Is Rep Ron Paul, R-Texas, more electable than President Obama or Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas? Harris Interactive, released a poll today suggesting that Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, would defeat President Obama in a general election, whereas Gov. Rick Perry, R-Texas, would lose to the general election.

When Harris asked respondents about the general election, 51 percent supported Paul against Obama, who received 49 percent in that hypothetical matchup. Perry lost to Obama 51-49, while former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., won the hypothetical election 53-47.