A Romney-Huckabee-Pawlenty Race? (Powerlineblog.com)

(John)

The 2012 election is a long way off, and much will happen before the GOP
selects its presidential candidate. Still, if these results from the
NYTimes/CBS poll are reasonably accurate, the race has already taken a pretty
definite shape. As everyone knows, quite a few Republicans have thrown their
hats into the ring. But this graphic, which sums up the poll results, suggests
the ultimate shape of the race. Click to enlarge:

To be clear, I think highly of everyone on this list, with the possible
exception of Donald Trump, so the point here is not my evaluation, but how the
public is sizing up the candidates so far.

There are only two candidates who are both widely known to the general public
and also viewed favorably by non-Republicans: Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney.
Romney has been through a high-profile campaign and has a modestly positive
overall rating, which is all one can expect in this polarized era. Mike
Huckabee rates even better among both Republicans and all voters. I am not
surprised by this: Huckabee is the most talented politician now working in
either party. (I would say he is the most talented politician ...

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