Havax
04-19-2012, 01:58 PM
You can officially put this to rest.
The running mate who helps Romney the most- allowing him to achieve a 47/47 tie with Obama- is Christie. In contrast to Romney, Christie actually has positive national favorability numbers at 36/34. Christie's inclusion doesn't have a big impact with Democrats or independents but it helps Romney shore up the party base, going from an 82-10 lead with Republicans to an 86/9 one.
Jeb Bush gets Romney to within a point of Obama at 48-47 and Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum both pull him to within two at 48-46. The main positive effect any of those folks has for Romney is helping to shore up the GOP vote. Bush gets him up to 85%, Huckabee to 84%, and Santorum to 83%.
Then there are the potential VP's who hurt Romney- if only slightly. Ron Paul as running mate expands Obama's lead to 4 points at 48-44, Paul Ryan ups it to 5 at 48-43, Rubio to 6 at 49-43, and Palin to 7 at 50-43.
Also in the poll:
PPP's newest national poll finds Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney 49-46.
Ron Paul actually does just as well in a head to head with Obama was Romney, trailing by 3 points at 47-44. Newt Gingrich would be down by 9 at 51-42.
The running mate who helps Romney the most- allowing him to achieve a 47/47 tie with Obama- is Christie. In contrast to Romney, Christie actually has positive national favorability numbers at 36/34. Christie's inclusion doesn't have a big impact with Democrats or independents but it helps Romney shore up the party base, going from an 82-10 lead with Republicans to an 86/9 one.
Jeb Bush gets Romney to within a point of Obama at 48-47 and Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum both pull him to within two at 48-46. The main positive effect any of those folks has for Romney is helping to shore up the GOP vote. Bush gets him up to 85%, Huckabee to 84%, and Santorum to 83%.
Then there are the potential VP's who hurt Romney- if only slightly. Ron Paul as running mate expands Obama's lead to 4 points at 48-44, Paul Ryan ups it to 5 at 48-43, Rubio to 6 at 49-43, and Palin to 7 at 50-43.
Also in the poll:
PPP's newest national poll finds Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney 49-46.
Ron Paul actually does just as well in a head to head with Obama was Romney, trailing by 3 points at 47-44. Newt Gingrich would be down by 9 at 51-42.