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2012 Poll: Obama Trails Huckabee, Romney (Jeremy P. Jacobs, November 4, 2010, Hotline)

The CNN/Opinion Research poll, released Thursday, shows that a day after the country delivered a crushing defeat to his party in the midterm elections, Obama needs to begin rebuilding his political standing if he wants to be successful in 2012.

Obama trails former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R). He holds leads over former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.).