Daily Presidential Tracking Poll: September 21, 2012

Examiner.Com ^ | September 21, 2012

[GodBlesBush]

In the latest Rasmussen Reports presidential poll President Obama holds a 1% lead over Mitt Romney. The Rasmussen tracking poll was released September 21, 2012. Rasmussen had President Obama at 46% compared to 45% for Romney. Third party candidates were at 3% combined while undecided voters made up the remaining 5% of likely voters. The 8% support for Third party candidates plus undecided voters is up slightly from the previous few days. Over in the Gallup presidential poll it was a dead heat between President Obama and Mitt Romney. According to Gallup both candidates were at 47%. That does represent a 1% improvement for Romney while Obama stayed at the same level. The Gallup poll was conducted September 20, 2012. Third party support and undecided voters were only at 6% in the Gallup tracking poll which is a slight decrease from the previous few days. National Journal also did a presidential poll from September 15 until September 19. During that time they contacted 1,055 likely voters nationally. In the National Journal poll President Obama was at 50% compared to 43% for Mitt Romney. The 7% advantage for Obama was similar to the 8% advantage in a presidential poll by Pew Research. In the Pew Research poll Obama was at 51% compared to 43% for Romney. Pew Research did include a larger number of likely voters than the National Journal poll. They contacted 2,268 likely voters from September 12 until September 16. Two state polls were also released this week one in North Carolina and the other in Georgia. In the battleground state of North Carolina President Obama had a 4% lead. Obama was at 48% compared to 44% for Romney. The North Carolina poll was conducted by High Point from September 8 until September 18.

[GodBlesBush]

This story indicates a closer race than most polls I read on Real Clear Politics. Not sure about that High Point news paper poll though. I'd say If Romney can't win NC that the same Hispanic, women, and African American turn out as 2008. Of course the young voters that were so energized never amounted to anything.

[FreeAtlanta]

Our Downgrade President; Downgrade Credit Rating, Downgrade Space Program, Downgrade Economy, Downgrade World Standing and Stability.

Why does he have any approval rating?

[Red Badger]

Those college students are now graduated and living at their parents home unemployed.
Their siblings see the mess their older kin are in.
The ‘cool’ factor is now ice cold.......

[Ron C.]

I personally don't believe this poll - nor some of the other recent polls from Rasmussen. He's very conservative, and yes the race appears to be somewhat close, but it's NOT for several reasons.

Most hard-core conservatives are rarely taking time to be polled - because most are working hard to defeat Obama, or just working hard - period - to stay alive and financially viable and have little to NO time to give to pollsters.

I've been called some three dozen times - I hang up on all of them - no time for that stuff.

The only poll that COUNTS comes in early Nov - all else is worthless.

[eeriegeno]

I wonder what those people are smoking who give this clown any positive rating?????

[scooby321]

Obama will no be close in North Carolina

[funfan]

The same ones that were interviewed by Howard Sterns
sidekick in 2008. The interviewer took MCains positions
and said they were Obamas the people said they liked all Obamas positions even though they were John Mcains. In other-words uniformed people.

[WOSG]

“This story indicates a closer race than most polls I read on Real Clear Politics”

I have from the beginning treated Gallup and Ras as the gold standard and ignored all the rest. They show a race that is close to tied.
The reason is that practically every other poll out there is pollaganda, skewed to favor Obama with bad turnout models.

Romney was alas accurate in his ‘gaffe’ comment about 47% for Obama no matter what. If Romney does really well, he can win by 6 points. That’s been my prediction. Alas, as of right now it would be a toss up election, and Romney needs to fight through the massive media bias and make his case to make it a clear win.

[Cementjungle]

Those college students are now graduated and living at their parents home unemployed.

They're living with mom and dad, on dad's insurance plan and collecting disability and food stamps for life. They couldn't be happier at their success.

[Intolerant in NJ]

The little bump for Obama over the last few days from the Romney tapes or rally-round-the-flag seems to be about gone - if we could get a week or two without the press finding something to jump on Romney about (or if he’d come out strongly to put them in their place), we’d probably see a good-sized gap opening in his favor......

[mplsconservative]

Your posting history is really suspect. I’ve been around the block here enough times. You have about 8 posts only during election years.

Plus you can’t even spell ‘bless’ correctly in your screen name. Do you work at a convenience store? (Joe Biden would think so).

[catnipman]

“I’ve been called some three dozen times - I hang up on all of them - no time for that stuff.”

I never answer polls either. I also have a good friend who is a conservative and she delights in deliberately lying to the pollsters