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A new national poll released Monday prompted wagging tongues in Washington for its result, which showed Mitt Romney leading President Barack Obama on the heels of last week's presidential debate.
A poll conducted by the Pew Research Center found Romney leading Obama, 49 to 45 percent, among likely voters. That sort of result would mark a remarkable reversal in fortunes for Romney, who's trailed Obama in most national polls to date.
The Pew poll, if nothing else, offers confirmation of Romney's strong debate performance last week against Obama. Sixty-six percent of registered voters said in the poll that they thought Romney had done a better job in the debates, compared with 20 percent who said the same of the president.
Two new polls, which each present a different story about the Obama and Romney's popularity, indicate that there is greater enthusiasm among likely Republican voters than Democratic voters. NBC's Chuck Todd reports.
The shift in Pew's poll — which showed an eight point advantage for Obama in mid-September — seems attributable mostly to a heavy Republican sample. Surging party identification can be an indicator of enthusiasm, which certainly spiked among Republicans in the aftermath of last week's debate.
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(Incidentally, many conservatives had previously expressed open skepticism of previous polls showing Obama ahead of Romney, because those polls had a slightly more Democratic sample. Ari Fleischer, a former White House press secretary to George W. Bush, tweeted that while the poll shows obvious movement toward Romney, the results expressed Monday by Pew are "tempting" but unlikely.)
The Pew poll was conducted Oct. 4-7, which includes both the aftermath of the debate, and also includes the announcement last Friday that the jobless rate had fallen to 7.8 percent, news which is seen as helpful to Obama.
Additional national and state-level polls set for release later this week could end up painting a better picture, though, of the state of the Obama-Romney horserace. Those polls might provide a better indication of whether Romney's post-debate bump is strong enough to be sustained.
The Pew poll has a margin of error of 3.4 percent for its sample of likely voters, and a 3.3 percent margin of error for its sample of registered voters.
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Romney can walk and talk. Elect Romney. Romney is a warm body to replace tax and spend and tax again expand government and convert everyone to socialism Obama.
Families could really use that money for other needs they have at home.
In 2008, it was Barack who said "high gas prices are a crisis for the middle class and poor"
Let's think about that when we're pulling up to the pumps this week...taking out our wallets...
Doubt, Debt, Decline (D)
Obama is not the cause of gas prices.
Of course not, its that evil Bush's fault.
During the debate...
Barack failed to ever respond to the $90 Billion subsidies his opponent brought up twice for Green Energy....(many which have gone Bankrupt)
$90 Billion in 1 year = 2 million additional teachers for the country?
$90 Billlion in 1 year = 50 years of subsidies to oil businesses?
Barack was silent and obviously very angry....his facial muscle flexes were obvious...he'd been caught
He looked and sounded like a bus depot pimp trying to shuck 'n jive the cops.
Post factual information he spent 90 billion on green energy. You are just regurgitating another one of Romney's many lies. Tell us the one about him being able to reduce taxes and increase spending to fix the deficit. It must be the magic underwear.
Yea Big Oil needs more subsidies. Poor companies are about to go bankrupt without them!
Obama was upset. How can you debate someone that flips on all his policies over night? How can you prepare to debate with a schizophrenic?
Pew Survey "Fox News Audience much more balanced" ...LMAO !
The best tilted polls that money can buy. Need I say more... :)
This is the closest to even of any of the polls so far.
Look at the numbers. 7 more Republicans than Dems (403-396). 15 more Romney supporters than Obama (567-552). 364 Independents
Let's see Nitt Witt Mitt is against children, education, American Freedoms, the Elderly, Disabled, and the poor. He belongs to the largest cult there is in America. He is only for big business, and sending jobs out of AMERICA, as he has done in his own business. Is he going to bring back all of his monies that he has stashed outside of AMERICA so he can pay his fair share of taxes on it all?? I don't think he will pay his fair share he really never has in the past. Now he wants to be President. WE THE PEOPLE will have to make a stand against Nitt Witt Mitt as he is not presidential material at all.
