Sarah Palin’s struggles continued in the new poll. She trailed Obama, 55-38 percent. Obama also came out on top over Tea Party Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), 51-33 percent. Newt Gingrich didn’t fair much better, garnering 39 percent support to Obama’s 51 percent. Both Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee faired considerably better. Obama enjoyed a 49-44 percent lead over Huckabee. He also led Mitt Romney, 48-43 percent.
Obama’s standing in the polls is likely to continue to improve in the coming weeks. The reason is simple. Americans don’t like Congress and the name “Republican” is now synonymous with the unpopular body. Sure, Democrats still enjoy the Senate, but the Republican majority in the House has been getting the lion’s share of the media attention so far in 2011. President Obama performed well during the aftermath of the tragic shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford and 20 others outside a supermarket in Tucson, Arizona. He'll be back in the spotlight to deliver his second State of the Union address on January 25th. The balls in Obama's court right now, and he's driving for the basket. It's going to be a long game though. The 2012 election is still a long way away.
