[albie]

50%!? Based on what?

[TonyInOhio]

Top of the bounce - I figured it would show up today. Just like Gallup, Barry’s numbers in this poll will erode over the next week.

[ilgipper]

Was hoping to see it peak at 48-49. To the best of my recollection, this is a 3 point bounce over his highest Monday poll in the last month. He’s hit 47% twice on weekend polling.

[Uncle Miltie]

I’m ready to give up on my fellow Americans. They want more of this cr*p?

Wow. I mean, how third-world, toilet bowl, depressing, degenerate, downward spiraling does it have to be for them to not like this guy?

If America today doesn’t suck in your opinion, you’re living for your next government check. That’s it.

[epluribus_2]

Were people too busy listening to Lady Gaga or something on Friday and missed the definitive evidence that Obama’s economic plan is not working? And that he is not suggesting any other plan? They can’t all value cultural progressive issues over the economy. Or maybe “It’s the economy, and we are stupid”, after all. Sheeesh. HELLO ROMNEY RYAN! PLEASE DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR $$$. BY THE WAY - WHERE THE H&^% IS PAUL RYAN - WE MIDWESTERN-ERS REALLY LIKE HIM. ;(

[ConservativeDude]

The reality is that as of right NOW, obama is winning.

Plenty of time to undo that. But it sure is sickening in the interim....I am also haunted by 1992 when Clinton never came down after his convention. Yes Perot helped him, but he led after the convention and never came down. In my recollection.

[Uncle Miltie]

A rotted dead skunk ought to out-poll any President who presided over this economy.

[Longbow1969]

Worse, Obummer has a 52% approval rating now. His best in a very long time.

The only good news is that perhaps the R/R folks will realize sooner rather than later just how awful and ineffective their campaign has been so far.

To date at least, this is like watching a replay of 2008 - and the results will be the same (only with a somewhat closer margin).

[nhwingut]

Gallup today has it O 50 R 44 (O+6).

If it stays this way through the week, then we are screwed. It means the serial rapist/liar convinced a good chunk of this country that the economy really (even after 4 years and 6 trillion spent) is not Zero’s fault.

But I predict Obama will be up around 2 in both Ras and Gallup on Friday.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Romney needs to take a play out of the DemocRAT playbook and sue Rasmussen. It seems to work.

[SoFloFreeper]

I trust Ras. These numbers are very troubling.

[Charles Henrickson]

I still think Romney can win this thing, but here’s what he’s got to do more of: Give people a POSITIVE reason to vote FOR him, not just to vote AGAINST Obama. And by this I mean, LAY OUT MORE OF YOUR PLAN. In his acceptance speech, Romney mentioned his five-point plan, but with just a sentence or two on each point. He needs to give more depth and substance on his plan, the “why” and the “how.” For instance, on energy independence, he should speak about the Keystone pipeline—that Obama nixed it, Romney would approve it, and what that would mean for energy supply and the associated jobs.

[GregH]

Romney did not have a great week before.

He needs to reorganize and focus his campaign.

He Should understand that MSM is working actively with Obama and he cannot be dependent on the MSM to get his views across.

[GonzoGOP]

When the GOP candidate stands there like a punching bag this is what is to be expected. The GOPs only advantage up to this point was money. Obama is now leading there as well. Romney go zero bounce from his convention, and Zero got a big bounce from his. Romney didn't give us a single talking point. He never went after Obama. He offered no reason to vote for him or to vote against the other guy.

The Democrat convention may have been a freak show, but it was a highly motivated freak show. The GOP is just going through the motions for a candidate that the majority don't particularly like. The press will always be against us. That is a simple fact. Romney needed to go directly to the American people and make his case. The GOP convention offered that exact opportunity. What he did with his opportunity was have a senile old man talk to an empty chair. Then take the stage himself and speak in a boring monotone about glaring generalities. He had his chance, and he blew it.

Half of America is getting free Obama money. They appear quite happy to live on food stamps and watch American Idol on TV. Bread and circuses appears to be all Obama needs to win.

[Mortrey]

Here’s something that might help people on the fence make up their minds:

Just heard about this app on the radio—In Obama’s Own Words—audio record of some of his most ridiculous quotes!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/obama-in-his-own-words/id515820642?mt=8

[MNJohnnie]

It is not just the convention, there is also the 09-11 effect.

There is a 4-5 point “rally to the flag” effect during the anniversary of 09-11. Like it or not the fact O was in charge when the Seals got Bin Laden is going to help him in the polls for the next week or so.

So all the Dembot “hate Romney always” Freepers, the “Pollsters are always right” crowd and the die hard “we should of nominated candidate x” complainers might want to hold off popping the corks out of the 0bama champagne bottles just yet.

[Lib-Lickers 2]

a little more of Romney and Ryan telling the country what a nice guy Obama is and it will all be over before the first debate... pathetic losing strategy .. my man Newt would have long been opening up a can of whoop ass on Obama’s pathetically incompetent presidency by now.. Americans love a fighter and Romney isn’t one

[riri]

Holy smokes...talk about dispiriting.