New Poll shows Obama ahead in his home state of IL by nearly 2-1

[WI_DEM]

Weren't there some posts a few days ago with Repubs saying they thought that Illinois was close? well...

Tampa, Fla.) — As Mitt Romney prepares to formally accept the Republican presidential nomination tomorrow night, he appears to be falling further behind incumbent Barack Obama in the president's home state of Illinois. That trend could mean trouble for other Republicans down the ballot this November. Mr. Obama now leads Mr. Romney by a ratio approaching 2-to-1, 55 percent to 29...

Read more: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120829/BLOGS02/120829788/obama-widens-home-state-lead-over-romney#ixzz24zwUBceL
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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. THAT is beautiful!

Wouldn't it be grand to see those numbers in every state?

Ah, a girl can dream...

[madrchsod]

2. here in northern il the economy is picking up.

for close to a year now there`s been rehires and new jobs. as for the rest of the state it`s hit and miss. i think a lot of people realize that the economy is better than it has been. it`s the perception of things are getting better.we also redistricted the state so the democrats in the chicago land and other areas have all but locked in wins.

but one big problem for the ticket is our governor is about as well liked as your guy walker

[RainbowOverTexas]

3. Im worried

2-1 is great but shouldnt we be worried that 16% of people in Illinois cant decide between Obama or Mitt yet?

[Ashleyshubby]

4. the conservative Daily Caller said Obama "could use Illinois"

The Daily Caller is a conservative pseudonews website which posted a poll conducted by conservative pollster Michael McKeon showing that Romney could win because in the county where Chicago is, Obama's lead was much slimmer than it was in 2008, or something. Daily Caller did not identify McKeon as Dennis Hastert's long-time pollster (Haster was an ultraconservative in Congress):

http://dailycaller.com/2012/08/20/shock-poll-obama-could-lose-illinois/

T'he post has been viral in Twitter.

[Cha]

5. Wonder how he's doing in his birth state of

Hawai'i? There's plenty of ignorant people here like anywhere else.

[TroyD]

6. Too bad the numbers in Illinois weren't like this in 2010

Might have prevented Obama's Senate seat from going to Mark Kirk. The Senate wouldn't be in as much danger of going Republican as it is now.

ETA: This link goes to the full article on the poll. The url in the OP leads to an abbreviated version for some reason.


http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120829/BLOGS02/120829788/obama-widens-home-state-lead-over-romney