AP Poll: Nearly as Many Dems as Reps Want Anybody Other Than Obama

An Associated Press-Knowledge Networks Poll, reported in the Huffington Post of all places, shows that nearly as many Democrats as Republicans would like to see someone other than Obama in the White House In January 2013.

The AP-KN poll has tracked a group of people and their views since the beginning of the 2008 presidential campaign. Among all 2008 voters, 51 percent say he deserves to be defeated in November 2012 while 47 percent support his re-election – essentially a tie.

Among Democrats, 47 percent say Obama should be challenged for the 2012 nomination and 51 percent say he should not be opposed. Those favoring a contest include most who backed Hillary Rodham Clinton's unsuccessful faceoff against Obama for the 2008 nomination.

And, as noted in the previous paragraph, that too, is virtually a tie. And for the former first lady, who was able to distance herself from the Armageddon-like debacle the Democrats will face tomorrow, those numbers will continue to tilt in her favor over the coming months.

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