Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

This thread has been locked, it will not receive new replies.
Locked on 10/08/2012 9:27:19 AM PDT by Admin Moderator, reason:

Duplicate
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2941831/posts



Skip to comments.

Politico/GWU Battleground poll finds 13-point enthusiasm gap favoring GOP
Hotair ^ | OCTOBER 8, 2012 | ED MORRISSEY

Posted on 10/08/2012 8:20:21 AM PDT by RobinMasters

Politico warns that Barack Obama has a problem he never saw in 2008 — and it’s getting worse. Mitt Romney’s likely voters are much more enthusiastic than his, and these numbers mainly came from polling data collected before Obama laid a debate egg in Denver:

A new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Tracking Poll of likely voters shows ahead of Mitt Romney 49 percent to 48 percent nationally, a statistical tie and a percentage point closer than a week ago.

The head-to-head numbers have held remarkably steady through the past three weeks, but there’s been a notable shift of intensity from the Democrats to the Republicans since the party conventions over a month ago. Most of the poll’s calls were made before Romney’s strong performance at the first presidential debate in Denver.

Only 73 percent who support Obama say they are “extremely likely” to vote, compared to 86 percent who back Romney. Likewise, 84 percent of Republicans say they are extremely likely to vote, compared to 76 percent of Democrats.

Among those extremely likely to vote, Romney actually leads Obama 52 percent to 46 percent. That’s up from a 2-point lead last week. Obama led 50 percent to 47 percent among this group three weeks ago.

(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012polls; duplicate

1 posted on 10/08/2012 8:20:27 AM PDT by RobinMasters
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: RobinMasters
Get used to it.

-------

Date: January 20, 2013, Inauguration Day

Clapping

Chief Justice John Roberts : Governor are you prepared to take the Constitutional Oath.

Romney : I am.

Chief Justice John Roberts : Would you place your left hand on the bay of the Bible and raise your right hand and repeat after me : I, Willard Mitt Romney, do solemnly swear.

Romney : I, Willard Mitt Romney, do solemnly swear.

Chief Justice John Roberts : That I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States.

Romney : That I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States.

Chief Justice John Roberts : And will to the best of my ability.

Romney : And will to the best of my ability.

Chief Justice John Roberts : Preserve, protect and defend.

Romney : Preserve, protect and defend.

Chief Justice John Roberts : The Constitution of the United States.

Romney : The Constitution of the United States.

Chief Justice John Roberts : So help you God.

Romney : So help me God.

Chief Justice John Roberts : Now Congratulations Mr. President

Clapping

Clapping.

Clapping.

The President of the United States

Clapping.

Thank you

Thank you

2 posted on 10/08/2012 8:21:30 AM PDT by RobinMasters
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RobinMasters

Warmup for Nov 6.

3 posted on 10/08/2012 8:24:01 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RobinMasters

What will be even more delicious will be watching Obama’s face while the oath is given. Michelle Obama’s face will be even more amusing. I live for this scene.


4 posted on 10/08/2012 8:24:42 AM PDT by GilGil
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: MrB
Warmup for Nov 6.

Yep.

Chick-Fil-A was just a proxy for voting against the heterophobe on November 6th.

5 posted on 10/08/2012 8:27:07 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Government is the religion of the psychopath.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: RobinMasters; All

i posted this in the other thread on this topic:

three things from this weekend.....

1) Joseph Abboud, the designer, works out in my gym- nice guy....big Red Sox and everything Boston fan....told me he absolutely loves Romney and want him to desperately win...told me Romney will do wonders for the country considering what he had to do in Mass (for better or worse)...said Romney’s tickets for the Red Sox were right next to his and said Romney was the nicest guy in the world...told me he took his sister to a game and left to buy drinks, dogs, etc....upon his return he found Romney and the sister talking away- the sister said “Joe, this nice man just explained baseball to me in the 20 minutes you were away”...Joe said he told his sister- “you know who that is?? that’s the governor of Massachusetts...

2) a Jewish woman from the gym is good friends with Michael Strahan, former All Pro DE with the NY Giants...she told me Strahan told her he feels Romney is one of the classiest politicians of the past 25 years and he can’t wait to vote for him....

3) i live in an uber liberal section of NY; New Castle- 2 miles from the Clintons, 1 mile from RFK Jr...i’m out on my run Saturday morning wearing my “OBAMA MUST GO!” shirt- big broad letters across my shirt...a woman, who turned out to be hispanic, rolls down her window as she’s waiting a the red light and says, in a heavy hispanic accent, “I love your T-shirt!! beat obama!!”...


