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NONE OF THESE LOSERS PLEASE For the sake of our country lets hope none of these morons become President EVER Not in 2012 NEVER!

Great – A three way race to the bottom.

For God's sake, the election is 3 1/2 freakin' years away.

Give it a rest, CNN. Go cover Michael Jackson's death or something important.

not going to vote for either of them. this is why people all around are jumping the GOP ship. GIVE US A REAL CANADITE!! its so depressing to be a repbulican, and look around and see these guys acting like they really can contend for the presidential bid. I might vote for

Pfft. So the GOP thinks it's going to win in 2012 by putting up retread losers as candidates, including one woman who is singularly unqualified to show up at the White House for anything more significant than pest control? LOL! I think I'll change the channel and tune into Friday night Klingon Ping-Pong Death Matches instead.

I dont know she was running for anything. My goodness people we just had an election ... this one is THREE AND ONE HALF years away. Let's not start running yet ....

Clustered at the top are they! We know what kind of cluster that is.

Are people insane? Palin is by far the least qualified of all those candidates, and if small-town-folksy is what people are going for, why in the world does Huckabee have a lower approval rating than Palin? Is a Baptist minister not right-wing enough for them?

Horrifying. Thank God only a small minority of Americans are still Republicans.

Actually, yes, it can be too early. And this is too early. WAY too early. Keep pushing back the election season, and the president will have to do nothing but campaign to win the next election. If they win another term, they'll be useless figureheads that sit in the shadows while their potential successors duke it out shortly after January 21st.

Asking a pregnant woman where her child will go to college is "too early." So is this. Let the Prez do his job.

What an important poll. I'm sure a poll taken in 2006 would have shown Barack Obama as a leading contender on the Democratic side. Give me a break ! All polls like this do is give pundits something to fill the airwaves with .... completely meaningless. Believe it or not, a lot might happen between now and when the race really kicks off in a couple of years. Mitt Romney might go broke in a bad market. Sarah Palin might quit three more jobs. Mike Huckabee might convert to Islam. Who knows ?

An empty suit, trailer park trash, and Huckleberry Hound.

What has become of the party of Lincoln?

I can't believe this. It is simply stunning to me that Republicans would support such an inexperienced, clearly lacking individual. Something has gone terribly wrong with America's political system.

This palin has opened the flood gates for people like Audra Shay, Catherine Crabill, Joe the Plumber....all from under the same rock, it's just hard to hear the beliefs of these people.

With those three in the lead the dems are sure to win.

Will a real Republican candidate please stand up? I thought there was going to be a "new" Republican party. This is the old Party and all three of these people showed themselves to be political losers in 2008.

All losers.

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You have got to be kidding.

As a republican I can't stand her. Not intelligent enough.

With the recession, Iran, N. Korea, Iraq, Afghanastan, a supreme court nomination, investigations into the previous administration, and countless other stories going on, I'm glad CNN had the time to spend on a poll about an election where the candidates have neither filed or declared. Next thing you know, we'll be hearing stories about kittens getting stuck in trees.

Shut up! Talk about making up news where there is none. CNN, just how low do your standards go?

As usual the Republican Party demonstrates how completely and utterly out of sync they are with the American Mainstream. Palin is totally incapable of leading this country, let alone her own state of Alaska. She is egotistical, selfcentered, and devoid of any feeling for what the average citizen thinks.

She fits right in with the rest of the leaders of the GOP. Corrupt and selfish.

Which polls are we suppose to believe? The other day the polls showed Palin was losing the Republican voters, I think this is a big conspiracy to trap Palin into running so the big guys can take her down in the primary debates.......they will throw everything at her including the kitchen trash and she will whin and cry how badly she is being treated by the media and the republicans.........go for it Palin if you can't see the writing on the wall by now you never will and you deserver every thing they throw at you.....

The article starts off saying, "The Republican presidential primary process doesn't kick off for more than two years.." but yet people feel the need to take polls and CNN feels the need to post the results. Can you please rather report on something that matters!!

Romney, Palin and Huckabee – that's a good way to broaden the GOP's appeal to independents in a general election....are they trying regain the White House or are they having a contest to see what right wing nutjob best represents their party?

I love all of these canidates, but beware...... Obama will find a way to steel the election. We can not wait a minute longer!!!

What a collection of religious-nuts, jerks, and crooked liars the Republicans have there. Wow! My DOG would be a more responsible and honest candidate than any of these losers.

The Republicans best hope is that there is someone not included it the poll who may show up because any one of the folks are not even close to Obama's equal much less a winner......though I think Romney alone has the potental to be worse than George W. Bush. The other two would be slightly better than Bush. In the same way that a fall from a 60 story building is slightly better than a fall from 70 story building.

It is still hard to believe that 21% of these Republicans could back Palin.If this percentage of people in their minds actually believe she could run for the highest office in the land then we as a whole are in major trouble. Everytime I read about Palin I just cringe.

This race has come down to be between Larry, Curly and Moe.

I hope Palin gets the nomination just for comedy's sake.

In truth, I doubt any of the 3 will win, unless the economy continues to tank, and the voters vote their pocketbooks......which could happen.

The GOP will likely have to do better, in a candidate, to compete on an equal footing in 2012.

It just goes to show that you can't cure stupid.

excellent news. Most of us around the world are extremely happy that Palin is in the running. Romney and Huckabee haven't a chance. Obama 2012!

At this point, Mitt is the only viable one of the three. Even if the pres's ratings continue to fall, which I expect they will, Huckabee and Palin simply do not carry a broad of enough of support.

Sarah – YOU ARE MY GIRL!!!

A sample size of 455 people? Hardly a representative sampling with any statistical significance so take these results with many grains of salt.

For a party struggling to re-define themselves, you would think they'd find new people instead of retreading the same, tired candidates from the last election. Maybe the new direction for the GOP is "further down"?

I would suggest that Romney and Huckabee both go have their demons exercised (professionally in a good right wing church). Right now Palin is appealing to the GOP base because as you all know her demons where excercised.

CNN, what we REALLY want to know is who the frontrunner is for the 2028 race! Come on, howzabout some REAL news and not this mindless space-taking glop!

Looking forward to Republican Primary Debates.

Well of course I hope it's Sarah Palin. It will ensure another 4 years with Obama as our President. I admit however watching her get clobbered by people who are actually articulate and informed might be kind of fun.