I will have to vote for Obama and let him finish the job he started without interruption. The only thing wrong that he has done is the health care act which if the people get together we can delete. The rest of his work for America has been honest labor and he must finish it. He was thrown into a bad situation when Bush left and it takes longer than one term to get America on the way to stability after Bush left the mess. Obama deserves the chance to finish the job cut the breaks for big business. If they were going to create jobs it would show by now. Big business needs to be taxed fairly which is more taxes for corporations and the wealthiest in AMERICA and a level off of the taxes paid by the working people of AMERICA and a hand up not a hand out to the poorest in AMERICA. Leave Social Security and Medicare to the Seniors of the Land, don't kill it. They all paid into it and it is actually the money of the Seniors, not the government. The government should pay back the money they took out of Social Security and Medicare -- without the permission of the people it really belongs to -- the American People.
Mr. and Mrs. Obama should be allowed 4 more years in the White House, but he should be shining shoes and she should be cleaning restrooms.
'Big business needs to be taxed fairly which is more taxes for corporations and the wealthiest in AMERICA and a level off of the taxes paid by the working people of AMERICA and a hand up not a hand out to the poorest in AMERICA.'
Mr American - you are clearly an uniformed voter. Business taxes in the US are the second highest on the planet - wonder why jobs are moving overseas?? Wonder why small business starts are down markedly? Taxes for them are a personal income tax rates, enormously high for any business. take a moment and google the Laffer Curve.
the only job obama has started is, to make the USA a second rate country - i suggest we don't let him finish that job... his performance in the debate was pathetic and reflected what he's like without a teleprompter.
furthermore, the billions we have and continue to give to the 'poor' in our country hasn't made a fraction of a difference. this is what socialism looks like - don't be a fool. i agree we need safety nets but lifetime support of able bodied people is not what the USA is about.
you need to spend some time reading and/or watching a variety of news publications and programs. you've got too much rachael maddow in your system... like Romney or not, he's a better bet for our country than obama. to do the same thing again and expect different results is stupid...
jj5922
you are absolutely on the point.
On November 6, mothers and grandmothers will go into the voting booth and ask themselves two questions:
"What's best for my family, my children and grandchildren?"
"Does the current situation look promising for my children and grandchildren growing up and their future?"
4 years of Obama/Biden...
Obviously the master plan of why our country is on the wrong track...
Doubt, Debt, Decline (D)
romney and obama both suck... we need someone else to run..
How come when Obama is ahead in the polls, NBC supports them as fair and accurate. But when Romney is ahead, NBC calls the polling skewed.
Bias anyone?
Hey Pigotry, DO dead people ,animals, and illegals have the right to vote. I guess you're against voter ID laws because without these groups Obama can't win. You libs are really something. Something called self absorbed idiots. As Unamerican as...... as.......your loser President! GFY!
What everyone has flip flopped!!! Dems are saying the same thing that Reps said a week ago and vice versa.
New Polls are out!!! Obama 65 Romney 55
jrsquid: Take your medication before you start to post. 65 plus 55 equals 120. God I can not believe how stupid some people in this country really are.
two things:
1. you made that up
2. you need a calculator
No sh*^ you are rocket scientist. You are too busy worried about your party line that you can't tell when someone is being sarcastic.
Just say NO! to Nigrnomics.
Your just trying to keep the white man down. You wouldn;t be say tht in getto! Man yous racist. Yu can bes saying that
So aside from being a republican you want to be a racist at heart. Wow! I guess you haven't paid any attention to the ecomony because it is alot better than when he started>
Really, There at least 23 million Americans who may think otherwise...You know...the ones still without jobs.
I have never been more wanting of a President to get reelected. But what ever I am poor. Probably gonna be poor the rest of my life. I might not be poor the rest of my life. But as of now I am living day to day.
Why are you poor, with all the obama entitlements?? Why are you not working full time? Where are all the jobs?? Wake up, I know you lost all Hope with obama, vote for Romney and your Hope will come back to a better America.
Take some night courses, learn a new skill. Get off your lazy butt. Anyone in this country can make it most are just to lazy to try.
Personally I am sick and tired of all the people in this country that think we owe them a living.
