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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRasmussen, 2/1: Obama 47% Romney 43%, Obama 50% Gingrich 38%
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_pollIn potential Election 2012 matchups, its President Obama 47% and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney 43%. However, if former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is the Republican nominee, the president holds a double-digit lead, 50% to 38%,
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Rasmussen, 2/1: Obama 47% Romney 43%, Obama 50% Gingrich 38% (Original Post)
highplainsdem
Feb 2012
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Proud Public Servant
(2,097 posts)1. In every recent poll
Obama and Romney are statistically tied. Obama generally leads Romney by 4-6 points, but that's always within the margin of error. This one could be very, very close.
Motown_Johnny
(22,308 posts)2. wait until after the debates
I think the poll numbers will swing
Proud Public Servant
(2,097 posts)3. Actually, we tend to forget
That Obama consistently underperformed in the debates in 2008. Debates are not his strong suit. Luckily, they're not Mittens' strong suit, either. But I don't expect the debates to be game-changers.
phleshdef
(11,936 posts)4. Um, no he didn't. He was considered the winner of every debate against McCain by huge margins...
...based on every poll taken after each debate.