ABC poll: Obama 50-44 RV; Obama 49-48 LV

[TroyD]

The survey shows that the race remains close among likely voters, with Obama at 49 percent and Romney at 48 percent, virtually unchanged from a poll taken just before the conventions.

But among a wider sample of all registered voters, Obama holds an apparent edge, topping Romney at 50 percent to 44 percent, and has clear advantages on important issues in the campaign when compared with his rival.

SNIP

Obama’s relative strength emerges when all voters are asked to compare the two contenders on a series of issues and attributes. On 15 items, Obama has significant leads on eight, Romney on zero. Romney also no longer has the pre-convention advantages he held on dealing with the economy and what had been his best issue, handling the federal deficit.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-and-romney-close-in-poll-among-likely-voters/2012/09/10/e57318ea-fb79-11e1-b153-218509a954e1_story.html

[struggle4progress]

1. "... there’s been a shift in preferences in the eight tossup states

identified by the ABC News Political Unit: Registered voters in these states now favor Obama over Romney by 54-40 percent, vs. 42-48 percent in these same states before the party conventions. And in the states with mid-levels of unemployment, it’s 51-43 percent, vs. 40-53 percent pre-convention, further suggesting some progress for Obama in his economic arguments.

As noted, though, among likely voters – people who say they’re both registered and certain to vote – the race squeezes shut at 49-48 percent, Obama-Romney, essentially unchanged since before the conventions (+2 Romney then, +1 Obama now, well within sampling error.) That means that Romney’s supporters express greater intention to vote – a challenge for Obama’s ground game, and a suggestion that the race could come down to turnout ...

Sep 11, 2012 12:01am
Obama Gains a Convention Boost – But Not Among Likely Voters
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/09/obama-gains-a-convention-boost-but-not-among-likely-voters/

[TroyD]

2. Issues

ENERGY - Obama 42%, Romney 51%

FOREIGN POLICY - Obama 56%, Romney 37%

GOVERNMENT SPENDING - Obama 43%, Romney 51%

HEALTH CARE - Obama 48%, Romney 44%

IMMIGRATION - Obama 46%, Romney 43%

IRAN - Obama 56%, Romney 37%

JOBS - Obama 46%, Romney 45%

MEDICARE - Obama 43%, Romney 27%

MILITARY SPENDING - Obama 45%, Romney 35%

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE - Obama 47%, Romney 39%

SOCIAL SECURITY - Obama 45%, Romney 38%

TAXES - Obama 46%, Romney 46%

ABORTION - Obama 47%, Romney 39%

AFGHANISTAN - Obama 43%, Romney 27%

ECONOMY - Obama 45%, Romney 48%

EDUCATION - Obama 52%, Romney 34%

[Thrill]

3. I don't get it. What Jobs plan has Mittens

unveiled?

[ProSense]

4. That list doesn't match the poll

Am I missing something?

Obama leads on every issue except the deficit.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/page/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2012/09/11/National-Politics/Polling/release_126.xml?uuid=EwVswvvFEeGYxuwKCpP46w

[TroyD]

5. I think it's the same basic list

I found the categories at the Washington Post link in a sidebar.

As mentioned above, there are about 15 categories on issues, and these show that Obama has large leads on most of them, and Romney on only a couple.

[TroyD]

6. Or, perhaps it's this link that I found:

The Issue Engine - WHO AMERICANS TRUST MORE:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/issueengine/issueengine.html

Obama is ahead on most of them, as in the poll, but perhaps it's composed of different surveys.

[FrenchieCat]

7. Quoting a DUer from another thread.....

"The only way to get President Barack Obama back to the White House for four more years is to work our tails off. Ignore the polls, they are moonshine. Ignore the pundits, they are plunged into delusional wonkery -- on both sides.

Winning elections is, and has always been, about getting people to the polls. There is no other metric as important, no matter what anybody says. "

[66 dmhlt]

8. GOTV! GOTV! GOTV! GOTV! GOTV! GOTV! GOTV! GOTV! GOTV! GOTV!

[cr8tvlde]

9. Finally figured GOTV...some others may not know either

Get Out The Vote, right? Volunteer. Make a Difference. Yes. Even if you're in a red state, at least you will know a few folk who are nearer your own convictions.

[woolldog]

10. It's a base election.

Hopefully the Obama team realizes this (pretty sure they do) and devote a lot of time and resources into the ground game. Out-organize Romney, identify Obama voters and get them registered, get Obama voters to the polls.