Obama 49% Romney 42%

[DemocratSinceBirth]

http://www.gallup.com/poll/150743/Obama-Romney.aspx

I like

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. At this stage of the game polls mean nothing much

call me two months before the election... better yet six weeks.

This is a friendly PSA based on decades of Poli Sci research.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. I Did Post Grad Work In Poli Sci

Better for morale to be up by seven than down by seven.

The Republican's only hope is for the economy to go back into recession. It's already May. We are probably out of the proverbial woods.

[tritsofme]

5. The horserace numbers are largely useless at this point, however Obama's job approval numbers

remain troubling.

He has moved in the right direction from last summer, but has not had his head consistently above 50% for quite a long time, and this is dangerous for an incumbent, especially in an election year.

He straddles the edge of an incumbent that wins reelection, and one that doesn't.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Yup...

[SpencerShay]

7. Not quite.

The president's job approval ratings are hardly "troubling." Gallup said today, that President Obama is in a good position for re-election. And, President Obama is the slight favorite to win re-election, partially because Mitt Romney is the crappiest republican nominee in decades.

[MADem]

2. Especially since Gallup gives the margin to the GOP.

The real numbers are probably even better for us and worse for RMoney!

[applegrove]

4. Plus at this point in the presidential elections the new nominee always does better than the

incumbent president because he has had so much press. Mitt? Not so much support at this juncture. Bodes well for Obama.

[sarcasmo]

8. I think it will be an even wider margine when the debates begin.