A new poll by Public Policy Polling shows Gov. Mike Huckabee as the strongest contender (out of Romney, Palin, & Pawlenty) if there was a vote today in a race versus Obama.
Obama: 46%
Huckabee: 45%
Huckabee performed well among Republicans and conservatives and was also the leading candidate among Independent voters.
Obama: 47%
Romney: 42%
Obama: 50%
Palin: 44%
Obama: 48%
Pawlenty: 35%
See the full data here: http://publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_National_1210.pdf
UPDATE: Poll numbers corrected.






The Obama/Palin numbers should be 50/44, not 44/50, and the Obama/Pawlenty numbers should be 48/35, not 35/48.
Thanks. Poll numbers have been corrected.