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Showing Original Post only (View all)Poll: Romney preferred over Obama to handle the economy [View all]
Last edited Tue Jul 24, 2012, 03:46 AM - Edit history (1)
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WASHINGTON Despite concerted Democratic attacks on his business record, Republican challenger Mitt Romney scores a significant advantage over President Obama when it comes to managing the economy, reducing the federal budget deficit and creating jobs, a national USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds.
By more than 2-1, 63%-29%, those surveyed say Romney's background in business, including his tenure at the private equity firm Bain Capital, would cause him to make good decisions, not bad ones, in dealing with the nation's economic problems over the next four years.
Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-07-23/poll-romney-obama-economy/56439758/1
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Just yesterday I saw the exact reverse of this in another poll. So far I can't refind it.
xtraxritical
Jul 2012
#65
USA Today is simplified "news" for the simple, and it tends to favor right-wing views
Lydia Leftcoast
Jul 2012
#17
It's a poll of adults - not even registered voters. IOW, not worth the effort it took to print it.
SlimJimmy
Jul 2012
#26
As it relates to the election, simply polling adults and not *likely* voters is a waste of time.
SlimJimmy
Jul 2012
#82
Depends on what your goal is. That it's apparently not even registered voters
gkhouston
Jul 2012
#85
I don't know. But I can say with certainty that it doesn't come even close to matching the recent
SlimJimmy
Jul 2012
#87
The bad news is that MSNBC pundits will be citing this poll tonight.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jul 2012
#32
Yep... I'm so fucking sick of the billionaires in charge of the media.
progressivebydesign
Jul 2012
#33
Ok. If they truly believe Romney's better. Then they deserve to have their job sent to China.
progressivebydesign
Jul 2012
#30
cuz if I give Romney my Social Security, he will turn it into 200 million dollars!
librechik
Jul 2012
#35
The title of the poll results should be "Poll shows Americans are Stoopid!"
liberal N proud
Jul 2012
#52
This is skewed and spun corporate shit. Notice the wording. What s crock of crap. A BS push poll.
RBInMaine
Jul 2012
#61