I assume this poll excluded Ron Paul........... TISK TISK TISK you wonder why your party is in shambles you exclude your only chance...

What a sad commentary on the USA.

Sarah Palin a person with questionable intelligence and even more questionable motives.

Just think back to the hate and lies she spewed when on the campaign trail.

I said it here first. PAX DEMOCRATICA

Ah, didn't we just have an election? Can we please not do this for at least 2 years? Please?

Who cares. It is 2009.

poor Mike Huckabee!

i can't believe THREE religious zealots are split three ways! best of luck for their small-minded agendas!

did you also do a poll to figure out how many people actually give a flying crap abotu the GOP's 2012 nomination prospects? hint: it's still 2009 and we're already sick of the fact that 2012 is the ONLY thing the GOP cares about.

As a conservative, Palin wil have a difficult time with all but the most ardent republicans. Huckabee will have difficulty with the anti-religious. I believe Romney will have the best chance against the Dem nominee, most likely Obama, in 2012!

Oh joy!!

The next election cycle starts, yay!!! Media, can we have more opinion, commentary, criticisms, follow ups, personality shots, photo ops, bloopers, sound bites, exit polls etc. – forget policy or character. We want all the tabloid stuff. 2012 can't come sooner, hurrah!! We must also start the coverage of the 2016 race in 2010. 2020 too.

You can tell by the comments that all liberals are low lifes. There are a lot of them and they are the ones that voted for Obama. That's why the low lifes will control the country. They get the wool pulled over their eyes very easily, but can't convince them of that. That's why they have ACORN to gather all the do nothings and vote for the Democrats. It's easy to sit back and criticise all the smart people. It's hard to get a good education and work for a living. That's why the middle class and the rich are always suppoting the do nothing low lives who don't want to work. They want everything for free. It's pathetic, time to move to Australia.

If this is who the republicans have to chose from in 2 years, I pitty them...you've three evolution deniers, three climate change deniers, and three morality enforcers. In other words, the republicans will have before them the choice of Mo, Larry, or Curly. I'd take Obama over any of these three stooges any day.

"It didn't work last time, so let's try the same line up again",,,,,

When did we start to have an annual presidential election? Why even do this poll? Are the Republicans such poor losers that all they talk about is having the next election? How about working with those that the people chose to run the country and do the patriotic thing of helping your neighbors and doing things to benefit the country?

The GOP is a bankrupt party with no credible presidential candidates for 2012.

Republicans have to be the stupidest people on the globe to support Sarah Palin. Future citzens will look back at this period in History and think "They were fooled by Bush, they were stupid about Palin."

Hmm. I wonder who'll be in the super bowl in 2 years. CNN, care to provide any meaningless speculation?

OH OH SARAH PALIN'S NAME IS ON THE POLITICAL TICKER....Watch out for spewing vile from the mushrooms who the liberal 'eletists' cultivate so well. I imagine that when SARAH takes the presidency from OCTOBAMA they will shrivel up and die.

Yes, yes, this is BIG news in 2009 . . . in other news, who cares?

Whoopty Do–As if we are really going to elect either one of these bozos to be our president.

Sarah is inarticulate and an idiot, Mick is plastic and mean-spirited, and Huckabee is a good ole boy who most of the country can't relate to, and don't think we haven't forgotten that awful joke that he said about President Obama getting shot. I will never forget that, just as I will never vote for a huckster like Huckabee.

Let's see....a hedge fund manager/Wall Street deregulator, a 'blame it all on the media' thin-skinned bimbo, and one of jesus's favorite annointed.....all retreads from 2008. No wonder the Republicans are in such a funk.

The Republican Party had better come up with someone better than one of these 3. In case you don't realize it, McCain lost last time because of Palin. She is unelectable. Lots of us who might have voted for McCain could not do so with the idea of Palin becoming president if anything were to happen to McCain.

Let's face it – Obama has not done all that well. He is probably vulnerable. BUT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY STILL HAS TO GIVE ME SOMEONE WORTH VOTING FOR.

Do not give me Palin. Do not give me Romney. Do not give me Huckabee. Do not give me Jindahl. Do not give me anybody named Bush.

Give me a real choice, or you will lose again.

So the 2012 lineup looks just like the 2008 lineup ...

If at first you don't succeed, make the same mistake?

Just goes to show you that being a politician does NOT require knowledge about ANYTHING!!! Never in my life have I seen someone with less aspiring to be President of the United States as Sarah Palin. The Republicans had better wake up and make better choices or they WILL be the forgotten party. I am truly embarassed for the party.

AND I am a republican.

Man, whatta bunch. Scare anyone ???

he Republican Party had better come up with someone better than one of these 3. In case you don't realize it, McCain lost because of Palin. Lots of us who might have voted for McCain could not do so with the idea of Palin becoming president if anything were to happen to McCain.

Let's face it – Obama has not one all that well. He is probably vulnerable. BUT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY STILL HAS TO GIVE ME SOMEONE WORTH VOTING FOR. Do not give me Palin. Do not give me Romney. Do not give me Huckabee. Do not give me Jindahl. Do not give me anybody named Bush.

Give me a real choice, or you will lose again.

Oh please... Palin is a joke known world wide! Huckabee doesn't want her to leave the GOP but I think that would be a blessing if she did!

Most of them aren't even running for president. What are you people trying to accomplish by posting these stories?

In the end, the only thing that will save the GOP are the libertarians, which the state run media won't allow media time for.

Isn't it a little early for this?

Palin all the way. The AAs dont like her. So thats good enough for me.

Do we need anymore proof that the GOP is off the track. Cookoo for Coco Puffs? It's too bad, becuase they just might destroy the two party system.

Actually, it is way too early.
But another Palin story will generate lots of interest, especially from those who claim to hate her and apparently want us all to know this. If the haters would just clam up, CNN wouldn't run so many Palin stories. Every Palin story gets 300 comments so that's why she is continually in the news.
PS: If she is a quitter, then so is Barack Obama.

That is all the better they can do? Didn't the republicans try this line up last time.......and failed miserably?

Romney or Palin will be much better than who we have in the White House now. Obama just keeps spending, spending, spending and TAXING. OUCH!!!

