Poll (Zogby) Shows Romney Losing Ground, Now Down By 8 Points; Wrong Track Voters At 52%
Source: Forbes
A new Zogby Poll of 860 likely voters nationwide, conducted online September 21 and 22, shows President Barack Obama opening up an 8 point lead over GOP challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Among likely voters, Obama now leads 49% to 41%; when leaners are factored in and minor party candidates are included, Obamas lead widens to 9 points, 49%-40%, with 2% each voting for Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson and Green Partys Dr. Jill Stein, and 1% for Constitution Party Virgil Goode.
The poll has a margin of sampling error of +/-3.4 percentage points.
Obama has a 14 point lead among independents (46% to 32%), 33 points among moderates (60% to 27%), 36 points among 18-29 year olds (65%-29%), 11 points among 30-49 year olds (48% to 37%), and is down among 50-64 year olds by only 2 points (45%-47%) and 3 points among voters over 65 (44%-47%). The President maintains his huge leads among Hispanics (68% to 26%) and African American voters (93%-0%).
Romneys lead is only 50% to 39% among white voters and 48% to 40% among evangelicals. Obama continues his lead among NASCAR fans (49% Obama to 42% Romney).
I wont say that things are spinning out of control for Romney, but I can say that things are not spinning in control. He is off message, losing ground, not connecting with his own base, being severely chastised (and even dismissed) by GOP pundits who should be his friends. There are ups and downs in presidential campaigns. For Romney, this is a real down.
Read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnzogby/2012/09/23/zogby-romney-loses-ground-now-down-by-8-points-wrong-track-voters-at-52/
oh the humanity!!
DemzRock
(1,016 posts)I thought they liked to shill for the GOP. Maybe they plan to do a Rasmussed after the first debate to pretend Romney is recovering?
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)They still suck.
7worldtrade
(85 posts)I know Zogby and Nate Silver are in a fued - Nate doesn't include Zogby's online poll, saying its unscientific. Still, it seems consistent with the other major polls and I'll take it!
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)Submariner
(12,506 posts)If Romney keeps this up "The World's Dumbest" TV show will have Danny Bonnaducci and Tanya Harding making comments about the Mittster's campaign pratfalls. "The World's Dumbest Presidential Campaign"
Indykatie
(3,697 posts)I do not think it will even be a close race in the end. Neither do they no doubt. If they felt it was gonna be a nail biter they would not be savaging Romney so mercilessly at this point in the race. If the 65+ crowd start moving to Obama it could easily be a blow out for him.
Shitty Mitty
(138 posts)Is that anything like "black boy basketball"?
Cha
(297,503 posts)as a hater of the 47%ers. And, really anyone who isn't a member of the 1%.
There's a lot of talk about elitist this and elistist that but mitt is actually a full fledged elite snob who's running for pressident of the USA.