But yet you have a computer and internet access. Or are you commenting via your i-phone? Don't think many public libraries are open at 7:30 AM so don't try that one.
So many times Obama has said Romney lied, but never said what the lie was or what was the truth. That's straight from the Saul Alinsky playbook. It must be working because see how many posters here today believe him. They say Romney Lied. What was the lie and what is the truth about what he stated ?
Obama said we are not entitled to success without the Gov't's help. Just let the Government leave me the hell alone. I don't need Tax Payer's money to take care of me. I can take care of myself if they would just get out of the way.
Not lied he said that Romney has failed to show us. Meaning all of us. What his replacement plan is or would be. So it is not farfetched to think of him as lying to get his way.
Bull...The key words coming out of almost every democrat politician is"Mitt Romney is a Liar"
Romney has laid out a 59 point plan and a more simplified 5 point plan. But since you brought up plans lets talk about Obamas plan...Tax the rich...Taxing the Rich at 100% pays for about 8 days of government...and then the rich decide to go play somewhere else with their money and then who are you going to tax, Obamas plan is smoke and mirrors, The only liar is Obama
the lame stream press is trying very hard to define this race/campaign. even though Romney and Ryan have defined their plans many times, the press will keep saying they haven't.
Romney/Ryan 'flip flop' according to the press, obama 'evolves'... right...
the real point is, if taxes are raised as obama wishes the new $$ will certainly not go to reducing the deficit. it will be blown on yet another worthless program or project and our debt will continue to rise.
as John Adams said, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation, one is by the sword and the other by debt"
wake up liberals...
Democrats consistently accuse their opponents of what they themselves do, i.e. lying misrepresenting, voter fraud, cheating etc. Republicans consistently fail to adequately articulate their message so it is hard to figure out where they stand. So when you get right down to it, the only poll that matters is the one on election day. I for one want change and hope that new people at all levels will at least get part of it right.
This really should not be a suprise I always had the feeling we had more intelligent people that would look at the issues.
As far as lies go look no further than Dumbo. Solandra, Guarantee unemployment would not go over 7 percent after wasting billions, fast and furious, Libya and on and on.
Dumbo has been a disaster for this country, we are luck we are not in worse shape.
Polls mean nothing. We will all be laughing at the left when Romney wins. NBC commentators won't know what to say. They will cry on air.
polls mean nothing... kinda like a one month blip in the job numbers, right? Or, kinda like the polls before the Reagan/Carter election...
don't know what the outcome will be but, it's looking pretty dicey for mr. 'hope & change'...
so the PIG in LIPSTICK is working for GOP??? MIT WRONEY come infront Camera On debate PRIMTIME TRY TO SELL MORE LIE$ to AMERICANS and it seem worked for Him and GOP ticket...haha
During the debate...
Barack failed to ever respond to the $90 Billion subsidies his opponent brought up twice for Green Energy....(many which have gone Bankrupt)
$90 Billion in 1 year = 2 million additional teachers for the country?
$90 Billlion in 1 year = 50 years of subsidies to oil businesses?
Barack was silent and obviously very angry....his facial muscle flexes were obvious...he'd been caught
more dumb and Super Rich$$ will follow their lord and savior Mit Wroney???? remember MR BAIN backrougnd is a SALE-MAN
Romney and Bain capital have an 80% success rate with companies they invested in Bain and Romney used investors money meaning that these people willingly put up their own money so that Bain and Romney could invest it for them.
Obama has less than a 20% success rate in his investments in green energy and GM/Chrysler and Obama used taxpayers money for those investments.
I will gladly give my money to Romney to invest as opposed to having it stolen by Obama to invest, Obamas idea of investment is giving it to a major campaign contributor and then rewriting the bankruptcy proceedings so that the contributor gets paid first and the taxpayers gets screwed.
When Obama is thrown out of office in Nov he should be charged with embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds.
lien - have some decaf buddy. you're gonna blow an aneurysm...
You liberals just cant take it can you. Your loser president is getting his butt kicked and after this Thursdays debate between Ryan and your clown VP, the numbers will even be higher. Face the facts, Obama is runing scared as he should be.