They're rounding the first turn! Sarey is in the lead, with Rrrrommmney saving ground and Huckleby trying to move between horses. Tim O'Plenty and Hailtothebarber are back in the pack. Bobby J. is nowhere in sight and Sanforderino has broken down.

Sheesh.

Are the Republicans really in such a pathetic state that these three are the best they can do? None of the three are electable, and Palin is a joke. The fact that she is even in the top three speaks volumes.

Wonderful. Three candidates.

All unelectable.

Palin cannot manage her family or the state of Alaska. How could she possibly be considered to be a Presidential hopeful? Four colleges to complete an undergraduate degree... enough said.

I think this says more about the weakness of the fiels than it does about the strength of any one candidate.

Well with these three as the front runners looks like Obama again in 2012. Kkeep it up republicans you may never see the oval office again.
We need a third party and we need it soon.

Your reporter's contention that Sarah Palin is "considerably better known" since she has remained firmly in the "headlines" since she was tapped as the VP running mate for McCain makes it quite the miracle that her approval rating is 72%. THINK about it – she has been demonized, scrutinized and thrown under the bus daily by the mainstream media, yet we still love her!!! Why ???? – the very fact that she is real and honest and no matter how much trash is thrown at her unfairly – it just won't stick. I think this lady is the real deal. She says what she means and means what she says and on top of it all – she is real America – not a member of some elite, out-of-touch, group of politicians out for major power grabs. You can add my vote to the 72% SARAH FOR PRESIDENT 2012!!!!!

So where did CNN get the picture of The Three Stooges?

According to Time magazine's interview with Gov. Palin,Former Alaska state senator Kim Elton, who pushed the first ethicss complaint received a job with the Obama Administration. Of course the national media wont investigate why Obama hired this guy.

It is too early to talk about this, you embarrassing hacks. How about reporting the news? Oh right, that would take some work.

Pretty pathetic choices, if you ask me. Guess I'll be voting for Obama, again. Would have voted for McCain if he had chosen a more qualified VP choice.

I fully expect that one day soon, CNN will do a poll for the 2016 or 2020 presidential race. Will it be Chelsea Clinton vs. some grand child of Ted Kennedy on the Democratic side? Maybe the Bush twins against each other on the Repugnant side? Maybe there are people as yet unborn who could be in a presidential poll for a mid-century election.

C'mon, CNN. The world is full of news. When is the last time you did a story about something that didn't involve a dead celebrity or fantasy political races?

so nobody seems to care that an elected official deserted her position with 18months left in the term?

Honestly, when will you guys just shut up about this no-talent wannabe that John McCain tried to shove down our throats, back when she and John LOST ?

What a waste of time. President Obama just took the oath of office 6 months ago, and there are already polls being conducted for an election that won't take place for over three years? Ridiculous!

Let's worry about this country's problems and not waste time with something that far into the future.

If that is the best the republicans can come up with, God help the USA

Just goes to show how out of touch the GOP party really is. Sarah Palin for President. God help us all.

This is so stupid. Do you guys not forget that there are 3 1/2 years until the next election and another 2 before people really event start talking about serious candidates. Please tell me who on this message board was promoting Obama for prez in early 2005.....any takers?

Why does CNN insist on promoting the presidency of has-been Sarah Palin? Your viewers have consistently asked you to stop giving her so much free press.

Why do you even report this drivel? 455 Republican and right-leaning respondents? Why don't you just survey Romney, Palin and Huckabee's families?

really sad commentary on Repubs

Really CNN..... it's 2009. You're speculating about 2012?
Give it a rest and report NEWS, not conjecture. Or is that too much to ask?

Wow. This is going to be an all out comedy or circus show

OMG –
HUCK-A-BYE PALIN on a MITT-TOP
When 2012 rolls in – you all will just DROP
And everyone would wonder – where have you been!
Because in 2012 – OBAMA WILL WIN!!!!!

LOL – Give it up – YOU were LOSERS in 2008 and you will be LOSERS in 2012!!

good ...

I hope the GoP runs them and runs them good ...

a sure-fire win for Obama in 2012 ...

I'm donating to these clowns, all of them ...

That picture, is all too telling. It harkens to the 3 monkeys: No see, No Speak, No Hear. This is how the three of them treat america, and it's citizens, respectively.

These are the best three the Republican party can come up with?

Ouch.

For heaven's sake, stop it! The election is years away. Can't you find something else for your people to do?

Come on you wing-nut Bible thumpers... you have to get Palin on top of that ticket. Not only is it good for Democrats, it's great for late night comedy.

Excuse me! These three are all loosers, can't the Republicans find anyone that is a viable candidate. They do not represent what a majority of Republican are. Oh what a joke!

So when she gets the nomination in 2012, and then gets destroyed in the general election, will she go away.

Who in their right mind would want Palin as the leader of the free world.
She can't speak coherently and there are many other negatives. They seriously want her to lead! Look at what George W. Bush and the real president at the time..Cheney did to our country. Wasn't that scary enough. Look at the mess we are cleaning up from Cheney/Bush, which will take many decades or maybe even a century to fix.

And the Conservatives want another dipstick like Bush to run our country again! Unbelievable!

none of these three is worth discussing...ok...they are no good and do not talk any kind of sense.....

Yes. It is too early. Anyone remember the great Guiliani/Clinton Debates of '08? Oh right. Early front runners mean nothing.

three way race tied with a has been, an incompetent and religious nut.....great field.......and repugnants still consider that woman viable....they all should go back to their shacks in the swamps......utterly incomprehensible

Race to the bottom...

just stop already

OH I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS WOMAN, still is around!!!!!!

Race for what???????? Palin doesn't have BRAINS!

It is unbelievable that there are people that still think she has a chance to be anything other than a mother!

PALIN is the BIGGEST QUITER in AMERICA!!!!!!!!!

Hmmm... They left off Ron Paul. I wonder if the poll even listed him as an option. Looks like I might be voting Libertarian again...

Democrats can only pray that this stays the same two years down the line.

The GOP will never get back in Washington with airhead Palin.

This article is what's wrong with the American press. We *just* elected a President and you all are already dying to get back to your IV-drip of Presidential horserace coverage.

These polls are utterly irrelevant. Let it go and cover some real news.

