Bloomberg just reported that if the election were held today it would be a toss up. After

[still_one]

everything that has gone down, along with the blatant anti-women, anti-education, anti-labor, anti-civil rights that the republican party has been in your face about, it is still a dead heat between romney and Obama, this country is really fu*ked in the head

It was repuke policies through deregulation that led us to where we are today, starting with reagan. We are 1 weak vote away from the supreme court saying that the right to privacy is not a fundamental right.

[deutsey]

1. What is that based on?

Just curious...I keep hearing how Obama's ratings are low, but I heard in a report on Al Jazeera this morning that his poll numbers are high.

[Pab Sungenis]

2. It is in the interest of some parties

to discourage Democratic voters.

[siligut]

7. Bloomberg seems unbiased and fair

I even saw Margret Brennan go down and talk sympathetically with OWS, but I sure don't believe the poll that says Rmoney is even with Obama. Their line is that if the election were held today . . . propaganda if I ever heard it.

[still_one]

10. Compared to the rest of the MSM, you are correct, Bloomberg tries to be fair, especially in the

reporting of news.

However, what bothers me is most of the other polls seem to back this one

Hopefully, people will realize that our democracy is hanging by a thread, and will get off their asses and vote

[siligut]

14. I have my concerns too

The GOP has a very motivated base. Rmoney taking Samoa and Hawaii is no surprise, the LDS are very active there.

[Aerows]

8. Exactly

The media wants a close race, and will gin up numbers to create one.

[TheWraith]

19. Something you and I agree on for once!

Everybody needs to take a cynical eye to all the anti-Democrat news over the next 8 months. Even if it comes from supposedly "left wing" sources. The Reps are going to be spending hundreds of millions of dollars in pulling every dirty trick they possibly can; it would be ridiculous to think some of that isn't going to go into slanting polls from the usual suspects like Rasmussen, and seeding spun or outright false stories into the left-wing base to try and convince them to stay home or vote third party.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Depends on which poll you use. Poll results here:

Bloomberg National Poll conducted by Selzer & Company. March 8-11, 2012. N=746 likely voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.6.

Obama 47%, Romney 47%

Reuters/Ipsos Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. March 8-11, 2012. N=approx. 900 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.3.

Obama 52%, 41%

CBS News/New York Times Poll. March 7-11, 2012. N=878 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

Obama 47%, Romney 44%

Pew Research Center. March 7-11, 2012. N=1,188 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5.

Obama 54%, Romney 42%

Investor's Business Daily/Christian Science Monitor/TIPP Poll conducted by TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence. March 4-11, 2012. N=807 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.3.

Obama 46%, Romney 41%

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. March 7-10, 2012. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Results below are among registered voters.

Obama 47% Romney 49%

http://www.pollingreport.com/wh12gen.htm

[still_one]

11. Actually, the other polls kind of correlate that it is a tossup, and that is disturbing /nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

16. Overall, I'd say they put Obama in the lead

Not a certain thing, but not bad. We have:
Level
Obama +9
Obama +3
Obama +8
Obama +5
Romney +2

The 2008 election was Obama +7. That ended up with an electoral vote of 365 to 173.

[still_one]

6. I didn't catch if it was a Bloomberg poll or another poll, but the quinnipiac polls are not good

In Penn. Obama is neck to neck to with Santorum, though in that poll Obama is ahead of romney

Bloomberg indicated that the poll reflected that the economy and jobs was the number one issue

Still I am disturbed that from the wars to the economy which were all the result of republican policies, we are neck and neck

To me it is a very sad commentary on the populous, and how right wing it has become

[fascisthunter]

4. surrrrre

[ladywnch]

5. Bloomberg is not a reputable poll... like gallup and rasmusson.....they are rw skewed.

yes Obama has taken a hit over gas prices but his numbers are still strong because over 70% of the country is pissed with rethugs over this whole 'contraception'/'war on religion' crap even being part of the political discussion......men included. As long as we can keep Ricky/Rush/ et al yakking about this topic, the better for Obama and the rest of us.

[still_one]

9. I don't know the breakdown of the poll, cause I just heard it, however, bloomberg is reputable, and

their news is far more objective than the rag they call the MSM

Incidently, you indicate rasmusson is reputable, will he is saying the same thing:

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

and so are others

do not underestimate the stupidity of the American people. They voted twice for bush

[ladywnch]

15. actually I said, bloomberg, gallup and rasmusson were all rw skewed and not reputable

and yes, there are others I just couldn't think of them at the time I posted.

And I really try to not underestimate Amercian stupidity, but sometimes it's just hard to completely disengage the brain and leap to the most absurd ideas............ya know? it's just not as easy as it sounds.

[Tom Ripley]

12. They have lots of ad space to sell

[otohara]

13. Hooey

I see a landslide for POTUS

[wiggs]

17. Ridiculous for Bloomberg to make that claim

The GOP is campaigning and in the news 24/7. Obama is governing and the GOP is bloviating. Plus the nation hasn't seen Obama and the GOP nominee stand next to each other and get real.

Don't know what the purpose is of these kinds of polls and statements.

[deacon]

18. Great get out the vote motivation. n/t

[Johnny2X2X]

20. Intrade

In other news, Obama just cracked 62% on Intrade. The highest he's been since the killing of Bin Laden.

[rurallib]

21. Bloomberg has a product to sell

And without some drama that product ain't too exciting.