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Poll: Obama Still Beats Palin And Other GOPers, But Palin Improves A Little

Eric Kleefeld | November 20, 2009, 11:54AM

President Barack Obama and Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

The new national survey from Public Policy Polling (D) finds that President Obama continues to hold a national lead over Sarah Palin and other potential Republican challengers -- but interestingly enough, Palin has closed the gap just a little.

The numbers: Obama leads Palin by 51%-43%, is ahead of Mike Huckabee by 49%-44%, leads Mitt Romney by 48%-43%. The margin of error is ±3%. As a frame of reference, in 2008 the Obama-Biden ticket beat the McCain-Palin ticket by 53%-46%.

A month ago, Obama was ahead of Palin by 52%-40%, ahead of Huckabee by 47%-43%, and ahead of Romney by 48%-40%. Paul was not tested.

Obama's approval rating in the poll is 49%, with 46% disapproving, down from 51%-43% last month.

"Barack Obama is now in a slightly weaker position than he was a year ago at this time," said PPP president Dean Debnam, in the press release. "His leads against Huckabee and Romney are smaller than his margin of victory against John McCain and his approval's dropped below 50%. It's not a dire situation but he needs to reverse the current trend."

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Topics: Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin

NV-SEN

Lowden Facing Opposition From Group Of Ron Paul Supporters In Nevada GOP Senate Primary

Eric Kleefeld | November 9, 2009, 1:49PM

Sue Lowden, GOP Senate candidate in Nevada

Sue Lowden, a former Nevada GOP chair and currently a candidate for Senate, could face an interesting obstacle in her quest for the party's nomination to go up against Democratic Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports -- Ron Paul supporters.

A new group called the Fair Nevada Elections PAC, run by nuclear science consultant and Paul-supporter Robert Holloway, contends that Lowden unfairly used her position to prevent Paul delegates from being chosen at the state convention last year. "Sue Lowden basically stole the election for John McCain," said Holloway, a very strong charge to say the least. "We need to elect people who have respect for law and order, and our electoral process."

Lowden spokesman Robert Uithoven fired back, saying that Lowden had in fact allowed Paul to speak at the state convention, and had promoted his appearances around the state. "I think some people want to get stuck reliving the 2008 election cycle," said Uithoven.

Lowden is running in a contested primary against Danny Tarkanian, a former UNLV basketball player.

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Topics: Harry Reid, NV-SEN, Ron Paul, Senate '10, Sue Lowden

KY-SEN

Poll: Ron Paul's Son In Competitive Position For Kentucky GOP Senate Primary

Eric Kleefeld | August 20, 2009, 1:49PM

Could Ron Paul's son have a genuine shot at the U.S. Senate in 2010?

A Survey USA poll of the Republican primary for Senate in Kentucky , where incumbent GOP Sen. Jim Bunning is retiring, finds that the party establishment's favored candidate, Sec. of State Trey Grayson, is at only 37% among the party faithful. Rand Paul, an ophthalmologist and son of everyone's favorite libertarian, is at a surprisingly competitive 26%, with a high undecided number.

Grayson is in his second term, and is a popular statewide officeholder who was able to survive a Democratic wave in the 2007 state elections. But so far, this primary is wide open. And you have to think that Rand Paul has a built-in fundraising base from all his dad's activists across the country.

So get out there and Google... Rand Paul!

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Topics: KY-SEN, Rand Paul, Ron Paul, Senate '10

Iran

Ron Paul Is Sole Dissenter From Resolution Supporting Iranian Protests

Eric Kleefeld | June 19, 2009, 1:53PM

The House voted 405-1 today for a resolution in support of the Iranian dissidents and condemning the ruling government. And the one man who opposed it was...Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX).

Paul said in his floor speech that he was in "reluctant opposition" to the resolution -- that he of course condemns violence by governments against their citizens. On the other hand, he also doesn't think the American government should act as a judge of every country overseas, and pointed out that we don't condemn countries like Saudi Arabia or Egypt that don't even have real elections.

"It seems our criticism is selective and applied when there are political points to be made," Paul said. "I have admired President Obama's cautious approach to the situation in Iran and I would have preferred that we in the House had acted similarly."

Check out Paul's full floor statement, after the jump.