Romney closes in on Obama in new polls
Source: CBS News
(CBS News) With the general election now officially under way, two new surveys show Republican Mitt Romney has closed in on President Obama, setting up a fierce fight for the White House.
In a Gallup/ USA Today poll of 12 swing states, Mr. Obama edges out Romney 47 percent to 45 percent -- that's within the poll's four-point margin of error and closer than Gallup's last swing state poll from March, when Mr. Obama held a nine-point lead.
On the critical issue of the economy, Romney has the advantage: In a direct comparison, 47 percent said Romney would do a better job managing the economy, while 44 percent said Mr. Obama would. As many as 60 percent said Romney would do a good job or very good job as president handling the economy over the next four years, while 52 percent said the same about Mr. Obama.
When it comes to who is more likeable, Mr. Obama beats Romney by a solid 27 points. USA Today points out that the candidate viewed as more likeable has won every presidential election since 1980. By a margin of 10 points, voters say Mr. Obama is more likely to care about the needs of people like themselves.
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57428926-503544/romney-closes-in-on-obama-in-new-polls/
liberal N proud
(60,351 posts)The republicans have put of a 2X4 as their candidate and the polls have miraculously tightened.
And the people buy the bullshit as truth and fact.
shawn703
(2,702 posts)On what 60% of the people polled base their opinion that Romney would do a good or very good job of handling the economy. Were they asleep during the Bush administration and what that did to the economy?
cstanleytech
(26,347 posts)The main cause being imo the politicians slowly defanging and then finally doing away with the Glass-Steagall act.
It isn't like we are dealing with people that are super bright.
It took a whole year for them to find out that Teabaggers were teabagging them.
PSPS
(13,628 posts)The MSM has literally billions at stake in ad revenue, so they will have their "fierce fight for the White House," dag nammit, even if they have to make it up! They've got to get people to tune in to watch/hear their ads.
former9thward
(32,121 posts)You are aware, aren't you, that the campaigns do their own polling. They are the ones who run the ads -- not the MSM. If they didn't think it was going to be close why would they pay to run ads? They don't run ads in states they know they will win or lose. Only in the close states.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)Winning Congress too comes immediately to mind.
former9thward
(32,121 posts)The Obama campaign does not run ads for congresspeople and the Democratic congressional committee does not run ads for Obama.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)And that alone is plenty of reason for Obama to spend money anywhere it might help. You do know he has plenty of money, and doesn't really need to worry about getting himself elected all that much?
former9thward
(32,121 posts)As do Obama's campaign officials and Obama himself. Money will only be spent by the national campaign in about 15 states. Those are the states that swing depending on the election. The race is extremely tight in those states whether you wish to believe it or not.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)Electing Democrats is his job, and electing a Democratic majority in Congress is necesssary to his legislative agenda. He will do everything he can to elect Democrats, and THAT is reality.
The Magistrate
(95,264 posts)Fella makes me look like an optimist....
bemildred
(90,061 posts)Damn lucky last time, we were.
former9thward
(32,121 posts)The Magistrate
(95,264 posts)"Wouldn't it be nice if Heaven was like the Eleventh Ward, and you had to know who was who to receive your just reward?"
former9thward
(32,121 posts)The Magistrate
(95,264 posts)Used to live just down the block from Ald. Bauler's fabled premises....
bemildred
(90,061 posts)solarman350
(136 posts)and if that one is willfully not kept "honest," we deserve the President we get.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)No way in hell.
Ter
(4,281 posts)I could see the election go that way, to people I talk to in person, it seems like a mixed bunch.
mac56
(17,575 posts)the media have decreed that this is to be a horse race. Whether it actually is or not, it will be made out to be one.
cindyperry2010
(846 posts)realclearpolitics.com
SomeGuyInEagan
(1,515 posts)Nationwide polls are nice, but it is all about 270.
cindyperry2010
(846 posts)and huffingtonpost.com has him already having won at 283
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)the corporate media want it close and its not - LOL
Pres O wins by a landside. I'm so tired of all these lies, kinda reminds me of the Nazis.
coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)landslide for Obama of 1964 proportions. Romney is such a scuzzbucket, once the American people tune in, they will flock mightily to Obama.
edhopper
(33,651 posts)is idiots.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)nxylas
(6,440 posts)I believe "President x" for the first use and "Mr x" thereafter is the standard usage, as found in style guides etc. Obviously that would change to Mrs or Miss in the case of a female President.
