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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts) Sat Sep 1, 2012, 05:00 PM Sep 2012

Romney got convention bump on 'likability' now 31% think he's likable!!

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Mitt Romney coming out of the Republican convention with a slight improvement in his image among voters.

Key findings: 31% of registered voters found Romney "likeable", up from 26% when the convention started. In contrast, Obama enjoys a 48% likeability rating.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/09/01/romney_exits_convention_a_little_more_likeable.html

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Romney got convention bump on 'likability' now 31% think he's likable!! (Original Post) WI_DEM Sep 2012 OP

That's pretty sad. n/t BumRushDaShow Sep 2012 #1

They must have been watching a different Convention than the one I saw. Viva_Daddy Sep 2012 #2

31% crazy people goclark Sep 2012 #3

Meh. There's always going to be that 25-35%. Posteritatis Sep 2012 #4

BumRushDaShow

(129,050 posts)

1. That's pretty sad. n/t

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Sat Sep 1, 2012, 05:02 PM

Sep 2012

Viva_Daddy

(785 posts)

2. They must have been watching a different Convention than the one I saw.

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Sat Sep 1, 2012, 05:04 PM

Sep 2012

goclark

(30,404 posts)

3. 31% crazy people

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Sat Sep 1, 2012, 05:05 PM

Sep 2012

Posteritatis

(18,807 posts)

4. Meh. There's always going to be that 25-35%.

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Sat Sep 1, 2012, 05:10 PM

Sep 2012

The Republicans could put some combination of Hitler, Muhammad al-Wahhab and Medusa on their tickets and they wouldn't drop below that general approval range in polls.

(The Democrats could probably get away with that too, with the same person, even. Welcome to bipolar electoral systems!)

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