It doesnt matter how tight the race is among these three, with only 23 percent left for republicans how on earth do they think this will get them in the white house. If Sarah is in the white house she wont be able to stand the heat and she will quit just like she did as governer in alaska. Is this the kind of person you want in white house. She better have a good vp candidate then that he can take over.

Anyone of them will be a breath of fresh air in 2012 after Obummer gets voted out!

Doesn't matter. GOP sucks. Democrats suck. Time is ripe for a 3rd Party candidate. Now if only Ron Paul will make the right move?

What a pathetic bunch. One is totally out of touch with reality. One is the most unqualified person in history to run for national office (and will get wealthy as a result), and the other is a one man political carnival. Can you identify who's which?

Retreads with not a new idea. Down the drain this country is going

It's like choosing between Curly Howard, Jethro and Paris Hilton as to who is the smartest.

That any Republican would have a favorable opinion of the twit, Sarah Palin, shows just how low the party has sunk. She is a complete imbecile who is not qualified to be a dog catcher, let alone president.

Constant election mode...no wonder nothing ever gets done....

'Perhaps', indeed, CNN! It IS too early to bother us with this pathetic
Republican has- beens stuff. That party should change its name and start from scratch with some brainpower and ideas for today's world,
not the one these losers dwell in!

This is for my Republican "friends". I am a Democrat that believes in the two or three party system. I absolutely do not want the Democrats to win every election by whatever means, that is not good for our country. I like to see that the party who has the better candidate and better plan for American's best interest to come up the winner. I wish that you had selected a better and more intellegent candidate than you did when GWB was elected. That is in the past now but still I would have liked to have seen him as a great president that brought us peace and great economic success rather than the mess he left behind. Please do your homework and do a darn good evaluation of the candidates you select to run for the presidency. The person should have in-depth knowledge in domestic issues as well as international. To mention Ms. Sarah Palin as a viable candidate for this extremely important position is not fair to her and certainly not good for our country.

Thank God. A couple of born'agin religious zealots waiting for the rapture and a guy with a religion not trusted by born'agins. Sounds like a perfect storm to me!

Can you imagine a Frost/Palin debate ? Even Limbaugh would cringe.

Speaking as a liberal, I would dearly love to see the Republicans nominate Palin, Huckabee, or Gingrich. I feel that the single person most responsible for Obama being elected, next to Obama himself, was Palin. Until the people really got to see her up close and personal, McCain was leading in the polls.

I can't imagine any of these three having strong appeal to the independent and middle of the road voters.

surely you jest.......is this a joke or what? Sarah Palin for President? She brought down the Republicans in 2008, let's have her run again in 2012 to assure another Democratic Win!!

If these are the best our party has to offer, we are all in trouble.

Are we seriously going to start talking about this now. Let the people who were elected run the country, and start this nonsense in 2010 at least. Republican, Democrat, Independent, whatever you are, folks have to agree that running stories like this 3 years before the election is a sign that the 24 hour news machine is getting out of control.

I am flabbergasted at the huge crowds Palin draws as well as the large number of donors. Palin hasn't even started active fundraising yet! She will always be underestimated by the elites, but there is no doubt that Palin is an attractive candidate who aroused the interest of an adoring public in 2008. Now having moved on to a higher calling, she is the undisputed frontrunner for 2012. She combines exceptional charisma with an intuitive ability to relate to working people. Who cares if she doesn't read? Obviously Americans don't considering we elected "W" for 2 terms.

Obama 58% Romney 42%

CNN, you are losing me as a reader if you continue to give nut job Palin the amount of coverage that you do.

Hey CNN – check your calendar. Its July, 2009. Find something serious to report on rather than a presidential primary race that will not occur for another 2 and 1/2 years. Why not report on the race for the presidency in 2028? The state of reporting and the media really cannot go much lower.

A 3 way race for second place.

What about Joe the Plumber? VP?

I wish she would just go away. She has single handedly set women back 50 years. She needs to go do some research and know what her platform is or better yet anything she he talks about before she tries to run for any office again.

Run Sarah, run. Nothing could more solidly guarantee an Obama 2nd term!

Run Sarah Run!
Please RunAway for good.

Wow, I never would have guessed the base was still that enamored with Palin. I hope the party looks out beyond the lit up very conservative base to see that the light dims very rapidly as you enter into the woods of independents and let alone liberals.

It is the old feeling that "since everyone I associate with acts just like me, we must have a winner on our hands. "

It is still mind-boggling to me that anyone, Republicans, Independents, actually anyone, would find this woman to be presidential material. With all of the problems this country is now facing, she must be hoping that they are all gone by 2012. Her popularity stems from the fact that most people watch her or listen to her speak due to the 100% chance she will say something stupid or totally mangle her syntax. She's not bright, she's not coherent. It would be unimaginable to picture her negotiating with any other world leader or expressing her views at a G-8 conference. Actually I find it scary that there are potential voters out there who back her 100%. Who are these people and what planet do they inhabit??

please run sarah we want total control for 8 years/ thanks from a democrat white woman /on social security AND medicare

"Tight race" for what?? She couldn't finish the job she was originally elected to do in the first place? What is it with the GOP? Have you got a screw loose? The woman quit her job so she could go fishing. Is she gonna do the same thing if elected President? Catch a clue, forget her, and move on to someone who is reliable and will "finish" the job.

All 3 scare me.

Romney will OWN Palin. Palin will guarantee herself no place by inciting violence against Mormons in her hate-filled rallies.

Those people that favored Palin in the poll must have been " pretend to be Democrats". I hate to say it liberals do those kind of things. The poll is a fake. I have talked to many Republicans and my survey shows a 100% for Romney. Granted these people were all intelligent people. There is no way Palin is going to win the Republican nomination in 2012. I think this is a dream created by the press as a joke so that all the moron liberals will have a laugh at all this nonsence.

When it is all said and done I don't think that you will see any of these individuals on the GOP ticket in 2012. They all carry too much baggage. The biased media (as Palin calls anyone but Fox) is going to have a field day with her, and Romney and Huckabee just don't seem to excite the masses.

Boy is this sad. The Republicant's are counting on three previous losers as their best shot in 2012? The party is doomed. Sorry, I forgot it was doomed already.

Go for it Sarah! You have them all on the run. Long may you reign.

