Polls Show That Romney's 47 percent Comment is Breaking Through..:Talking Points Memo
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Benjy Sarlin-October 3, 2012, 1:26 PM13896
Mitt Romneys remarks decrying about half of Americans as victims are hurting him with at least as many voters, according to a mounting body of evidence.
The latest WSJ/NBC poll read respondents his comments and found 45 percent felt more negatively towards Romney afterwards versus only 23 percent who felt more positive about him. Even worse, the 12 percent slice of voters NBC defines as up for grabs had the strongest reaction. Just 10 percent approved of the remarks versus a whopping 49 percent who said the comments diminished their opinion of Romney.
In general, 51 percent of respondents said they heard something in the last couple of weeks about Romney that made them feel less favorable towards him, versus only 28 percent who said something made them feel better about him. For the president, voters said they had heard something that improved their opinion of him by a 38-36 margin.
At least as discouraging, for Republicans, however, is that Romneys favorite Obama quote You didnt build that isnt even a net drag for the president. After hearing his comments, voters reacted positively by a 36-32 margin overall, and independents and up for grabs voters actually approved of them by slightly higher margins.