LOL, ran across this today..thought of Palin.
ABC News-Harris Survey
For Release:
Tuesday AM, January 29th, 1980 Vol. II No. 13 ISSN 0163-4846
CARTER NOW FAR AHEAD OF BOTH REAGAN AND BUSH
By Louis Harris
President Carter so dominates the American political scene now that his margin over Ronald Reagan in a post-Iowa trial heat has risen to an overwhelming 65-31 percent. And against George Bush, the GOP candidate who finished first in the recent Iowa caucuses, Carter leads by only a slightly lower 62-32 percent.
These latest ABC News -Harris Survey results, taken among a cross section of 1,195 likely voters on January 22nd, dramatically illustrate the incredible political comeback of President Carter. Only four months ago, Reagan held a 50-45 percent lead over Carter. This means that a 5 point deficit has been turned into a 34 point lead over this short span of time. This is the largest lead President Carter has held over any Republican since July 1976, when he was 39 points ahead of President Gerald Ford.
The magnitude of Carter's lead can best be grasped by examining where the Carter-Reagan contest stands among groups which are usually Republican in their preference:
--In the suburbs, Carter is now ahead of Reagan by a massive 66-30 percent. Voters between 50 and 64 years of age prefer Carter by 63-34 percent, and he has no~ soared to a 67-25 percent lead among those who are 65 and over. Among voters with incomes of $25,000 or more, Carter's margin is 60-36 percent. Business executives favor the President by a narrow 50-48 percent. Most startling of all, among those who c~ll themselves conservatives, Carter has a substantial 57-39 percent edge. Together, these groups of voters form the base of the modern Republican Party. Indeed, among Republican voters, Reagan is ahead, but only by a 61-37 percent margin. For the GOP to lose 37 percent of their party's faithful would be nothing short of disaster.
--So-called "swing" groups of voters, whose support is indispensable to either party in a close election, are also going for Carter by massive margins. Smalltown voters now prefer Carter by 60-35 percent. The college educated back the President by 61-35 percent. In the $15,000 to $25,000 income group, where Reagan is strongest, Carter nonetheless leads by 59-37 percent. Middle of the road voters are now behind Carter by 67-30 percent. Political independents give him a 63-32 percent lead.
--But Carter's strongest showing is among those groups who traditionally form the backbone of the Democratic Party. In the big cities, Carter is ahead of Reagan by 68-27 percent. Among young people under 30, he leads by 71-27 percent. Among blacks, he holds a lopsided 89-5 percent edge. Among Catholics, Carter is ahead by 68-29 percent. Among Jewish voters, he is winning by 75-18 percent. Among all Democrats, Carter is winning by 82-14 percent. And among political liberals, he is leading by 75-21
http://www.harrisinteractive.com/va...FAR-AHEAD-OF-BOTH-REAGAN-AND-BUSH-1980-01.pdf
Yep it is now the Tea Partiers that are all hopey changey with their messiah Paul of Kentucky.