If the Republican Party nominates this publicity seeking right wing zealot to ANYTHING, I will finally revoke my registration. As it is I have stopped contributing. I will find a third party to vote in protest of the Fascists that have taken over my party of 40 plus years and against the Socialists who have taken over the other part.
America's politics have fallen to a sad state.

Pretty slim pickins!!

obama has this is 2012....better luck next time REPUBLICANTS...may 2056

Are you kidding me? How can OUR COUNTRY come together for one another when the dems are doing one thing and repubs are getting ready for an election thats suppose to happen. We don't even know if we will be here tomorrow yet alone 2012. Which goes to show Capitol Hill has no one up there for the WORKING man or woman.

For this Republican (NOT right-wing!! There is a difference!) it will not be Palin. Romney or Huckabee for now. Teamed with Guiliani – now that would be an interesting ticket.
I'm curious as to why Gov. Jindal of Louisiana wasn't on the list.
Let's get through 2010 first, though, then we'll see how things shape up.

yes, it is too early! geez, we've only had a new administration for about 7 months and people can't stop talking about which republican is the frontrunner to run against the incumbant. talk about slow news coverage and filler.

who cares there are no good leaders yet

Hmmmm....Mitt, aka the "Mitt-iot", one of the Wall Street con men who lucky enough to get out before his compatriots' fall from grace? Mitt the Morman? Good luck.

Huckabbe? Who has heard him speak and doesn't like him? He sounds thoughtful, intelligent, compassionate, but unfortunately has a right wing looney tune fundamentalist pedigree.

Palin? Aka "Palin the Quitter", progenitor of the new Urban Dictionary phrase "Pullin a Palin"? Palin the ethics violation magnet? The same Palin who is severly verbally challenged when she doesn't have an attack speech to read from? Go for it. Please. It'll be fun.

Oh god 2012 palin

what race? I haven't heard Palin say she will run for 2012. Really must we continue to see coverage of this nonsense. Palin is estatic that the media keeps her in the spotlight so that she can stay relevant and get the really "big bucks" from the highest bidder. She is not interested in serving her country because of the restrictions that come with being a dedicated public servant.

LOL...thats 3 years away and you are reporting poll results. Once again CNN trying to create news....

Personally, we favor Romney, since Huckabee is too religious and unpardonin' in a subtle way. Palin is a beautiful weirdo. Let's see more.

Breaking News.....
The GOP has absolutely nothing going on at all. Same names, different poll, same cluelessness.
Luckily they were able to squeeze in this last second poll just 3.5 years before the election.

Hey, Lets face it. The only one of the three who can truly administer or successfully run a business or a state goverment is Mitt(I saw my father marching with Martin Luther King)Romney.

Really ? It's 2009 now. Let's review this again in 3 years.

Seriously? We aren't even 1 yr into this administration and you guys are already starting to sell us on tight polling for the 2012 race? Don't be stupid....

Wow. Just Wow. That even after being a quitter, thinking Africa is a country, saying the U.S. has a "dept. of law", thinking living in Alaska can protect the U.S. from Russia, getting saved by a rubber chicken man in her pentecostal church, lying about her position on cap and trade, calling herself an "energy expert", taking 6 years and 4 different schools to get a bachelor's degree in journalism, improper use of grammar in both speech and written words, parading her children across stages around the country for months, saying we need more handicapped babies in the world, promoting abstinence while her teenage daughter's boyfriend was living in her home, causing people to scream "off with his head" and "kill him" at campaign rallies, (PHEW!) republicans STILL think this woman should be included on the list of possible presidential nominees AND are sending them their money to do so. Wow. Just Wow!

Huckabee and Palin in either order. Romney is too scary. When Palin stepped down she did so with a plan and intended direction. Romney can't commit to a stance to save his life. Huckabee had the best campaign and platform of all republicans last year. CNN can take one of the pictures off this article now.

Enough with Palin...
If I quit my job and then expected a promotion, people would call me crazy. They'd be right.

Great choices: the right-wing religious nut, the zany woman version of "W" or the ultra rich out of touch empty suit. The REpublicans sure know how to pick 'em.

wow...things look really bad for the GOP

Huckabee, and Palin – YES! Romney is just another elite career politician that has the ability to change his skin to appease his audience.
Hopefully the media will do their jobs this time, and vet EVERYONE!
Still looking for interviews with friends and family of our current president ( uncle, half sister, college room mates....etc.). Can anyone tell me where to find them? All other candidates had many people from their pasts interviewed. You can tell a lot about a person by whome he/she keeps company with.

None of the above

Wow. What an all-star lineup. The fundamentalist evangelical Christian minister, the illiterate celebrity ex-governor, and Romney. Hmm.

It takes a group like that to make Romney look like the reasonable one. It should NOT be hard for Obama to stave off the literally hundreds of people clamoring to put any one of these jokers in the White House. This is the face of tomorrow's Republican party! Be proud! (snicker)

21% of the GOP would vote for a quitter...how sad.

Vat's dis? Da Three Stooges?

Yes, CNN. It CAN be too early to look at a race. You're trying way too hard.

That's it for the GOP?

Give us a break. Who frigging cares about the next presidential election when we are barely 6 months into the new administration?

I would NOT even consider any of them...

We have huge issues to address that are important to our country. If these power-hungry Republicans would focus on governing (instead of quitting), we might actually solve some issues together for a change.

Enough of the nonsense.

just cant believe people still think palin is experienced enough and capable of running this country some day. frightening!!!

How dumb are people to think she is qualified at all? This is just amazing. It truly show how incompetent the Republicans are when it comes to voting for a president. These are the same people that think Bush was a good president.

Why anyone would vote for Palin for anything is quite beyond me.

.....however, Huckabee's numbers among all Americans look better by comparison. Although each GOP contender receives a similar favorable rating from the American public - 43% for Palin, 37% for Romney, and 42% for Huckabee - Huckabee's negatives are lower. As a result, his +19 net favorable score is much better than Romney's +8 and Palin's -2.

palin is an uneducated buffoon. but let's keep her around for laughs – check her out on you tube if you haven't done so in a while! she makes gw look like a genius in comparison.

the disparity here is unbelievable – huckabee is the author of six books. one wonders whether sp can even read a book.

It doesn't matter who they run. I'll never vote for a Republican again. EVER! I am so sick of those liars and whiners.

