Poll: Obama, Romney Even For ‘12

Item: 2012 Match-ups: Obama, Romney Tied at 45%; Obama 48%, Palin 42%/ Rasmussen Reports

More Info: If Romney secured the GOP nomination and Palin chose to run as an independent candidate, Obama would win the resulting three-way race with 44% of the vote. Romney is the choice of 33% of the voters under that scenario, with Palin a distant third with 16% support. Three percent (3%) like some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided.

Question: Will Mitt Romney be the Republican standard bearer in 2012?