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highplainsdem

(48,650 posts)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 09:50 PM Oct 2012

Obama leads by 8 in Michigan

Source: Public Policy Polling

A new Public Policy Polling survey in Michigan, conducted on behalf of Health Care for America Now, finds Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney 53-45. Although there has been a lot of talk recently about Romney having the chance to pull off an upset in the state, these numbers indicate that possibility is quite a long shot

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-An outright majority of Michigan voters approve of Obama’s performance as President with 52% giving him good marks to 46% who disapprove. Romney is not a popular figure in his native state with only 46% of voters rating him favorably to 49% with an unfavorable opinion.

-Obama is leading thanks to wide advantages with women (60/38), African Americans (86/8), and voters under 65 (55/42). Romney is ahead with men (53/44), whites (50/48), and seniors (53/45), but he’d need much wider margins with those groups to have any hope of winning Michigan.

-Obama has wide advantages over Romney in terms of who voters trust more to stand up for the middle class (55/42) and protect Medicare (52/44). Romney’s inability to convince regular people that he would be an advocate for them makes it very difficult for him to compete in a state like Michigan.

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Read more: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2012/10/obama-leads-by-8-in-michigan.html

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Obama leads by 8 in Michigan (Original Post) highplainsdem Oct 2012 OP
A DU scoop by highplainsdem! K&R. Big news! David Zephyr Oct 2012 #1
Michigan is a rather purple state in electoral college history. alp227 Oct 2012 #2
GOPers and friends just made a big ad buy in MI. ... That's desperation, folks! Bozita Oct 2012 #3
I'M stoked leaky Pete is going to get creamed. sarcasmo Oct 2012 #4
Stabenow leading by 15 ... link Bozita Oct 2012 #5
We voted for Debbie. sarcasmo Oct 2012 #6
Go Debbie -- and GOBAMA sally5050 Oct 2012 #7
In other words Rain Mcloud Oct 2012 #8
Yes, ... in CNN speak! Bozita Oct 2012 #10
Sorry. Rain Mcloud Nov 2012 #11
EPIC -MRA poll also showing lead for the President James48 Oct 2012 #9
good! Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2012 #12

alp227

(31,943 posts)
2. Michigan is a rather purple state in electoral college history.
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 10:21 PM
Oct 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_Michigan

Usually alternated between D and R from '28 to '64, solidly red from '68 to '88, then solidly blue from '92 to present. Keep in mind that although most of Michigan's US Senators since the '60s were Democrats, Michigan had Republican governors for much of the '60s, all the '70s, and early '80s (including Mitt's father George Romney from 1963-69 then William Milliken 1969-83, both were moderate Republicans).

Bozita

(26,955 posts)
3. GOPers and friends just made a big ad buy in MI. ... That's desperation, folks!
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 10:37 PM
Oct 2012

And Sen. Stabenow has a double digit lead over "Leaky Pete" Hoekstra.

This election may well change the make-up of the MI House.

And maybe the coattails will pick up a couple of seats in Congress.


 

sally5050

(151 posts)
7. Go Debbie -- and GOBAMA
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 11:34 PM
Oct 2012

GOBAMA
GOBAMA
GOBAMA
Go Debbie

GOBAMA
GOBAMA

michigan deserves leadership as awesome as Jen Granholm, which for her canadian heritage precludes her from running for Pres. or VP in 2012, but I"d vote for her.. she is totally amazing.. Michigan breeds GREAT democrats! ; 0

 

Rain Mcloud

(812 posts)
11. Sorry.
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 12:05 AM
Nov 2012

I could not resist the temptation.
It was the Devil made Me do it!
Go Debbie,mop the floor with Jokestra!

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,463 posts)
12. good!
Thu Nov 1, 2012, 07:18 PM
Nov 2012

as a Michigan ex-pat I can tell you there are lots of R's there, despite the long history fo blue collar/union activity, so this is good news.

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