Huckabee Leads GOP Hopefuls in South
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 2nd, 2011 5:38 am by HL
Huckabee Leads GOP Hopefuls in South
A new Winthrop University poll shows Mike Huckabee leading a field of hypothetical Republican primary rivals among probable Republican primary voters in 11 Southern states. Huckabee got 21.9% support, followed by Newt Gingrich at 12.9%, Sarah Palin at 8.7%, Mitt Romney at 6.9%, Tim Pawlenty at 6.2% and Ron Paul at 5.7%.
Key finding: President Obama’s approval rating in the 11 states is just 38%, with 51% disapproving, and just 32% approve of his handling of the economy, with 58% disapproving.
The State: “That adults in South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia disapprove of Obama’s prescriptions for the ailing economy should surprise no one … But with the 2012 campaign about to get revved up, the South’s steadfast disapproval of the Democratic president shows he has not expanded his base of support in the region. That leaves open the door to GOP opponents including Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor whose bid to capture the Republican presidential nomination failed in 2008.”