HERVEPA
(6,107 posts)sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Obama doesn't need to win many of the swing states, Romney needs to win just about all of them.
So Gallup collapses the numbers.
intaglio
(8,170 posts)and Willard at below 37% (and dropping)
I think the "mejah" is trying, desperately, to sell this as a real contest.
hawaii73
(13 posts)I often wonder just who these people question. Don't some of these people see what is happening in our country due to the Republicans. Maybe some of these dimwits want to go back to the 19th century, but folks wake up. Big money and corporations are crushing the middle class. Some of these people vote against their own self interests because they may not like one thing Pres. Obama or the Democrats did. But the right wingers want to change just about everything, most of which will not be good for working Americans. So WAKE UP FOLKS!
bemildred
(90,061 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)wouldn't it be Pres O closing in on Mittens? This poll is about the ecomony and about a month or less ago, Mittens was beating Pres O by at least 10 or so in polls concerning who the American people trusted with the ecomony????
ailsagirl
(22,904 posts)the effin' polls and my own two eyes, I'll take the latter ANYDAY! I know what I saw on TV Saturday (Obama in Ohio and a crowd of 14,000 listening to his every word and roaring their approval) and that was REAL. No poll is going to convince me nitt is closing in. NO WAY!!
Thanks for listening to my
goclark
(30,404 posts)Last edited Mon May 7, 2012, 07:58 PM - Edit history (1)
sad to say but with all their "dirty" tricks and our honest and fair campaign ~we are far from a level playing field.
Edit for spelling
aquart
(69,014 posts)xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)Indiana.
coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)siligut
(12,272 posts)Odin2005
(53,521 posts)Champion Jack
(5,378 posts)That' all this is
Rozlee
(2,529 posts)I don't recall the prez being accused of having an affair or kicking Bo. Right now, the two camps are just snipping. I'm waiting for the big guns. Obama still needs to hit Romney with his stances on Medicare, the Ryan Plan and his proposed 2 trillion dollar tax cut for the mega rich. And hopefully the debates will take out Mitt. I hope it won't be like the Bush/Gore debates where the bar was set so low on Bush that he got accolades for "holding his own" and Gore got trashed for sighing and being "wooden."
Jobs numbers, campaigner-in-chief, comedian-in-chief, spiking the football, too cool Obama, celebrity....sound familiar? That's all I heard last week ...
ailsagirl
(22,904 posts)Six more months of this BS...
w4rma
(31,700 posts)There are more than twice as many Democratic Senate seats up for grabs as there are Republican Senate seats.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,027 posts)Mr.Turnip
(645 posts)It's just a quick response to the jobs growth numbers, the fundamentals of the race have not changed yet, if the slowdown continues into Fall that would be a different story but for now the race remains at a good Obama advantage.
Romney is only perceived as good on the Economy because he was a businessman and people just assume that means he knows economics and whatnot, that will fall apart under attacks like it did during the Republican primary for a bit with Newt's Bain capital attacks, I may hate the guy but those were effective and I expect Obama to do something similar, point out exactly what sort of "business" Businessman Romney ran.
and the fact that states like New Mexico, Michigan and Wisconsin are considered Swing states this cycle is laughable, if things change in Romney's direction heavily then yeah sure but as it's stood for months now no those are all safe Blue states, even PA being a swing state is iffy, it'll be close, it always is but I think Obama's numbers would have to decline quite a bit for him to lose PA.
Nevada is also barely a swing state the polls there have been showing a double digit Obama lead for a while now.
Daniel537
(1,560 posts)I wouldn't necessarily dismiss these polls right now. Consider that in 2008, under the best conditions possible for a Democrat, Obama got 52.9% of the popular vote. I'm certain it'll be even closer this time around, but fortunately for us this isn't a popularity contest, and the Electoral College still looks great for the Pres.
may3rd
(593 posts)It's all a propaganda war being done "scientifically"
not even worth reading about poll #'s.
Takes only one major breaking news incident to turn the tables.
JI7
(89,283 posts)Botany
(70,635 posts)The demographics are just brutal for Romney.