Why are we constantly looking at polls on this? Come on now, this is three years away! There is going to be so many changes in that time and these polls aren't going to mean a thing. The media is getting way too obsessed with who's going to run in 2012 and not focusing on what's relavent to today.

If the Republicans spent more time on fixing the mess they made as much as they spend on winning then maybe Americans will repsect them!
There will not be another Republican president in the white house until 2024..I predice it will be Jeb's son George P. Bush! Hopefully he is nothing like his father and smarter than his uncle!

Obama/Biden
2008/2012

Are you serious CNN? The last election was 8 months ago! We have over 3 years!!!

You guys are sinking below the level of MSNBC!!

Try reporting on some real news, like Cap and Trade, ObamaCare and how we plan on paying for 16 Trillion in debt?

Republicans dont seem to have many options. A quitter running for president! Shame on the Republicans for choosing her (if they do). What is the guarantee she wont quit office when she is the President?

Tell me i'm not dreaming .Palin in a close race ?Palin scores a 72 percent approval rating compared with Huckabee's 59 percent and Romeny's 56 percent. ?
Sad to say ,the GOP just doesn't get it !.They just don't get it ! .Wake up America,she is a beauty queen . Period!! She talks like she is answering a pageant question .
Palin as president scares the hell out of me .

hahahahaha..thats all I have to say

A tight race in an obsolete party with <20% national support and dropping lie flies. This is not saying much. None of these have a chance.

She's in a tight race for the next job she'd quit half through?

Let's see...Larry, Moe or Curly... How about "none of the above"! (My apologies to The Three Stooges).

Look at these people....are you kidding me. Why in gods green earth would anyone take any of these jokers seriously. WHY???? If this is the best the GOP has to offer....you know what to do AMERICA stand up yell loud and clear and rally against the GOP... get them out in 2010... Sarah Palin is leading this pack.... WHAT????? She is an idiot... really American... they are like drugs..

JUST SAY NO to the party of NO... in 2010!!!! They will go away and we will not have the THREAT of any of these birds getting into our government and our homes, listening to our phone calls, illegelly killing our servicemen in bullcrap ego wars, rapping the middle class so the rich can get richer ( thats GOP Socialism... and redistribution of wealth at its best ). SAY NO!!!!

GET THE WORD OUT!!! DON'T WAIT....... if we united against the GOP strongly we can stop this racist white collar crime train that is the GOP!!!!!

God help us all if that woman gets anywhere near Washington.

For the good of the country, it is vital to have two strong political parties. The Democrats hava a total winner in Barack Obama. The Republicans, who this article states are favoring Sarah Palin, would be a disaster as a presidential candidate. Mrs. Palin in under-educated , has little knowledge of the world outside of Alaska, never met a single world leader, has never before traveled except to meet the Alaskan troops in Iraq, has great difficulty articulating her thoughts. is seen by many Americans as a source of entertainment because of her personality and is viewed by a majority of Americans as totally unqualified for high public office. There are many qualified Republican leaders -- find them and rebuild the party. That would be in the best interest of this country.

OMG! Please say it ain't so. I'm glad that poll was directed at republicans only because a lot of them still believe that Palin can run this country so that's probably why the numbers are the way they are right now. But God knows, Palin doesn't have a chance of winning...she can't win alone on just her base supporters voting for her. She needs the votes of all races and it ain't happening. So many people do not like this woman, including republicans and definitely democrats.

That's scary. Although I would kill to see President Obama debating EX (not even 1 full term) Governor of ALASKA. She can't even get through an intelligent interview with softie Katie Couric! That would be some serious entertainment.

What a line-up!!
Obama must be shaking...from fear????...not!
Laughter!

pleasem if thfolk were serious, they would work to fix the current mess, otherwise become true community organizers

God, people who take pools like this and people who publish them should be fired. 455 "republicans" is a bare statistical minimum. Any deviation in the sample and whole data will be pushed over the edge. Where did this republicans came from? What is the regional and time distribution. Somebody REALLY need to hire a decent statistician.

Are you this tupid that you would poll this non-sense at this time? I am trying to keep my job, get affordable health insurance for my family, and keep my home from going into foreclosure. Why can't you support the current administration and use your energy to put an end to this recession? You and your good ole boys put this country in this mess to begin with. I will never vote for you and your backwards thinking. You are stupid and disgusting!

Larry, Curly and Moe!

Lindsey Graham 2012!!!

72 %???? what are these people smoking?

CNN – Stop it.... We all know people want Palin to run for Entertainment only. She will never be POTUS too stupid, a whinner, quitter and lair!

Put her on her dog team and let her disappear into the bush.

Simply forget this quiter!

The reason why it 's so close is that many Republicans are looking and hoping for someone better to come along. It's also far, far too soon for the public to begin thinking about the next election. Let us have a break of at least 18 mos. from inauguration day before expecting the public to start considering the next election. If people want to form exploratory committees, let them. It's their time to waste or gain from. But the public needs a break.

If the primary process does not "kick off" for another two years then how is this a "race"? Maybe Palin can read a book between now than then.

these Three Stooges are irrelevant !!!!

1 Quitter
1 Loser
and
1 Weirdo

no thanks!

MLH

I guess being a Mormon really hurts Mitt. He is a millionaire that's real bright. I thought Huck was bright too, until he challenged the Mormons on their belief in god, putting him in a weird place for me. Comparing either one of these guys to a woman that educated herself to become a sportscaster is really setting the bar low for the GOP. She cannot answer the most basic questions under pressure, how the heck is she going to do it as President.

"When willl they ever learn? Oh, when will they ever learn?"

It simply confounds me as to why Sarah Palin is or may possibly be, even remotely considered as a Presidential nominee by the Republican party now or ever. There are way, way to many reasons to list however, Sarah brings new ones to the table almost on a weekly basis...stay tuned for more!

Palin 72% approval rating!!!!!!!! You can't be serious?
Have they all gone mad?

Pleease let it be Palin!!

Obama will win in a landfall then

all of those stink haha. I normally vote republican.. but those choices are like all they can do?? There is no underdog somewhere that is better than those three?? Boy do they have problems!!!

Wow, really? The GOP really doesn't have ANYONE on their team do they? Maybe Ms. California can be her running mate....

