Posted on 09/19/2012 5:03:33 PM PDT by Abiotic
President Barack Obama has the edge over Republican Mitt Romney in three potentially decisive states in the presidential election.
Obama tops Romney by seven percentage points among likely voters in both Ohio (49-42 percent) and Virginia (50-43 percent). In Florida, the president holds a five-point edge (49-44 percent).
Obamas lead is just outside the polls margin of sampling error in Ohio and Virginia, and within the margin of sampling error in Florida.
The good news for Romney is that among voters who are extremely interested in this years election, the races are much tighter. Obama is up by just two points with this group in Virginia (49-47 percent), Florida is tied (48-48 percent), and Romney is up by one point in Ohio (48-47 percent).
Independents are nearly evenly divided in each of the states, as well.
Majorities of voters are unhappy with how things are going in the country, yet in all three states more say they trust Obama than Romney to improve the economy.
Likewise, in each state more voters believe the Obama administrations policies have helped rather than hurt the economy -- albeit by slim margins: By two points in Florida, three points in Ohio and five points in Virginia.
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I am sorry you can’t face reality. To believe this race is tied is a fantasy. You are right I have been complaining since the summer on how Romney has run his campaign. I also have never been a Romney supporter because I do not believe he is or ever has been a conservative. The party stuffed him down our throats. So do me a favor and instead of looking for
Purity let’s really have an open discussion about the candidate and where we are in the race.
I believe in numbers too. I know how to read polls. I am watching everyone jumping from the good ship Romney. Let’s see Noonan, Mkinnon, Frum, Martinez, Brown, McMahon, just to name a few. If the race was tied and. my posts were incorrect fine maybe I am just a hand wringer. @jidts07: Pew poll: Paul Ryan “lags behind ratings of Sarah Palin at this point in 2008” http://t.co/Lzol1o3kThis does not look like a winning campaign with a winning message to me.
You do not like the opinion? Fine! Save the childish name calling for the school yard. I never have been fond of bullies.
Read a stat 2 weeks ago fix ranked 15th. Rasmussen was #1 as far as being accurate
Except for world events that are like the ME today... I quit watching them years ago and I agree with you completely.
LLS
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MSNBC Tops Fox News On Back-To Back Nights In Primetime Demo
TV Newser ^ | 9/19/2012 | Alex Weprin
Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:38:55 PM by My
Favorite Headache
Last night, for the second night in a row, MSNBC beat Fox News in primetime (8-11pm) in the key adults 25-54 demo. On Monday MSNBC averaged 471,000 demo viewers to Fox News Channels 469,000. On Tuesday, MSNBC drew 575,000 demo viewers, to FNCs 526,000. We will have the full ratings numbers in The Scoreboard a little later on.
The number one show in the demo on cable news is always, always The OReilly Factor unless there is some sort of unusual news event or huge booking.
Last night, there was no big news event, but the number one show in the demo was MSNBCs The Rachel Maddow Show. This is despite the fact that OReilly had a big (and younger-skewing) guest in Comedy Centrals Jon Stewart. Maddow at 9pm drew 703,000 demo viewers to OReillys 682,000 at 8pm.
Last night in head to head match ups, MSNBCs The Ed Show was fewer than 200,000 viewers behind the Factor in the demo, while Maddow and The Last Word had clean wins over Hannity and On the Record, respectively. In total viewers, OReilly doubled Ed in the ratings, while Hannity led Maddow by 206,000 viewers. At 10 PM, On the Record topped The Last Word by 100,000 total viewers.
FNC remains the top cable news channel in total viewers, but advertisers buy against adults 25-54 (that is why we have always led with the demo in The Scoreboard), so this shift has the potential to be a seismic one if MSNBC can maintain it.
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he’s replied plenty of times in other threads.. relax
MSNBC beat Fox News in primetime (8-11pm) IN THE KEY ADULTS 25-54 DEMO......FNC remains the top cable news channel IN TOTAL VIEWERS.
And before you try and cop out of your clear lack of reading comprehension with the timeless "that's what I meant" retort, here's your exact statement from your original post:
"msnbc beat fox out for their entire evening last night".
And other great confusion I can clear up for you??
CABLE NEWS RACE TUES., SEPT. 18, 2012
FOXNEWS O'REILLY 3,349,000
FOXNEWS HANNITY 2,246,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 2,082,000
FOXNEWS SHEP 2,059,000
FOXNEWS FIVE 2,048,000
MSNBC MADDOW 2,040,000
FOXNEWS GRETA 1,843,000
MSNBC O'DONNELL 1,743,000
MSNBC HARDBALL 1,396,000
MSNBC SHARPTON 1,101,000
CNN COOPER 723,000
CNN PIERS 662,000
LLS
I'm sorry you have a problem with Fox, and your criticisms may be valid, but you still just can't make stuff up, and this can't be any clearer. Sheesh.
LLS
Like to say I'm surprised, but.....
No such thing... you are acting like a jerk and I want nothing more to do with you. You are thick are you not?
LLS
Hannity had Pat Caddell do a poll and his poll was much different than Fox’s.
It showed the race still tight in FL and OH.
You’r a lefty troll who is fooling no one.
True enough Myth isn’t a conservative. But when you cite UberRINOs like Peggy Noonan, and out right leftists like DAVID FREAKING FRUM (!!) we know exactly where you’re coming from. Start telling us how the Mark Levins, Michelle Malkins and Jim DeMints are bailing and we might listen....but every cretin on your list is on the far left of the GOP....if they can even be considerd part of the GOP at all. NONE are conservatives.
Gallup has it tied today among REGISTERED voters. If you know anything, you know that means Myth is not only leading, he’s leading comfortably.
But you’re not here to talk facts. You’re here to discourage conservatives and do your little bit to bolster your boy Barak. Fine.
Bu no one is fooled.
Hank
Now I'm leaning towards plant. You know damned well that Obama polled ahead of McCain in Ohio et al, and won those states.
How were the polls that predicted an Obama victory wrong in 2008?
Frankly, this is depressing. After all the bullshit Obama's put this country through, I'm aghast that ANY American would vote for this complete, worthless piece of sh*t for President.
The country I grew up in and loved is lost if this is true.
AMEN BROTHER!
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