While Economy Remains his Weak Spot, Poll has Obama Beating the GOP Field

Submitted by Kevin Derby on May 11, 2011 - 2:10pm

A poll released on Wednesday revealed that President Barack Obama was enjoying a surge of popularity after American forces killed terrorist Osama bin Laden.

The poll from Ispos found Obama getting more than 50 percent against every single one of a host of Republican challengers. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee came closest in the poll but still lost, with the president getting 51 percent support of those surveyed while the Republican was behind him with 39 percent. Obama led former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, 51 percent to 38 percent.

The president led the rest of the field by much larger margins, beating former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia, Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana by 18 percent; former Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska by 19 percent; and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and former Gov. Jon Huntsman of Utah by 21 percent.

The poll continued the bad news for billionaire and reality TV star Donald Trumps political aspirations. Obama destroyed Trump in the poll, beating him 57 percent to 30 percent.

The good news for the Republicans? Only 34 percent of those surveyed approve of the way Obama has managed the economy.

The poll of 1,029 voters was taken between May 5-9 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.

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