alike. The most fascinating is how high Colin Powell flies as a potential Obama VP.
The usual suspects -- Romney, Mike Huckabee -- show up as the most appealing candidates to likely Republican voters. Dark horse Joe Lieberman is in the same boat as Hillary Clinton, with high favorables in some quarters coming at the expense of vicious loathing in other. 20 percent of likely voters say Lieberman would entice them, but 17 percent say he'd turn them off. The numbers are 30 and 25, respectively, for Clinton.
Candidates like Romney and Huckabee have much higher net positives than Lieberman and Clinton. But they have nothing on Colin Powell.
While just 10% of likely voters said the selection of Powell would make them less likely to vote for Obama - giving him a net positive of 32% - Obama's former challenger for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton, fared less positively overall. Even though 30% of likely voters would be more likely to support Obama with Clinton on the ticket, 25% would be less likely - giving Clinton just a 5% net positive rating among likely voters.
Huck and Mitt have net positives that are significant, too, at 14 and 15 percent. But thirty-two? A Powell candidacy is more than twice as likely to encourage likely voters than the nearest comparable candidate.
This doesn't consider important factors like swing states, of course. It's interesting, though, that America isn't just proving we're ready for a black president -- we're ready for two black men on the same ticket.
Posted by Jeff Shaw at July 18, 2008 11:24 AM
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Hey, Mitt Romney is back? For people who rightfully purged Mitt from their brains after he dropped out of the race, a quick refresher course:
http://www.236.com/news/2008/07/17/americas_ken_doll_is_back_and_7798.php
Posted by: eliana at July 18, 2008 9:14 PM
It is not surprising to me that Huckabee is still ahead in polling for vp even with Romney's lovefest with the media, pushing him at every level (Rove, his former campaign mgr and Hannity). They try to play Gov. Huckabee as being off the shortlist, give him no push, all the while constantly pushing ole Mitt, yet the people speak and we say "WE LIKE MIKE". Huckabee ran a positive issue focused race, made more sense than any of the candidates, and actually likes and respects McCain. It's a no brainer.....Huckabee's McCain's man....and the man we want for a respectful, admirable cohesive team....
Posted by: Linda at July 18, 2008 11:10 PM
We need someone like Mitt Romney who knows how the economy works and knows how to get things done.
We don't need smooth talkers like Obama or Mike Huckabee. Mike Huckabee is a social liberal. He supports politicians such as the one from Alaska who is the king of pork barrel spending. Mike is also pro-illegal immigration.
Posted by: John S. at July 20, 2008 5:52 PM
McCain would be wise to pick Huckabee or at least someone like him. A strong evangelitic will help him in a weak area and increase voter turnout and participation with this important group.
Posted by: Jason Tolbert at July 21, 2008 9:35 AM
Polls like this are meaningless, based entirely on name recognition and how the candidates look on paper. What matters is how the candidate comes across on TV, and what aspects of their career/personality the media chooses to focus on. Who knows which shiny object they'll go chasing after?
Posted by: Chris at July 21, 2008 3:51 PM
I like Mike! Mike Huckabee! He's the man I want to see as McCain's VP.
Posted by: David at July 22, 2008 8:38 AM
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