As much as I like Palin and Huckbee, Mitt Romney will kick Obama and his cronies out of the White House in 2012. Mark my words CNN...

Oh Please, Please let it be Palin!!! I will vote for her in a primary-most definitely! I want to ensure an Obama victory in the general election. Yes, Palin for the Repug. Nominee! Obama 2012!!!

Palin is a smart lady, she has my vote. Many democrats dislike her because they know she is a threat to their party. If you don't believe me, just watch the following hate grams.

I still fail to see what attracts people to Sarah Palin. She seems so out of touch and uneducated. If she were president it would be another situation of a vice president or adviser making the decisions, as apparently happened in the George W. Bush's administration.

All the Republicans contending for the Presidencial nomination in 2008 were Baptists except Romney and McCain attended a Baptist
Church in Arizona. In one of the primaries Romney was denied one of the state primariesy in the South when Huckabee or McCain gave their delegates to the other keep Romney from winning).
The Republican party today belongs to the South and the Baptists (There is only one religion in the South and Black or White composes about 95-100% of the Population).
Who in 2010 or 2012 elections outside the South are going support Huckabee xcept these Southern States who gave McCain 2/3rds of the vote and I would be that these votes came from White southern Baptists.
I would bet money that outside the South The Republican party will be dead in 2010 and 2012. You never know but maybe the Southern States will see the handwriting on the wall regarding the Republican Party.

Palin would be the best bet for the party. She has a huge following plus the fact that she has managed a state and has been a mother to all of her kids. These attributes make the qualities to be a CEO or even president of this country. She just has to be very selective with her choice for running mate. Cant wait for 2012.

This story is ridiculous. It's 2009.

Any of these these potential candidates would be better than Obama who is whittling away at the foundation of this once great nation.

This story is a waste of space..... 2 years away.... Any of these candidates could easily drop the ball in that timespan.

doing a poll like this this early is just stupid. even more stupid is CNN reporting it.

Who cares? The midterms are what's important. We need to get as many Democrats out of the house and senate we possibly can! We can't afford to keep them around.

Having Palin that close in the polls speaks volumes about the mind set of the typical republican. SOOOOOOOOOO pathetically SAD!

Most surprising of all is that the pollsters could find 455 individuals that would actually admit they are republicans and probably only admitted it after being water-boarded 738 times

what is your facination with the Quitter? CNN doesn't hav e any new news

Either one of the three would create a terrible America for anyone who isn't a rightwing, anti-science, anti-choice, anti-minority religious nutcase.

And the eternal campaign continues. Don't these cats ever take a week off? I'm going to start the first outrageous campaign rumor: Did you know that Sarah Palin is a Buddhist? You heard it here first. Have a nice day!

This is old news. Since the 72% for Palin came out new polls assert that now that she is resigning only 35% of republicans support her.

Personally I'd love to see support among republicans for Palin go as high as possible. What better way to guaranty the GOP will remain irrelevant as a serious contender for the 2012 White House.

A poll 3 years before the convention has little basis in reality. The nominee could very well be someone who isn't even considered a candidate at this point.

Obama is only 6 months into his term and CNN is talking 2012 polls? Alot can happen in 3 1/2 years. If these three are all the Republicans have to offer, Obama would have to really mess things up not win a 2nd term.

pick sara, pick sarah, this will ensure the Democrats win again, Yahoo! way to go repubs.

Good choices, all of them - for the democrats that is.

What about RON PAUL!!!!!!!

...if that is all the Replican party has to offer...they will lose again...

I don't know what's scarier, the fact that Palin thinks she's smart enough to run for president or that there are people out there stupid enough to vote for Palin.

Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee are Incompetent, Wrothless and Not Qualified to be a President of U.S.A.

This article is witness to the fact that the GOP followers have lost their minds. This is only one symptom of an over medicated society.

Proof that Republicans have been taken over by the hard-right – and will remain a minority party for the foreseeable future.

I truly hope that, none of these people ever get elected to the office of United States President, it would be the end of us, they are all war mongers, each and every one of them, we might as well put another Bush back in, if we put one of these people in, they are all a like, as far as I am concerned. And as far as Haley Barbour goes he is a low digit person, if he is every elected to that office, I would have to leave, and go to another country, he has got to be one of the worst, that has every held a public office. Thank you.

Has the been an outbreak of the "Idiocy Flu"?

It is easy to have a high approval rating when you don't DO anything. She is really good at speeches, but has proven her biggest flaw to be hiring & electing friends of the family & idiots as her staff or to high positions around her. Do you really want someone who hasn't really finished a term as governor as president?? I voted for her for governor, I will NOT make the same mistake twice.

I think everyone should lend their support to ensuring that Palin is the Republican nominee. That way we are guranteed of two things. First, the news reports will be filled with idiotic and moronic quotes from Palin that we can all enjoy and get a good laugh from, and second, President Obama is assured a second term in office. Go Sarah go!!

What a bunch of losers.

what race? it has not even been 6 months since the new president was sworn in–try to stick with reporting the news of the moment!!

a.k.a. easy win for Obama

I wish you would stop showing Tina Fey's picture

will Americans trust repubs with the economy again? though i don't have a clue what obama is doing to revive us. nobody is talking of problems facing the manufacturing sector. we import everything and we are talking of green jobs. hahahahahahahaha

You people who are doing polls, can you please stop the disturbance. The president is few months since he took the Office and you are taking the polls for the next President!!! What kind of the game is this one???????
Presidents are elected to work for people. Can you tell me 7 months is enough period for a President to show he is capable to work for the people!!!!. This is silly to take the polls now!!!!!!! Remember the President is elected to serve the people for a 4-year-term!!!! Right!!!!

the good news is that any of these are better than the loser we have now.....the Obozo clock is ticking

Who cares??

The only person that has even a slight chance of beating Obama out of this sorry batch is Mitt.

For the love of Pete. I'm still not over being sick and tired of the LAST presidential race and now we're already starting? This is worse than retailers keeping all their Christmas stuff up all year!

This list laughable-

Palin? Really? When will the media stop pretending that this woman is a viable candidate?

I'm sure someone will come along and ask "why are we so afraid of Palin? Blah blah blah" but even that person knows Sarah is a functioning idiot.

Huck blew his chances when he agreed to that ridiculous talk show, and started writing silly poems to Obama and whatnot.