RR 2012
i think Obama forget mention Mr Bain in his debate it may cost him alittle bit but soon or later GOP PIG MIT WRONEY will take off his LIPSTICK then we will know the true MIT..ahaha
The true Mitt Romney is a successful business man that will get our nation back on it's feet and prospering again, The true Barack Obama is a liar and a person who will say anything to get reelected so that he can continue his goal of making America pay for the evils he think we are responsible for.
Obama thinks that anyone who is successful in private business is evil and that they owe their success to the government and that Big government is what makes a country strong, He is wrong, A country is stongest when it's citizens are not under a stranglehold of rules,regulations and taxes.
My government is supposed to work for me and I am not supposed to work for the government.
Romney/Ryan 2012
Obama/Biden... the end of an error
Obama must bring up the remark thatRomney made about the 47%ers. Also Obama must push Romney to ask EXACTLY how is he doing his math on Romney's so called getting this country straight & Romney's Mass. where he was Govnern, yet still kept his Utah Address, & what he did in Mass. [ruining it to the point that the people of Mass. were ready to ride him out of there & his Romney's failure of jobs that were lost along with the workers pension & also the same with 4 of his own companies]. Is this the way he goimg to run this country. I, know about Romney personally from living in Utah & he to me didn't prevent anything to make tha state any stronger & even in his STATE [Utah] housing prices keep spiirialing downward.
i also hope obama brings up the 47% comment. it will open the door for Romney to bring up the incredibly racist speech obama made in 2007. i'd love to hear the response to that...
If Romney wins, I really hope it does all those things that the right wingers want and put into play all of Ayn Rand's beliefs. I would like to see the average right wing blue collar guy of that world according to Ayn Rand try to support his family..
You would think the Bush years taught them something. Here you have a rich man dumber than
GWB running and the wackos are following like sheep. They like Robme when he taughts like a
liberal. He has many faces ,all false.
Here is what I know, When the Republicans were in control My business made money and I prospered, When the Democrats were in control My business did not make as much money.
Ironically the period in time when the US government took in the most revenue ever was after the GW Bush tax cuts.
Barack's had 4 years and all we have is no jobs, a lot of student loan debt...
It hasn't gotten the economy moving.
He gave $90 Billion to Green Energy to help us and we now have $4.00 gas....bad judgement
Think about that when you pull up to the pumps...and reach in your pocket....
Not gave! They must invest in our economy. And if we do not gas will rise to Ten dollars. We are in alot worse place than you think on energy. We must go green or go out... And he did not get caught giving money to green energy. It was planned out. He did not hide behind false promises and a even bigger debt. His plan has teeth. That will grow our finances and keep our jobs in line with saving not only our economy but the worlds.
The president has nothing to do with gas prices. Not just this president, but, any president. They cannot take credit when gas is low, or be blamed when it is high. Kind of takes away from everything else you are trying to say.
Gas is $4.59 here in Cali
Obumbo had 4 years and squandered it all on trying to cement his place in history by ramrodding a national healthcare plan down our throats.
We did not need a national healthcare plan and as the people of this country have made very clear we do not WANT this national healthcare plan!!!
WE NEEDED JOBS!!!!!
Not a single emergency room in this country is permitted to turn away a patient because they cannot afford to pay. WE ALL PAID FOR THESE PEOPLE TO BEGIN WITH IN TAXES!
What you libtards refuse to see is that NOT ONLY is the government exempt from this healthcare plan, WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE THOUSANDS OF GOVERNMENT WORKERS THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO OVERSEE THE PLAN!!! AND THEIR PENSIONS!!!
SO ALL OBUMBO DID WAS HIRE THOUSANDS MORE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PUT ANOTHER TAX ON US TO PAY FOR THEM!!!
Well obumbo,...you definitively cemented your place in history as "The Worst President in History" to this point! Move over Jimmy Carter, here comes obumbo!
ONE AND DONE !!!
OBAMA = One Big Ass Mistake America !!!
ROMNEY / RYAN 2012