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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBounce baby, even Reuters online poll has Obama up by 4 points
Obama widens lead over Romney despite jobs data: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Alina Selyukh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, picking up support following the Democratic National Convention, widened his narrow lead over Republican U.S. presidential challenger Mitt Romney in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Saturday.
The latest daily tracking poll showed Obama, a Democrat, with a lead of 4 percentage points over Romney. Forty-seven percent of 1,457 likely voters surveyed online over the previous four days said they would vote for Obama if the November 6 elections were held today, compared with 43 percent for Romney.
"The bump is actually happening. I know there was some debate whether it would happen... but it's here," said Ipsos pollster Julia Clark, referring to the "bounce" in support that many presidential candidates enjoy after nominating conventions.
Obama had leapfrogged Romney in the daily tracking poll on Friday with a lead of 46 percent to 44 percent.
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http://news.yahoo.com/obama-widens-lead-over-romney-despite-jobs-data-201203713.html
By Alina Selyukh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, picking up support following the Democratic National Convention, widened his narrow lead over Republican U.S. presidential challenger Mitt Romney in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Saturday.
The latest daily tracking poll showed Obama, a Democrat, with a lead of 4 percentage points over Romney. Forty-seven percent of 1,457 likely voters surveyed online over the previous four days said they would vote for Obama if the November 6 elections were held today, compared with 43 percent for Romney.
"The bump is actually happening. I know there was some debate whether it would happen... but it's here," said Ipsos pollster Julia Clark, referring to the "bounce" in support that many presidential candidates enjoy after nominating conventions.
Obama had leapfrogged Romney in the daily tracking poll on Friday with a lead of 46 percent to 44 percent.
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http://news.yahoo.com/obama-widens-lead-over-romney-despite-jobs-data-201203713.html
The significance is that Mitt led by two points a few days ago. Then the President got a four-point swing, which has now turned into a six point swing.
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Bounce baby, even Reuters online poll has Obama up by 4 points (Original Post)
ProSense
Sep 2012
OP
That's great news! There aren't many unconfirmed voters to give a bounce, so this is great!!!! nt
Honeycombe8
Sep 2012
#1
And after nearly everyone in the corporate media said the "job numbers" would kill any bounce.
David Zephyr
Sep 2012
#2
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)1. That's great news! There aren't many unconfirmed voters to give a bounce, so this is great!!!! nt
David Zephyr
(22,785 posts)2. And after nearly everyone in the corporate media said the "job numbers" would kill any bounce.
How sweet it is.
Mayberry Machiavelli
(21,096 posts)3. DNC Terrorist Fistbump For The Win!
magnifisense
(285 posts)4. Bounce!
KICK!
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)5. Not good enough to avert cheatage by pigliCONs.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)6. Up by 5 points
Ipsos/Reuters Daily Election Tracking: Obama 48% - Romney 43%
http://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=5762
http://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=5762