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Shock Poll : Romney 45% Obama 39% [Drudge Headline]
Rasmussen Reports ^ | DECEMBER 27, 2011 | Rasmussen Reports

Posted on 12/29/2011 7:16:12 AM PST by RobinMasters

Mitt Romney has now jumped to his biggest lead ever over President Obama in a hypothetical Election 2012 matchup. It’s also the biggest lead a named Republican candidate has held over the incumbent in Rasmussen Reports surveying to date.

The latest national telephone survey finds that 45% of Likely U.S. Voters favor the former Massachusetts governor, while 39% prefer the president. Ten percent (10%) like some other candidate in the race, and six percent (6%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

A week ago, Romney trailed Obama 44% to 41%. The week before that, he held a slight 43% to 42% edge over the president. The two candidates have been essentially tied in regular surveys since January, but Romney remains the only GOP hopeful to lead Obama in more than one survey. Despite Romney’s current six-point lead, his latest level of support is in line with the 38% to 45% he has earned in matchups with the president this year. However, Obama’s 39% is a new low: Prior to this survey, his support has ranged from 40% to 46% in matchups with Romney.

A generic Republican candidate holds a narrow lead over the president again this week as has been the case all but three times in weekly tracking since late May. Obama leads all the other named GOP candidates by as little as seven and as much as 15 percentage points. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Governor Rick Perry and businessman Herman Cain have all surged ahead of the president at one point but did not maintain those leads.

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To: The Pack Knight

Do we have a need to BE conservative? If Obama is such a pushover, why in the world wouldn’t we nominate a conservative candidate then? Are we going to wait for a tough election to try and get a conservative in there? Makes no sense. We need to care about principles, not just about “winning.” We won with Arnold in California once, and we’ll have the EXACT SAME RESULTS if Mitt wins. I can’t think of two Republicans more similar to each other than Mitt and Arnold. Our party will be in shambles.


161 posted on 12/29/2011 8:39:19 AM PST by JediJones (Newt-er Obama in 2012!)
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To: david1313
The women who would vote for Romney will vote for Obama first.

ROFLOL!!

Not sure why you posted to me....but you made me laugh!!

163 posted on 12/29/2011 8:39:58 AM PST by Osage Orange (HE HATE ME)
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To: BunnySlippers

Agreed!!!!


164 posted on 12/29/2011 8:39:58 AM PST by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them)
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To: C. Edmund Wright

Your complaint against Drudge is not the first. Yes, Drudge has pulled a drip, drip, drip for Romney. But, Rasmussen is a hell of a source in their own right, at least in the past. Very disturbing. I may have to change my tag line.


165 posted on 12/29/2011 8:40:23 AM PST by RitaOK (wRasmussen- the polling standard for accuracy.)
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To: Prole

The country would be stronger with Newt and Bolton as Sec of State than Romney and ?????

Who would Romney make Sec. of State?


166 posted on 12/29/2011 8:41:37 AM PST by ILS21R (Never give up.)
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To: Jim Robinson
Drudge is coordinating his headlines with Romney's campaign manager Matt Rhoades on a daily basis.

http://www.damndirtyrino.com/2011/10/04/the-drudge-romney-axis/

Have you ever considered starting a 24/7 front page link page to compete with Drudge's current bias? Something that would counter the Rhino message? Where you decide what should be the headline?

167 posted on 12/29/2011 8:41:41 AM PST by show
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To: C. Edmund Wright

Is it just me, or is Drudge really doing everything he can to promote Mitt, Paul and Santorum while doing everything he can to sink Newt - which his dramatic headers and snarky comments and use of pictures?

Why not?? He did the same for Obama in 2008!


168 posted on 12/29/2011 8:41:45 AM PST by stevecmd
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To: JediJones
As Weekly Standard pointed out, Romney always starts out strong in his campaigns and then gradually fades away as more and more people get turned off and underwhelmed.

Do you have a link for this?