Romney? Maybe... but he'll still get crushed in the general.

Is the GOP serious?? Is this really ALL they have to offer the American public? These candidates are just a bunch of failed, has beens from last year's elections. Each was either not wanted as a Presidential candidate or failed as a VP candidate. If the GOP doesn't find more to offer in the way of leadership and potential candidates for their party, they will continue to die a slow death. And it's ashame because the US needs TWO strong political parties in order to maintain a healthy balance in government. I can't believe this sorry bunch is all they have to offer. I'm still shaking my head.

Wow - this is the best they got? The GOP must have official decided to call it quits.

Bought the farm, clean out your lockers, major fail, end game, done, finito, kaput.

Brother, the republicans never fail to UNDERhelm. But then, given the sad group of losers they have to choose from, only a loser could get chose.

Really, Palin for President when she can't even handle her PERSONAL FINANCES????? Go ahead Republicans, choose this one–Puhhhleeeezzzeee!!!!!

If the Republicans had any brains they'd just save their money and sit out the next several elections.

Of the three I would have to go with Palin. The other two are the same old same old politicians. I know a lot of comments in here knock her intellegence but there's not to many people in here smart enough to be governor and run a state. They could probably be a community organizer!

Two days ago CNN reported that only 1/3 of Republicans (with a sampling over a thousdand people) thought that Palin had the credubility to be President.

Now CNN is reporting that Palin has a higher 'favorability' rating than these other 2 candidates-to-be?

These two results together are ambiguous and mutually exclusive.....WHICH one is true? One day Palin is down, two days later she is the favorite?? WHICH is true? You cannot have both!

We haven't even got out 2009 yet and these knuckleheads thinks they'll be the next POTUS. What a crock.

Worst – Huckabee
Worser – Romney
Worsest – Failin Palin

So this is what Republicans are concerned with....winning the next election? What about working to fix the economy, healthcare, the war...

Our president has only been in office 6 months and they are consumed by winning an election that is over three years away. This is sickening. Whether you like it or not, we need to work together and support our government. I wasn't a fan of George W. Bush, but while he was in office, I wanted the best for our country. I could have dwelled on the fact that my candidate had lost (twice) but that doesn't make it any better, so the right thing to do is get on with it and work to make this country a better place.

I am 100% for President Obama!!
However, here are my comments:
Huckabee is a likeable man
Romney is a smart man – perhaps too smart
mmmmmm..........no more comments!!!

That picture does not look good for the GOP. Have they thrown in the towell already?

Everyone involved needs to go out and get a job because they have way too much time on their hands. This is way to soon to be valid.

Its good to see a story about people who understand government's role in America. It gets kind of old reading over and over,"...the democratic leaders have passed another $1 trillion bill for..." whatever.

I just hope these three are still at the top of the heap in 2012. If this is the best the GOP can come up with, it should be a cakewalk.

For starters, could I maybe get a GOP candidate that doesn't believe in creationism? Then maybe I'd start taking them seriously.

I'm supporting Sarah Palin all the way. However, any GOP candidate is a far better option than four more years of Obama.

Why do we always have such bad choices from Presidential nominees? I respect the fact that societies must progress, even though that progression has been repressed by every elected body since the Constitution was written. However, it seems like both parties simply install the candidate that will offer the best dog and pony show. Voters need to really think about the next election and ignore the popularity contest that has become our political process. The media doesn't make it any easier with evaluations like "Would you drink a beer with (candidate)?" My vote in 2012 goes to –Nobody I know yet.

forget about it Huckabee, you are just a younger John McCain....get out of our party.

Sarah Palin will not run for POTUS. She will be the attack dog. Perfect job for her considering all the media attention she gets. Do not underestimate her. She is crazy like a fox.

nice to see their still the party of NO . Keep up the good work.. All 3 of them are so scary .She scored a 72 – what were these people drinking

Only a total moron could think that pin head Palin is qualified.

the only thing surprising in this poll is the number of people polled: 455 (?!) seems mighty small.

Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee OK...but for all that's holy, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin? Seriously, what are these people smoking to actually even consider this ditz?

Romney 2012!!!! We need a businessman in the White House, someone who actually has business experience, not a chump activist.

sarah palin is the most qualified and most popular one of the republican party. she has more promise to lead this country back to creditability than any even the present president

After Obama is done destroying the USA, Yogi the Bear could win.

This is the best that they have, really? Oh, I actually feel bad for republicans.

Okay seriously, who the hell cares at this point? We're not even a full 6 months into the current administration's term, and we're already looking at 2012; look at the last paragraph here, this last one should have had Giuliani and Clinton facing off... this is really desperate reporting...

As a liberal I love the GOP lineup. Love it!! Democrats should control the White House for another 2-3 decades. Just wait until the economy turns around and growth is rampant. Now we just need to get rid of more GOPers so we can get to work on climate change, health care and education. Think America! If someone is against either of those 3 then they're a bum and we need to throw them out. And that goes for "blue dog" dems too!

That picture of Mitt, Sarah and Mike needs a title. I shall call it "Trio of Deranged Prudes."

This is ridiculous. It is a long way off and I doubt anyone will want the job by the time Obama is done crippling the economy.

I am really fed up with these CNN Palin-bashing -baiting articles–As far as we know SP is not even running in 2012–yet CNN uses her good name knowing that libs will try to beat her to a pulp because she is more popular than Big O. Please try to concentrate on what the democrats are trying to do to our great country and leave Palin alone. There is method in this madness–to keep your mind off the demise of our country under Obama.

I bet Dave, TCM, and Mike are "old" white guys. They hate everything that is not old or uneducated like them.
But do not venture in DC. We will shoot you like we did yesterday in the US Capitol area.

Who cares Plain? She has no quality to run for the president. Her knowledge about domestic and international issues is so poor! And her talk lacks of logic!!!

Another line-up of utterly puke-worthy contenders. Bleh!!!

OMG.
Anyone who seriously considers Palin is presidential material has serious problems.
What in the world is our country coming to??

Any Republican will be better than Obama.

Instead of worrying about getting back into power why don't the republicans help try and fix this country they and bush destroyed?

3 irrelevant republicans.
obama isn't even in office 6 months and you guys are already spinning the drama.
stop, already.
is anyone able to live in the present?