President Barack Obama would defeat Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in a 2012 matchup, according to a new poll.
Obama would win 49 percent compared to 42 percent for Palin, according to a survey by Public Policy Polling, a Democratic-leaning polling firm based in Raleigh, reports Rob Christensen.
Voters remain divided about Palin, who was the GOP nominee for vice president last year and who recently announced she'll resign as governor.
The survey found that 44 percent of Tar Heel voters viewed her favorably while 46 percent viewed her unfavorably.
The poll of 767 North Carolina voters was conducted from July 10-12 and had a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.
North Carolina has gone Republican in 10 of the last 12 presidential contests.
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