Posted on 09/19/2012 8:57:43 PM PDT by Qbert
The Pew Research Center gives Obama his biggest lead of the week, finding that he "holds a bigger September lead than the last three candidates who went on to win in November":
With the exception of jobs and the deficit, on which voter opinion is about evenly divided, Obama leads Romney on most key issues, notably healthcare, Medicare, and abortion.And the survey, conducted amid an outbreak of violence in the Middle East and shortly after the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya, shows that Obama has a wide edge when it comes to foreign affairs and national security. Far more voters see Obama as a strong leader and as the candidate voters believe would use good judgment in a crisis. Voters also express more confidence in Obama than Romney to deal with foreign policy generally, as well as problems in the Middle East. …
Obama’s overall advantage – he leads 51% to 42% among registered voters – does not narrow significantly when looking only at those most likely to vote. Among 2,192 likely voters, Obama leads Romney, 51% to 43%.
So, in the last 24 hours we've seen a 5-point Obama lead from NBC/WSJ, a 1-point Obama lead from AP-GfK and this 8-point lead from Pew. While the top lines numbers vary from poll to poll, the consistent pattern is some edge for Obama on the overall ballot, plus a lead on most individual issues and a dead heat (or something like it) on the economy. If you consider the fundamental conditions of the 2012 cycle, the fact that Romney hasn't been able to establish a lead over Obama on economic issues is probably the most surprising stat of them all.
Oh, wait:
Registered voters, D/R/I:
37/28/31
Yet another skewed poll.
The GOP now has a registration advantage and the motivation
No way will it be D 9+
90% of the calls were done on Sunday morning as well, I bet.
“the fact that Romney hasn’t been able to establish a lead over Obama on economic issues is probably the most surprising stat of them all.”
Actually, it’s not surprising at all. When you have clearly oversampled just enough Dems to get the answer you want, why is it a surprise that Obama is winning????
These people are delusional.
Pew. This poll stinks.
Let me know when there’s a poll that manages to reach the proper percentage of Republicans. At this point, it looks like most Republicans don’t want to be polled - they will still vote, but they’d rather not be polled.
ROTFLMAO! Pew takes Axelrod and Holder too seriously.
This reads like a satire. Obama is ahead on every issue except being tied on a couple.
Maybe but from long experience I know Pew is unreliable.
This poll even showed no change whne they went from registered to likely voters, which I’ve never seen before.
Then, on November 7th, Dems will be saying, "we are so skewed!"
I am skeptical of poll results for this particular year but it does seem like Romney is taking an ideal situation to beat Obama and screwing it up.
I will spare you the details and editorial.
lol
seriously, these people are living in a dream world if they think Democrats outnumber republicans by 9 points.
pew = “something stinks!”
Yeah.
Obama be doin’ such a smashing job getting our ass kicked by street muslims.
He’s the ****ing best.
Of course it’s skewed, but it’s close and the Fraud probably is ahead by 1 - 2 points. This should spell the end of the GOP and the elite that run it. The campaign they are running is pathetic... Here is what Romney has to work with, this is an abbreviated list...
Record unemployment
Record food stamp use
Record foreclosures
Raising gas prices
An opponent who will raise taxes on everyone with taxable income, even those at the very bottom where the starting rate jumps from 10 - 15 %
An American Ambassador murdered and dragged through the streets by Muslim thugs. Three other murdered
Other deaths and US embassies across the globe under attack
In the last two years double the number of Americans killed in Afghanistan than in the previous 9 years
Ordering Catholic organizations to provide birth control to it’s workers
A national debt out of control that has caused two credit rating drops and will bankrupt us if not stopped.
A currency that is at it’s lowest value ever and may very likely be replaced as the currency of international trade
Israel on the verge of attacking Iran, that might start a major war in the Middle East and beyond
A corrupt justice department which refuses to produce subpoenaed documents in a congressional investigation
The NDAA allowing US citizen (if deemed to be terrorist) to be held without trail until it’s determine it’s safe to release them
Mountain of executive orders, creating laws and regulations by going around congress
A President who has played over 90 rounds of golf in under 3 1/2 year, attended more WH parties, state dinners and taken more vacations than any modern President
And Romney is losing ???
Now you know why its called “pew” - because it stinks on ice.
I am very worried about Florida and Virginia also currently, but it’s still close
It's the only way he can lead in a poll.
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