Fox News poll: Obama's lead grows as Romney's support slips

FOX News ^ | August 9, 2012 | By Dana Blanton

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Mitt Romney has had a tough couple of weeks on the campaign trail -- and it shows in the latest Fox News poll. After a barrage of campaign ads, negative news coverage of his overseas trip and ongoing talk about his tax returns, Romney’s favorable rating and standing in the trial ballot have declined. As a result, President Obama has opened his biggest lead since Romney became the presumptive Republican nominee.

The president would take 49 percent of the vote compared to Romney's 40 percent in a head-to-head matchup if the election were held today, the poll found. Last month, Obama had a four percentage-point edge of 45 percent to 41 percent. This marks the second time this year the president has had a lead outside the poll’s margin of sampling error.

Obama’s advantage comes largely from increased support among independents, who now pick him over Romney by 11 percentage points. Some 30 percent of independents are undecided. Last month, Obama had a four-point edge among independents, while Romney had the advantage from April through early June.

There was also an uptick in support for Obama among women, blacks and Democrats.

[conservaKate]

I agree...don’t hear people flocking to O. BUT...I also don’t hear anyone jumping up and down excited about Willard. I hear a whole lot of sighing, head shaking and resignation to what appears to be a steamroller.

Out here in WA...we pretty much know Ol’ Willard ain’t winning the state. So yes, it’s easy for me to focus on the down ticket races.

But good golly, can’t Willard figure out how to make himself more attractive to the masses? Can’t he figure out a way to be ‘genuine’ and espouse strong conservative values...and at least pretend he means them for more than a nano second?

[Williams]

“nominated Mitt Happens despite everything we did to stop it.”

Well I guess that wasn’t a hell of a lot was it? Considering he won the GOP nomination.

[italianquaker]

17 pct of tea partiers support obama cmon, some on this board will believe anything it seems

[Little Ray]

Oh, come on. Have you forgotten Bob Dole already?

[chris37]

Much as this poll sample is obviously skewed, Mitt Romney is a piss poor little sissy of a candidate, very much like the GOP in general.

Nonetheless, I will vote for him, however I doubt that Obama will be defeated by the useless, pointless GOP.

[Jewbacca]

“Every single poll, except Ras (who had a HORRIBLE track record for 2008 and 2010 and is one of the lowest rated pollsters for accuracy”

Rasmussen was consistently found to be the MOST accurrate polster. Here from 2008, it’s No.1:

http://www.fordham.edu/images/academics/graduate_schools/gsas/elections_and_campaign_/poll%20accuracy%20in%20the%202008%20presidential%20election.pdf

[ChuckHam]

obama is going to beat romney, but not by 10 points. I figure it will be 52/48 for bambi. When you run a liberal versus a liberal the more liberal one will win and bambi is a little more liberal.

[Red Steel]

In 2004, Fox News employed these liberal pollsters who had Kerry beating Bush by 5% on election day.

We all know how that turned out.

[AppyPappy]

My daughter, who sang at an FR rally, just informed me that she is voting for Obama because Romney is a right wing extremist who condemned gay marriage.

I raised an idiot.

[Williams]

Let me speak plainly no offense meant. Obama is a piece of pure left wing crap. A scummy marxisdt. The country is being destroyed.

Your state is liberal as is mine, but please let’s focus our attacks on Obama, Romney hasn’t done a damn thing wrong. He isn’t “real” enough? please.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Ah yes, but we know that free contraceptives are more important to the voters than the economy or our debt.

/s

[rhubarbk]

I’ll speak fluent Farsi at the same time I start pooping solid 24K gold eggs!

[Tennessee Nana]

Obama’s advantage comes largely from increased support among independents, who now pick him over Romney

Be not afraid, Conservatives...

Willie Mitty is coming back to you...

Your prom date is about to ask you for another dance...

The pretty girl told Willie to drop dead..

[Red Steel]

I wouldn’t use these clowns as a guide on who is going to win on November 6th.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Registered voters, no doubt.

Unless it's likely voters, it's a garbage poll.

[Diogenesis]

Myth RomneyCARE was carefully vetted by the DNC.

He was chosen because absolutely NO ONE in the GOP
was wise enough to consider
1) he lost to McCain
2) he is despised for RomneyCARE/ObamaCARE
3) he authored and installed alone, gay marriage
4) he has defended Obama on TARP, and on the absent docs.
5) like McCain Mr. RomneyCARE does not care about losing
as long as HE makes money.

[Jagdgewehr]

Even with oversampling, it is a depressing outcome.

We are imploding.

[Kazan]

It must suck to be a RINO, RINO sympathizer or an ABO that believes that he or she will be taken away to prison camp if Romney blows what should be an easy win for the Republican nominee.

Gee, ya think Romney's failure to support Chick-fil-A and his going gay on the Boy Scouts might just be hurting him in the polls?

[ballplayer]

Amazing,I dont know how many times I have heard and seen these so called Independents saying,we dont like the Arguing and the name calling,we want the politicians to work together for the American People! So Obama Lies through his teeth,calling Romney a Felon,Pelosi calls them Ecoli,they want dirty air,poison the food,take all your money and Romney DEFENDS himself and he drops Like a Rock in The polls! Obama has Screwed more Private workers in Favor of the Unions with taxpayer Money and No One,INCLUDING OUR DUFUS CANDIDATE,says a Peep.
When he dares to say one word he is Crucified.
This Romney is EXACTLY what we DONT need in a Candidate against Obama. Its Like throwing a New Born Baby in a Pool filled with Sharks,he is Going to be eaten alive,What a Wus thid Romney is,he is Like every other feckless Republican Rino,they Believe this Crap that Negative ads dont work,thats a Bunch of Crap,ask Romney ,he is Being Buried and he should make Believe Obama is Gingrich or Santorum in the Primary,he only Etas his own,I believe more everyday this is all a Setup to get the Marxist Reelected. The Bush Family has always been into this one world garbage,I think Romney is just a Front sent out to take the fall,I know he is a Mormon,is he a Pacifist as well?

[Williams]

Yep the kids have been taught their parents are racist haters. And we let the schools and media do it when we should have these people fired.