6 posted on 10/08/2012 8:30:34 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RobinMasters

The internals are brutal for Obama, if its correct, Obama cnnot win in Nov, those numbers are against him in every single way.


7 posted on 10/08/2012 8:31:09 AM PDT by sunmars
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RobinMasters

So would I be wrong in saying that the polls should be oversampling R +13? Why are they still oversampling D??


8 posted on 10/08/2012 8:32:40 AM PDT by thepatriot1 (...brought to you courtesy of the Red, White and Blue)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: sunmars

But do they factor in street money?


9 posted on 10/08/2012 8:33:43 AM PDT by TigerClaws
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: God luvs America

Wow! Love this!!


10 posted on 10/08/2012 8:35:42 AM PDT by luv2ski
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: thepatriot1

That is not correct.

Enthusiasm is a very imprecise measure of turnout. Many who are not enthusiastic will still turn out to vote for the Kenyan.

I expect the RATs will have a slight turnout advantage in November, which will make the results very close. If they do not, and the GOP runs even or better, it will be a Republican blowout.


11 posted on 10/08/2012 8:37:44 AM PDT by comebacknewt (Newt (sigh) what could have been . . .)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: RobinMasters

In 2008 it was D +26.....so its a 39% swing. Stunning how the MSM can still oversample Dems....

http://www.gallup.com/poll/156194/democratic-voting-enthusiasm-down-sharply-2004-2008.aspx


12 posted on 10/08/2012 8:39:44 AM PDT by thepatriot1 (...brought to you courtesy of the Red, White and Blue)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: thepatriot1
Why are they still oversampling D??

Dim voters don't have to be enthusiastic, they simply show up for their share of the "street money". I have to say, however, that this much of a gap is not going to be overcome by normal levels of Dim cheating.

13 posted on 10/08/2012 8:44:56 AM PDT by Ingtar (Everyone complains about the weather, but only Liberals try to legislate it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: RobinMasters

I don’t get too worked up over enthusiasm numbers in a presidential year. Generally the sophisticated campaigns will get their people to the polls whether they want to go or not. But when the enthusiasm gap is big enough it’s enough to move the result a point or two, which is a big deal.


14 posted on 10/08/2012 8:46:56 AM PDT by Skulllspitter
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Skulllspitter

The Dems in particular are adept at the “knock and drag” get out the vote routine.


15 posted on 10/08/2012 9:04:04 AM PDT by Arthurio
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: God luvs America

I would like to hear from others on this

I think anecdotal information is actually very important.

I think the Joseph Abboud data point is profound.


16 posted on 10/08/2012 9:08:35 AM PDT by ConservativeDude
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: sunmars
The internals are brutal for Obama, if its correct, Obama cnnot win in Nov, those numbers are against him in every single way.

I have a feeling the internal polls of both candidates show Romney winning a decisive victory in November. That would explain why Romney was so fired up and Obama was so tepid during the debate. Obama, being lazy to start with, figured there was no reason to bust ass getting ready when he already knows his fate.

17 posted on 10/08/2012 9:09:17 AM PDT by KevinB (We'll stop treating Obama like a dog when he stops treating us like a fire hydrant - Fred Grandy)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: RobinMasters

I was looking at the candidates for indicators of enthusiasm during the debate.

I believe the internal polls are bleak for Obama despite being outclassed he gave the impression to that he knows he has already lost the election he looked to me like a beaten man during the debate.

Romney on the other hand Looked like a man who knew he already won, energetic, confident and I might even say happy.

With the election just a month away people in the know already know who is going to win and I believe it is now just down to where it is either a modest win or a Reagan like landslide.


18 posted on 10/08/2012 9:22:41 AM PDT by underbyte (TEOTEWAKI)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: KevinB

*******The internals are brutal for Obama, if its correct, Obama cnnot win in Nov, those numbers are against him in every single way.

I have a feeling the internal polls of both candidates show Romney winning a decisive victory in November. That would explain why Romney was so fired up and Obama was so tepid during the debate. Obama, being lazy to start with, figured there was no reason to bust ass getting ready when he already knows his fate.********

Great minds think alike ;)


19 posted on 10/08/2012 9:25:57 AM PDT by underbyte (TEOTEWAKI)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]

To: RobinMasters

And we see this in the OH (and now, FL) early/absentee voting stats. Rs HUGELY up in most counties, Ds significanly down.


20 posted on 10/08/2012 9:25:57 AM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually (Hendrix))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson