Poll: 40 Percent Of Voters Less Likely To Vote For Romney Because Of Bain

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Poll: 40 Percent Of Voters Less Likely To Vote For Romney Because Of Bain

A new national poll illustrates why President Obama’s campaign has put so many resources into attacks on presumtive Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s career as CEO of Bain Capital, a private equity firm. Forty percent of voters polled by Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling said they were less likely to vote for Romney because of his work there, while 17 percent said they were more likey and 40 percent said it didn’t make a difference.

The poll also shows voters view Swiss bank accounts in a negative light: 48 percent say they have a unfavorable view of them, while 21 percent have a favorable one and 31 percent are unsure. Romney has been hammered by opponents over reports that he has taken advantage of the tax code, including using offshore bank accounts to shelter assets from taxation. Romney thus far has only released two years of tax returns, and has said he’s not “enthusiastic” to release more.

The poll was sponsored by Daily Kos and the SEIU.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/poll-40-percent-of-voters-less-likely-to

Reuters/Ipsos poll: Obama attacks on taxes and Bain hit Romney ratings
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021011120

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1. K&R

Hopefully people will get that Rmoney doesn't really care about them.

[uponit7771]

2. What were the number for independents?

[nc4bo]

5. I'd like to know the answer too.

I can only go by my IRL/FB friend who claims she Independent (:rofl ; she's gotten herself hungup on birther barbed wire.

gotta say ithis again.......of course she claims she's Independent, no prejudiced and not a member of the teabaggers.

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6. The poll

breaks out "conservative," "moderate" and "liberal."

The Reuters poll shows numbers for independents:

Among independents, 26 percent regarded him less favorably and 13 percent more favorably after hearing about his business tenure.

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But independents, by a margin of 54 to 46, saw Romney's taxes as important in the fight for the White House.

[uponit7771]

12. +1!

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3. I'm glad this is disputing Gallup--but I'll bet the MSM will still try to say

it's not having any effect.

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10. Yes, the

"I'm glad this is disputing Gallup--but I'll bet the MSM will still try to say"

...MSM will try, but these are two polls, including Reuters.

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4. interesting.

"Romney thus far has only released two years of tax returns, and has said he’s not “enthusiastic” to release more."

Lack of enthusiasm to comply with simple requests that are routinely adhered to by presidential candidates does not signify to this job interviewer that you'll be very enthusiastic about actually performing the duties required of a President.

Not all of us are looking for someone who can wield a rubber stamp.

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7. 33% more likley to vote Romney becuase Obama black, anti-christ, socialist, muslim....nt

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8. Romney hasn't even released one full year of tax returns...

nevermind two years as the article states. I think it is important to keep making that point. Romney is even hiding a key document from the 2010 return and that should be hammered on as well, imo.

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9. Exactly. n/t

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11. Poll Shows Some Voters Want More on Romney Taxes, Bain Tenure

Poll Shows Some Voters Want More on Romney Taxes, Bain Tenure

By Jonathan D. Salant

More than a third of U.S. voters want to know more about Mitt Romney’s tenure at the private equity firm Bain Capital LLC and how much he paid in taxes, according to a poll released today.

The survey by the Pew Research Center also found that 41 percent of registered voters would like additional information about Romney’s one term as governor of Massachusetts, where he signed health-care legislation that helped served as the prototype for the federal plan upheld last month by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Fewer than one in five voters -- 16 percent -- said they wanted to know more about Romney’s religion. The presumed Republican presidential nominee is seeking to become the first Mormon to win the White House.

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President Barack Obama’s campaign has been attacking Romney’s decision to limit his tax disclosure to just two years -- the 2010 filing he released earlier this year and 2011 returns he says will be forthcoming when they are ready. Romney’s father, George, released 12 years of returns while running for president in 1968. Some Republicans have echoed the Democratic calls for Mitt Romney to release more of his returns.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-24/poll-shows-some-voters-want-more-on-romney-taxes-bain-tenure.html

Poll: Obama making headway with effort to plant doubts about Romney
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-poll-obama-making-headway-with-effort-to-plant-doubts-about-romney-20120724,0,3896047.story


Keep hammering Romney.