AN INSTA-POLL:

Who is most likely to beat Barack Obama? Michele Bachmann Newt Gingrich Ron Paul Rick Perry Mitt Romney Rick Santorum pollcode.com free polls

UPDATE: Why no Jon Huntsman, Gary Johnson, or Buddy Roemer? I like Johnson, but he’s never gotten traction. The others have even less chance. On the other hand, John Galvin writes:

You left out Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and anybody else. When Reagan ran against Carter, I, like a lot of others, would have voted for Anybody, including Donald Duck, over that clown. Same goes this time.

I left out the syphilitic camel, too. That disappointed reader Shane Boyd. Hey, you can’t please everybody.