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cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 05:33 PM Aug 2012

Updated: New NBC/WSJ poll (will be good for Obama)

Last edited Tue Aug 21, 2012, 06:21 PM - Edit history (4)

They are saving the headline numbers (probably for the NBC evening news) but Tweety made it plain it was good for Obama.

The stuff they let Tweety release:

Obama likability 10 points higher than Romney

Recent news effect on your impression of romney: 44% view him less favorably (32% more favorably)

Obama is mainstream 54%. Romney is mainstream 44%

Obama up on Medicare 50% to 34%


According to the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, 22 percent of registered voters say Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan to be his running mate makes them more likely to vote for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

That's compared with 23 percent who say the Ryan pick makes them less likely to vote for Romney, and 54 percent who say the new running mate doesn’t affect their vote either way.

http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/21/13399258-nbcwsj-poll-voters-split-on-ryan?lite


The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that the approval rating for Congress has tied its all-time low in the history of the survey, while its disapproval rating has tied its all-time high.

According to the poll, only 12 percent of registered voters approve of the legislative branch's job. The only other time it was that low was in Oct. 2008...In addition, a whopping 82 percent disapprove of Congress' job, and the only other time it reached that level was in Aug. 2011 -- which was right after the bruising debt-ceiling fight.

The NBC/WSJ poll also shows that 36 percent view the Republican Party in a positive light, versus 45 percent who view it negatively. By comparison, 42 percent have a favorable view of the Democratic Party, while 40 percent have a negative opinion. Both sets of numbers are similar to last month's.

http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/21/13396651-nbcwsj-poll-approval-of-congress-hits-bottom?lite




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Updated: New NBC/WSJ poll (will be good for Obama) (Original Post) cthulu2016 Aug 2012 OP
What's the tease? Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #1
This is online: Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #2
These pundits are so full of shit bigdarryl Aug 2012 #3
Likeable to who? Thrill Aug 2012 #4
. cthulu2016 Aug 2012 #5
Obama's lead has narrowed by two points since their last poll. Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #6
Well, at least he's ahead. WI_DEM Aug 2012 #7

Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)
2. This is online:
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 05:37 PM
Aug 2012
http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/21/13399258-nbcwsj-poll-voters-split-on-ryan?lite

NBC/WSJ poll: Voters split on Ryan

No idea what Tweety is saying though.

Edit: @samsteinhp
NBC/WSJ: 44% say recent news gave them less favorable opinion of Romney, 32% say more favorable
 

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)
3. These pundits are so full of shit
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 05:52 PM
Aug 2012

Tweety and chucky cheese tried to make the idiotic case Romney comes to the debate and looks likable to the viewers.Is he serious Everybody has seen Romney debate during the Primary

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
6. Obama's lead has narrowed by two points since their last poll.
Tue Aug 21, 2012, 06:33 PM
Aug 2012

Obama leads 48-44, but that's down from a 49-43 lead last month.

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