President 2012 Florida Poll Watch: Romney 48% Vs. Obama 43% and Huckabee 49% Vs. Obama 44%

According to the latest Sachs/Mason-Dixon Poll.

President Obama Job Approval Vs. Disapproval:

• Approve – 43%
• Disapprove – 56%

President Obama Job Approval Vs. Disapproval among Independent Voters:

• Approve – 34%
• Disapprove – 56%

For the Republican Nomination:

• Mitt Romney – 23%
• Mike Huckabee – 18%
• Donald Trump – 13%
• Newt Gingrich – 11%
• Tim Pawlenty – 8%
• Sarah Palin – 5%
• Mitch Daniels – 4%
• Ron Paul – 3%
• Michele Bachmann – 1%

Most interesting here is that Tim Pawlenty is polling better than Sarah Palin and so is Donald Trump.

Head to Head:

• Romney 48% Vs. Obama 43%
• Huckabee 49% Vs. Obama 44%
• Trump 40% Vs. Obama 48%
• Palin 39% Vs. Obama 51%

So, what does this all mean?

Looks like Mitt Romney who announced his exploratory Presidential committee today has a leg up in this race, especially if Mike Huckabee does not run.

President Obama who won Florida by 3 points in 2008 may have a tough time in 2012 unless the GOP were to nominate someone like Sarah Palin or Donald Trump.

The GOP needs to win Florida and its 29 electoral votes in order to beat the incumbent President Obama and chances look good that they will.