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pstokely

(10,528 posts) Sat Oct 20, 2012, 01:32 PM Oct 2012

Mitt Romney has double digit lead over President Obama in Missouri (Rasmusen)

Source: KSDK

St. Louis (KSDK) - With just two and a half weeks until Election Day, a Rasmussen Reports survey shows Romney now has a double digit lead over President Obama in Missouri.

Of those surveyed, 54 percent favor Romney, while 43 percent favor Obama.

Four percent are undecided or like another candidate.

On Friday, the candidates made appearances in key battleground states. President Obama campaigned in Virginia, while Mitt Romney headed south, to drum up support in Florida.

Read more: http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/343748/3/Romney-has-double-digit-lead-over-Obama-in-Missouri

Rasmusen had it single digits just a few weeks ago and shows McCaskil ahead of the rape expert by 8? What explains the large increase?

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Mitt Romney has double digit lead over President Obama in Missouri (Rasmusen) (Original Post) pstokely Oct 2012 OP

1. Races tighten, 2. Missouri is a red state, not a swing state. mzmolly Oct 2012 #1

PA and MI aren't swing states either pstokely Oct 2012 #2

Don't understand mzmolly Oct 2012 #7

9 points Botany Oct 2012 #3

The recent polls have been "likely voters" pstokely Oct 2012 #4

disagree ..... Team Obama should at least show and make a push in some red states .... Botany Oct 2012 #6

Rasmussen? If I were you, I'd reduce any GOP lead they report by at least half.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #5

mzmolly

(50,992 posts)

1. 1. Races tighten, 2. Missouri is a red state, not a swing state.

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 01:39 PM

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pstokely

(10,528 posts)

2. PA and MI aren't swing states either

Reply to mzmolly (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 01:43 PM

Oct 2012

PA and MI battleground states, MO has been a bigger battleground state in past elections

mzmolly

(50,992 posts)

7. Don't understand

Reply to pstokely (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 05:21 PM

Oct 2012

the comparisons you're making.

Botany

(70,501 posts)

3. 9 points

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 01:44 PM

Oct 2012

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/2012-missouri-president-romney-vs-obama?gem

Obama might not win Missouri but it will be close ..... same goes for Indiana too.

pstokely

(10,528 posts)

4. The recent polls have been "likely voters"

Reply to Botany (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 01:47 PM

Oct 2012

It's probably closer with "registered voters", not close enough to waste valuable $ in when other states can be won more easily

Botany

(70,501 posts)

6. disagree ..... Team Obama should at least show and make a push in some red states ....

Reply to pstokely (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 01:59 PM

Oct 2012

.... Indiana, Missouri, Arizona, and maybe Georgia .... make Romney defend home turf and
Romney's support w/ the right wing christians is kind of weak too. Push the meme that
Romney makes $450,000 per week in interest and much of that money is from his investments
in China making products that we used to make here.

OldDem2012

(3,526 posts)

5. Rasmussen? If I were you, I'd reduce any GOP lead they report by at least half....