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Tue Sep 11, 2012, 01:58 PM

Gallup: For First Time Since April, Obama Reaches 50 Percent Mark In Head-To-Head With Romney

Source: Gallup

These are the results when registered voters are asked: "Suppose the presidential election were held today. If Barack Obama were the Democratic Party's candidate and Mitt Romney were the Republican Party's candidate, who would you vote for Barack Obama, the Democrat or Mitt Romney, the Republican?" Those who are undecided are further asked if they lean more toward Obama or Romney and their leanings are incorporated into the results. Each seven-day rolling average is based on telephone interviews with approximately 3,050 registered voters; Margin of error is ±2 percentage points. Results from April 15 through May 6 are based on five-day rolling averages with approximately 2,200 registered voters each; Margin of error is ±3 percentage points

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

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Reply Gallup: For First Time Since April, Obama Reaches 50 Percent Mark In Head-To-Head With Romney (Original post)
DonViejo Sep 2012 OP
karynnj Sep 2012 #1
mvd Sep 2012 #2
gcomeau Sep 2012 #8
mvd Sep 2012 #9
railsback Sep 2012 #3
daybranch Sep 2012 #6
railsback Sep 2012 #11
Kingofalldems Sep 2012 #4
gademocrat7 Sep 2012 #5
cosmicone Sep 2012 #7
AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #10

Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 02:07 PM

1. Yay!!!

Also interesting on their home page:

The approval ratings are better than they have been (50, 43) and there is an article that compares most of their indicators of January 2009 to today - and they are much better.

(Seems the are you better now than 4 years ago has an expiration date for the media and the RW - likely the end of this week which is the anniversary of the market crash.)

http://www.gallup.com/Home.aspx

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 02:13 PM

2. Good news. The bump is not getting smaller like some Repukes predicted, but..

is getting larger! I am a Grayson-Kucinich-Sanders-Sharpton-McKinney-Whitehouse-Stein type, but my first priority is keeping Romney out of the White House.

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Response to mvd (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 04:11 PM

8. It will almost certainly go down...

It would be pretty abnormal for it not to, let's not set unreasonable expectations for ourselves.

The important point is that they tent to revert back towards previous levels, and Obama was ahead then too. Romney has been incapable of taking any kind of real lead all campaign.

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Response to gcomeau (Reply #8)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 04:16 PM

9. I really think that we might not be done with the bounce

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Once it does come back down a bit, I think the President will still have a comfortable lead. If Romney couldn't gain after their convention, I just don't see him ever catching up.

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 02:15 PM

3. Or, as the Washington Post 'reports'

Its dead even!

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Response to railsback (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 03:19 PM

6. We win

with voter turnout not polling.

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Response to daybranch (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 07:12 PM

11. When people feel good, they vote

If they think they're losing, they'll stay home. Mittens is getting it from both sides now. Hardly a motivator.

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 02:16 PM

4. K and R this one

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 03:16 PM

5. K&R

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 03:48 PM

7. Methinks this margin is going to increase or stay.

Whatever negatives they have wanted to throw at Obama have already been thrown.

So unless Obama shows up drunk/stoned for his debates and/or stutters-stumbles in them, this lead is final.

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2012, 05:19 PM

10. This is wonderful news indeed. Obama 2012! =D nt

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