Reuters/Ipsos poll Obama expands lead on Romney--leads by six nationally

[WI_DEM]

Reuters) - President Barack Obama expanded his lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney to 6 percentage points in the White House race this month as voters became slightly more optimistic about the economy, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday.

Four months before the November 6 election, Obama leads Romney among registered voters 49 percent to 43 percent. In June, Obama held a slim 1-point lead over the former Massachusetts governor.

Obama's improved standing was fueled in part by a slight rise in optimism about the future, with the number of Americans who think the country is on the wrong track dropping 5 percentage points to 58 percent.

Obama's approval ratings ticked up 1 point to 48 percent and the number of Americans who disapprove of his job performance dropped 3 percentage points to 47 percent.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/10/us-usa-campaign-poll-idUSBRE8691DP20120710

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

1. Funny. The only polls we're hearing about today are the ones that have him tied with Robme

or with Robme leading (Ras).

[Stardust]

2. Truthfully, the national polls don't really matter. Pay attention to Ohio, Florida, Colorado, New

Mexico, Iowa, Virginia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire. They are the infamous swing states. And look at the voter suppression efforts going on there.

[WI_DEM]

3. National polls do count.

I pay attention to state polls too. But eventually state polls do catch up with national polls. BTW, this national poll has Obama expanding his lead from one to six points, so it happens to be good news and think it should be posted as much as any Gallup or Ras poll that has the race tied.

[Dawgs]

4. Subtract New Mexico, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania from your list and add Michigan and Wisconsin.

All others are fine to watch.

[Stardust]

5. I wondered why NH and NM were in the list I tried to recall from memory. You're right about MI and

WI. But I'm still concerned about PA, with the voter suppression going on there...