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11:02 AM, Jul 27, 2010 • By DANIEL HALPER

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The Netroots Nation has spoken, according to this unofficial poll:

If former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin decides to jump into the 2012 presidential race, liberals would be thrilled, an unofficial poll released today shows.

In a straw poll of attendees at the Netroots Nation conference in Las Vegas over the weekend, 48 percent of respondents said they'd like to see Palin as the Republican Party's 2012 nominee. Rep. Ron Paul came in a distant second, at 11 percent. Ten percent voted for Rick Santorum, 9 percent for Mitt Romney and 8 percent for Newt Gingrich. Seven percent chose Tim Pawlenty, while 5 percent said Mike Huckabee, and 1 percent said Rep. Mike Pence.

Presumably, the Left wants to face Palin because they think Obama has the best chance of beating her in the 2012 presidential race. For more on this, read Allahpundit.

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