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truthisfreedom

(23,155 posts)
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 12:37 AM Aug 2012

Gallup: No immediate bounce for Romney after Ryan VP pick

Source: CBS News

(CBS News) Despite conservative enthusiasm surrounding the announcement that Paul Ryan has been tapped as Mitt Romney's presidential running mate, a new Gallup tracking poll shows that the presumptive GOP nominee has not benefited from any material bounce in its poll since the pick was made public.

According to the survey, 47 percent of registered voters surveyed in the four day period following Romney's announcement said they supported Romney, while 45 percent said they would vote for President Obama. In the four days prior to the announcment, 46 percent backed Romney and 45 percent backed Mr. Obama.
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According to that poll, 39 percent of Americans said they thought Ryan was either "excellent" or "pretty good" as a VP choice, while 42 percent called the choice "only fair" or "poor." Nineteen percent expressed no opinion.

By contrast, 46 percent of voters called Sarah Palin an "excellent" or "pretty good" choice in 2008, and 46 percent said the same of Biden. Compared to recent vice presidential candidates, only Dan Quayle has scored higher than Ryan among those who believed him to be an "only fair" or "poor" VP pick.



Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57493936-503544/gallup-no-immediate-bounce-for-romney-after-ryan-vp-pick/



Dan Quayle. Now that's a blast from the past. I'm not surprised Eddie Munster didn't help.
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Gallup: No immediate bounce for Romney after Ryan VP pick (Original Post) truthisfreedom Aug 2012 OP
The more I see of CouponPaul... SoapBox Aug 2012 #1
The only one who creeps me out more mimi85 Aug 2012 #5
Does Anybody But Gallup Think RMoney is Ahead? AndyTiedye Aug 2012 #2
Yep, Rasmussen Poll, The dick head that works with.... Grassy Knoll Aug 2012 #3
Hmmmm. Still, something to pay attention to. I remember that Kerry polls Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #7
I have no idea what you're talking about... regnaD kciN Aug 2012 #9
I have them saved on my other, old computer. Yes, it was a dead heat, with Kerry Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #10
National polls, scmashional polls. mwooldri Aug 2012 #18
Rasmussen and Purple Strategies... regnaD kciN Aug 2012 #8
nope SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2012 #11
palin got the T&A + curiosity factor to give her a bounce lol nt msongs Aug 2012 #4
That means that hopefully those Medicare ads aren't working for Robme. Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2012 #6
Here is a zogby poll that shows a little different story ! INdemo Aug 2012 #12
Give me a break, Newsmax?!?! RoccoR5955 Aug 2012 #15
That was my point ..this right wing rag INdemo Aug 2012 #19
Hey Mitt! Tax Amnesty? Clairol? bucolic_frolic Aug 2012 #13
Despite the best efforts.. sendero Aug 2012 #14
Hey Gallup, if the "bounce" isn't immediate, there was NO bounce. Geeeze!! JoePhilly Aug 2012 #16
Ha ha. Exactly! No immediate bounce means there was NO BOUNCE. savalez Aug 2012 #20
You mean this time the cat lived? mwooldri Aug 2012 #17

mimi85

(1,805 posts)
5. The only one who creeps me out more
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 01:15 AM
Aug 2012

is Eric Cantor - smug bastard. Boehner should watch his back with him around. You can see Eric just drooling for the tan man's job. I do agree about Paul - he's super creepy crawly.

Grassy Knoll

(10,118 posts)
3. Yep, Rasmussen Poll, The dick head that works with....
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 01:01 AM
Aug 2012

fox news, Google Scott Rasmussen, Right leaning for quite some time.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
7. Hmmmm. Still, something to pay attention to. I remember that Kerry polls
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 01:36 AM
Aug 2012

showed he was trending downward, but no one believed them. They turned out to be fairly accurate.

What matters now, I think, is what the swing states do, and whether the trend is up or down for Obama.

regnaD kciN

(26,045 posts)
9. I have no idea what you're talking about...
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 02:07 AM
Aug 2012

There were no "Kerry polls" that were "trending downward." The polls in 2004 showed a dead heat, and so it turned out -- close enough for voting "irregularities" in Ohio to determine the outcome.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
10. I have them saved on my other, old computer. Yes, it was a dead heat, with Kerry
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 02:16 AM
Aug 2012

trending slightly downward, and often slightly less than Bush. Pretty much how the end result was. I remembered that at the time, I disregarded the ones that showed that, and believed the ones that showed Kerry slightly ahead.

We see what we want to see.

Two national polls show Romney slightly ahead. So....two national polls show Romney slightly ahead. That means something. Maybe not much, in the end. But it means something, if you are a fact seeker.

mwooldri

(10,303 posts)
18. National polls, scmashional polls.
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 08:36 AM
Aug 2012

It's where those votes are that matters.

If Romney's up 2% in NC, then that's not good news for Obama. If Romney is up 2% in Texas - well that doesn't mean diddly squat.

regnaD kciN

(26,045 posts)
8. Rasmussen and Purple Strategies...
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 02:04 AM
Aug 2012

In other news, a poll of the College of Cardinals has revealed that 100% of all respondents think Roman Catholic dogma is completely true.

 

RoccoR5955

(12,471 posts)
15. Give me a break, Newsmax?!?!
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 08:05 AM
Aug 2012

I don't care who did the poll, if Newsmax has it, they crafted the questions to look like the result they wanted.

INdemo

(6,994 posts)
19. That was my point ..this right wing rag
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 11:07 AM
Aug 2012

shows an Obama lead..unlike (R)ammussen...But I will agree I should have used a different source...

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)
16. Hey Gallup, if the "bounce" isn't immediate, there was NO bounce. Geeeze!!
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 08:07 AM
Aug 2012

I mean, what are they expecting a DELAYED BOUNCE? Like maybe a week after the announcement of Ryan people suddenly get excited about him?

mwooldri

(10,303 posts)
17. You mean this time the cat lived?
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 08:34 AM
Aug 2012

There was no so-called "dead cat bounce" ?

If so I'm glad to hear the kitty is safe and well. May the big snowball keep rolling down that mountain, getting larger and larger as it goes to wham! into Romney's political career. Hopefully taking down Ryan too.

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