Mon Sep 3, 2012, 02:24 PM

alp227 (20,426 posts)

New N.C. poll gives Romney small lead in presidential race

Source: Charlotte Observer

Republican Mitt Romney appears to have gotten his bounce from his party’s national convention – at least in the state hosting the Democratic convention, according to a poll released Sunday.

The new Elon University/Charlotte Observer Poll shows the GOP presidential candidate leading President Barack Obama 47 percent to 43 percent in North Carolina.

The poll, which has a margin of error of 3 percentage points, surveyed likely voters from Aug. 25-30, during the GOP convention in Tampa. Elon did the poll in partnership with the Observer and the News & Observer of Raleigh.

“I would have to say that is a small, modest bump,” said poll director Kenneth Fernandez.

Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/09/03/3499170/new-nc-poll-gives-romney-small.html

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6 replies	Author	Time	Post
New N.C. poll gives Romney small lead in presidential race (Original post)	alp227	Sep 2012	OP
Really?	RLP1862	Sep 2012	#1
which will	warrior1	Sep 2012	#2
Taking one just before the DNC convention (which happens to be IN North Carolina)	rocktivity	Sep 2012	#3
Oh please...	SoapBox	Sep 2012	#4
Nielsen's rated the Repuke convention a flop.	cyclezealot	Sep 2012	#5
Margin of error puts it at a tie.	yardwork	Sep 2012	#6

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Mon Sep 3, 2012, 02:25 PM

RLP1862 (17 posts)

1. Really?

The pollster has no track record. Let's see some history.

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Mon Sep 3, 2012, 02:26 PM

warrior1 (9,248 posts)

2. which will

be over probably by the end of this week.

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Mon Sep 3, 2012, 02:44 PM

rocktivity (36,623 posts)

3. Taking one just before the DNC convention (which happens to be IN North Carolina)

seems a little self-defeating.

rocktivity

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Mon Sep 3, 2012, 02:44 PM

SoapBox (5,809 posts)

4. Oh please...

"...new Elon University/Charlotte Observer Poll shows the GOP presidential candidate"

It gets my goat, when I see, "...a small, modest bump".

Spare me.

That can go up, down, up, down...depending not only how they do the sampling but what ice cream (aka, SHINY OBJECT) is on sale at the store...millions are just stupid and will change like the wind, when put on the spot.

Who owns that paper?

And who is this university?

Check it out:

http://www.elon.edu/home/

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_University
(LOL...see the warning box from Wikipedia..."This article appears to be written like an advertisement")

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Mon Sep 3, 2012, 03:26 PM

cyclezealot (4,679 posts)

5. Nielsen's rated the Repuke convention a flop.

The program "Honey Boo Boo " was more popular the the Rep's. Who watched their convention. ? Could it be in N.C. Honey Boo Boo is not available. ?

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Mon Sep 3, 2012, 04:54 PM

yardwork (37,074 posts)

6. Margin of error puts it at a tie.

The pollster says there is a margin of error of 3 percentage points. That means it could be 47% Romney to 43% Obama, but it could just as easily be 44% Romney to 46% Obama. In other words, a tie.

North Carolina is going to be incredibly close. It's going to be all about voter turnout.

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