Final ABC/Washington Post: The Enthusiasm Gap is Huge Factor

[VirginiaTarheel]

Turnout is critical, with Obama’s slight edge relying on robust participation by Democrats and minorities and a competitive showing among independents. But there’s some evidence for it: his supporters are more strongly enthusiastic than Romney’s by an 8-point margin in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates. That’s numerically the widest enthusiasm gap since early September.

http://www.langerresearch.com/uploads/1143a15TrackingNo15.pdf

[PsychProfessor]

1. WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!

8 point margin in the enthusiasm gap!? I love it!! People who were thinking democrats were going to sit this out have another think coming! Oh yeah!!!!

[geek tragedy]

2. Can someone do a an Andrew-Sullivan style freakout

over this from the Republican perspective?"

"The new ABC/Washington Post poll is out, and it is absolutely devastating for Governor Romney. DEVASTATING."

[blazeKing]

3. Pew showed almost this exact same result

Said that the candidate with the strongest support has never lost.

So much for that mythical Romney enthusiasm gap.

[Maximumnegro]

4. Not worried about enthusiasm in swing states

If early voter is any indicator Dems are coming out in force tomorrow. I ams till amazed at the FL lines for early voting and NC and OH and...

[trublu992]

5. Duh

They always have ,but the Romnesia supporting polls plus the voter suppression tactics the constant lies of him being the "worst" president ever that just added fuel to the fire.

[hrmjustin]

6. Sounds good to me.

[calico1]

7. I thought it was a great sign that Democrats in GA,

which is not competitive, were coming out in droves. Says a lot about enthusiasm.

[lindysalsagal]

17. That will be the knee slapper of 2012: Not the swing states,but

how much territory Obama eroded in the red states. I think it will be significant: The Affordable Health Care Act is the reason why.

[GitRDun]

8. Maybe this will help Doug Downer feel better

[Cha]

15. Doubt it..that one seems to have tiny tunnel vision

[exboyfil]

9. Part of it was the obvious screwing around

with the right to vote. As Obama said, "Get Revenge" (I know the quote did not apply to this, but the best revenge is getting out to vote).

I hope in Florida and Ohio that every example of waiting more than 30 minutes to vote is documented. In a democracy where you have to work on election day, it is unreasonable to expect anyone to wait more than 30 minutes to vote. That should be a core principal demanded of our voting system.

[jiro]

10. I see this phrase "Democrats and minorities" a lot lately

Who are minorities if they aren't Democrats?

[Thrill]

11. Doubt they'll even report this on their own News

or website.

[wildflower]

12. That must be why people were barred from leaving that Romney rally

the other day.

[Warren Stupidity]

13. Obama drew record crowds two weeks in a row in NH.

I'd say there is a gap, but it aint in the Obama camp.

[outsideworld]

14. BOOOM!!!!!

[Cha]

16. Enthusiasm Gap in Madison earlier today..

http://theobamadiary.com/

Thanks VirginiaTarheel

[davidpdx]

23. WOW!

Just fucking wow!

[TroyD]

18. "produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates"

Don't want to be a downer, but isn't Langer Research a Democratic firm? They may be accurate, but they might also be a little more optimistic than a regular firm. Nothing wrong with that though.

[oswaldactedalone]

19. I've been in a largely middle to

lower middle class African-American neighborhood over the past three days where the turnout in the mid-term elections was 7%. That's not a typo, 7% turnout.

I've knocked on 192 doors since Saturday and spoken with many others as I'm walking from house to house. I've been amazed by how many people have already voted and the number who've said "There's no way I'm not voting for my President."

The key will be to capture that type of enthusiasm in the coming years.

[SoapLovah]

20. No,no. It can't be! The MSM has been telling us ENTHUSIASM GAP! They know best!

[KurtNYC]

21. They are already making excuses for saying it was too close to call !

awesome.

[VirginiaTarheel]

22. You Got your Enthusiasm: Hart's Location Election Results 2012: Obama 23, Romney 9, Johnson 2