169 posted on 12/29/2011 8:42:46 AM PST by nwrep
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To: Prole

Romney would be no better for national security than obama. Unless he took a poll first, or made a call to George W. Bush. Look, Romney is not the answer. Whether women vote for him or not, he is a loser in the South. People, like me, will stay home. Bank on it, they have done it before and will do it again.


170 posted on 12/29/2011 8:42:53 AM PST by david1313 (Newt all the way)
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To: yldstrk
Mormons don’t serve in the military. Refuse to serve in the military. Let someone else do it.

I served 28 years in the military and knew many Mormons who served honorably. I'm no fan of Romney either, but how about not broad-brushing the whole group?

171 posted on 12/29/2011 8:43:00 AM PST by ScottinVA (I miss America.)
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To: Prole

What makes you think Newt wouldn’t be as strong as Romney on National defense?


172 posted on 12/29/2011 8:43:27 AM PST by ILS21R (Never give up.)
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To: ILS21R
Not sure, but Gingrich won't beat Obama in November because of Gingrich's total lack of support from women.

This is why I refuse to waste time hoping that Gingrich tops Romney in the primaries.

173 posted on 12/29/2011 8:44:03 AM PST by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them)
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To: Prole

Is 4 years of a wishy-washy Arnold-style Republican who enacts failed liberal policies followed by 4 years of a resurgent Obama sweeping the presidency in a Nixon-like comeback and retaking Congress what you want?

Conservative principles WORK. They get splendid economic results. The only way to win again in 4 years is to elect someone like Newt with his Laffer-endorsed Reaganesque economic plan.


174 posted on 12/29/2011 8:44:13 AM PST by JediJones (Newt-er Obama in 2012!)
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To: Ted Grant
Not to mention the possibility of Obama replacing two older USSC members in a second yerm. If one of those is a conservative, kiss the court goodbye for a quarter century.

What???????

175 posted on 12/29/2011 8:44:13 AM PST by Osage Orange (HE HATE ME)
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To: show

I wasn’t aware of Drudge’s connection to the Romney team. But based on a review his coverage of Romney over the past few years, it seems clear that there is definitely collaboration between Drudge and the Romney team.

Interesting findings here:

Drudge Report Archive Stories about ‘romney’

http://www.drudgereportarchive.com/drudge-report-topic/romney/


176 posted on 12/29/2011 8:45:03 AM PST by jimbo123
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To: yldstrk

Not true.

Many don’t, but there are those who do...I think their percentages are much less than the average demographic, but they do.

I was a mormon [now an ex-mo] and was in the military, knew and know a few as well.


177 posted on 12/29/2011 8:45:59 AM PST by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political party's in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: SamAdams76

Wrong. Presidential elections come down to who is the best COMMUNICATOR and who appears to be the STRONGEST LEADER. It has NOTHING to do with youth or looks. Romney loses to Obama on both those counts, if just barely on the leader front. Newt destroys Obama on both those counts.


178 posted on 12/29/2011 8:47:19 AM PST by JediJones (Newt-er Obama in 2012!)
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To: david1313
I won't flame you but the only thing I take issue with is that he will govern left center. There's just no way to know and that's what sucks. If we base it on his track record and previous comments then you are correct but if we base it on his current comments then we have an alright nominee.

This is the problem with RINOs, we don't know what we get and that's the reason McCain was DOA, Conservatives didn't trust him.

179 posted on 12/29/2011 8:47:32 AM PST by tobyhill (Obama, The Biggest Thief In American History)
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To: ilgipper
Republican candidates don't win by focusing on the moderate Republicans and Dems. If they did, McCain was a shoe-in. Republicans win when the Republican base turns out. Every moderate Republican and Dem I know LOVED John McCain. They all voted for Obama.

If a more conservative Republican had been the nominee in 2008, he would have been beaten even more badly.

The idea that there's some sort of Republican base that never ever even bothers to vote unless the perfect "True Conservative" is running that EXCEEDS the size of the moderate/independent voter base is an absolute fantasy.

180 posted on 12/29/2011 8:47:49 AM PST by Strategerist
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