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NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll: Romney Gains In Key Swing States [OH: 2/3 Early Voting for Obama?}
NBCNews ^ | October 10, 2012 | Domenico Montanaro

Posted on 10/10/2012 9:59:34 PM PDT by Steelfish

NBC/WSJ/Marist Poll: Romney Gains In Key Swing States By Domenico Montanaro A week after President Barack Obama’s lackluster debate performance, Republican challenger Mitt Romney has made some gains in three key swing states among those most likely to vote, according to the latest round of NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls.

Romney and Obama remain in a virtual tie in Virginia and Florida, and the Democratic incumbent maintains a slight advantage in Ohio.

Romney saw his largest gain in Virginia, where he now edges the president 48 percent to 47 percent, a 3-point reversal from last week’s poll, released the day of the first presidential debate. The spread is within the poll’s margin of error.

In Florida, before the debate, it was a 1-point race with Obama leading 47 percent to 46 percent. Now, it is still a 1-point race with Obama leading 48 percent to 47 percent.

In Ohio, where there has been a renewed focus by the Romney campaign after the former Massachusetts governor’s strong debate performance, Obama leads 51 percent to 45 percent. That’s a 2-point uptick for Romney.

But the Ohio poll also included an 11-point advantage for self-described Democrats --- 40 percent to 29 percent for Republicans. Last week’s poll had a narrower 5-point advantage for Democrats. . (In 2008, the party identification split was 39 percent Democrat and 31 percent Republican, according to exit polls.)

One factor that may have pulled the party ID more heavily toward Democrats in this poll was early voting. One-in-five respondents (18 percent) said they have already voted, and, of those, almost two-thirds (63 percent) said they voted for Obama.

(Excerpt) Read more at firstread.nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2012polls; 2012swingstates; oh2012
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1 posted on 10/10/2012 9:59:41 PM PDT by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish

LoL. LSD News for the OBot.


2 posted on 10/10/2012 10:04:33 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Steelfish

The Official Threat to the Voting Franchise of all American citizens is being Hijacked. Early voting is the first step to double voting. We can’t afford to re-elect this President. Holder only remains in office, because he’s partisan and willing to take the heat because the ultimate goal is revolution. With the nation’s police forces and military behind him Zero will never leave office.


3 posted on 10/10/2012 10:06:42 PM PDT by STD (“Cogito, ergo armatum sum)
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To: Steelfish

Anything from the Obama kiss ass Network I wouldn’t believe..NBC is the biggest bunch of Obama homers I’ve ever seen


4 posted on 10/10/2012 10:07:01 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Steelfish

This extremely early voting is BS. I’m fine with a week before, but 5 weeks? More opportunity for fraud.


5 posted on 10/10/2012 10:10:49 PM PDT by Jake8898
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To: Steelfish

Ohio Dems rushing to vote early for Obama before his next debate performance changes their minds.


6 posted on 10/10/2012 10:13:43 PM PDT by ShasheMac
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To: LS

Ohio PING!


7 posted on 10/10/2012 10:15:02 PM PDT by snarkytart
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To: Steelfish

Poor Steelfish, been a bad week huh? You finally found something in the polls/voting you can post that looks bad for Romney. Too bad it’s wrong.


8 posted on 10/10/2012 10:16:04 PM PDT by snarkytart
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To: Jake8898

It’s very much big fraud waiting to happen. There is NO REASON WHAT SO EVER people need to vote over a month away.


9 posted on 10/10/2012 10:18:12 PM PDT by snarkytart
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To: Ravi

Ohio early voting ping!!


10 posted on 10/10/2012 10:18:44 PM PDT by snarkytart
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To: Steelfish

Then there are the real numbers: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/10/08/Romney-Leads-Absentee-Florida


11 posted on 10/10/2012 10:19:57 PM PDT by piytar (The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
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To: Steelfish
Buh bye Obama:



And the reported poll's party breakdown as follows:

D= 39% LoL.
R= 31%
I= 30%

12 posted on 10/10/2012 10:19:57 PM PDT by Red Steel
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13 posted on 10/10/2012 10:20:19 PM PDT by timestax (Why not drug tests for the President AND all White Hut staff ? ? ?)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

This polling firm is not good.

Most accurate final polls in 2008 election

1. Rasmussen (11/1-3)**
1. Pew (10/29-11/1)**
2. YouGov/Polimetrix (10/18-11/1)
3. Harris Interactive (10/20-27)
4. GWU (Lake/Tarrance) (11/2-3)*
5. Diageo/Hotline (10/31-11/2)*
5. ARG (10/25-27)*
6. CNN (10/30-11/1)
6. Ipsos/McClatchy (10/30-11/1)
7. DailyKos.com (D)/Research 2000 (11/1-3)
8. AP/Yahoo/KN (10/17-27)
9. Democracy Corps (D) (10/30-11/2)
10. FOX (11/1-2)
11. Economist/YouGov (10/25-27)
12. IBD/TIPP (11/1-3)
13. NBC/WSJ (11/1-2)
14. ABC/Post (10/30-11/2)
15. Marist College (11/3)
16. CBS (10/31-11/2)
17. Gallup (10/31-11/2)
18. Reuters/ C-SPAN/ Zogby (10/31-11/3)
19. CBS/Times (10/25-29)
20. Newsweek (10/22-23)


14 posted on 10/10/2012 10:22:11 PM PDT by snarkytart
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15 posted on 10/10/2012 10:22:29 PM PDT by timestax (Why not drug tests for the President AND all White Hut staff ? ? ?)
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16 posted on 10/10/2012 10:24:58 PM PDT by timestax (Why not drug tests for the President AND all White Hut staff ? ? ?)
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To: Steelfish

Over 1/2 of respondants were from Cleveland and Cinci...

Party breakdown d=40% r=29% i=29%

Whole poll is BS!


17 posted on 10/10/2012 10:25:14 PM PDT by Anti-Hillary (Barry, Barry quite contrary, how does your government grow?...)
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18 posted on 10/10/2012 10:26:34 PM PDT by timestax (Why not drug tests for the President AND all White Hut staff ? ? ?)
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To: Steelfish

The 2/3 early vote for Obama simply tells me that NBC has gotten a very skewed sample.

Even the Obama campaign came out today and said they were only “up a couple of points”. No way that actually translates into 63% of early votes going for the Kenyan.

I do think Ohio is our biggest challenge this election, but if Romney takes it, he is our next President.


19 posted on 10/10/2012 10:27:14 PM PDT by comebacknewt (Newt (sigh) what could have been . . .)
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To: snarkytart

I trust Rasmussen the most and I have already see the polling which shows Romney either tied or leading..I think Romney is winning Ohio, especially the sheer panic I am seeing from my leftist facebook friend who lives in Ohio(I had no idea at the time she was a leftist otherwise I would have never added her) but her facebook postings begging people in Ohio to vote for Obama tells me they are in panic mode..she also posted a photo of one of Obama’s many Ohio campaign offices(The one she volunteers at) and it was EMPTY, not one single person in sight


20 posted on 10/10/2012 10:28:59 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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