Posted on 09/22/2012 6:58:00 PM PDT by red in brea
A new National Journal/Heartland Monitor Poll out this morning finds Obama leading Mitt Romney nationally by 50-43 among likely voters. The poll probes voter attitudes towards the economy in a very interesting way that really explains why Obama may be winning re-election.
The key takeaway is the poll’s confirmation that Romney’s theory of the race — which is built on the “are you better off” question — seems to be flawed, as I’ve repeated far too often. Ron Brownstein explains:
The survey also shows why it may be difficult for Republicans to center the election on the famous Ronald Reagan question to voters that the party highlighted at its national convention last month: Are you better off than you were four years ago? That question divides likely voters almost exactly in thirds: in the poll, 31 percent say they are better off than four years ago, while 34 percent say they are worse off and 34 percent say they are about the same. Romney, predictably, wins more than four-fifths of voters who say they are worse off; the president, equally unsurprisingly, attracts almost nine in 10 of those who consider themselves better off.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Ok that means they only ran in your area, I watched here in Mi not one ad for OBAMA.
Www.unskewedpolls.com
The idea was to go all out and get everything in the country going to hell in a handbasket, get things SO ridiculous, yet tell us to ignore OUR LYING EYES. After all, Obama’s SO very magical and SMART; and, after all, it just couldn’t be Obama’s fault because of his very magicalness and smartness - and it’s all GOOD and Nirvana is just around the corner, and it just has to be BUSH’S FAULT! \S
i pray you are correct...
But if Obama wins, the GOP would have no leverage — political or procedural — to force him to abandon his pledge to raise taxes on family income over $250,000, according to senior Republicans in the House and the Senate.
So they are beginning to contemplate a compromise that would let taxes go up in exchange for Democratic concessions on GOP priorities.
At the very least, that would mean protecting the Pentagon from the budget ax, which is set to whack $55 billion out of national security accounts next year. But it could also mean major changes to Medicare, which many Republicans said could quickly become the new front in the partisan battle over the budget.
GOP retreat on taxes likely if Obama wins(September 20 )
This would be a rather ironic result of the (Republican House passed) Budget Control Act that put these defense cuts into law . An even bigger irony: Putting Romney as the nominee may end up convincing voters that higher taxes on the rich are good. Was that their intention?
Just watched two more PAC ads for Romney during local news here in Michigan. I am pumped.
My hope is that the Lame Stream Media pays a heavy price for being waterboys for Obama in this election.
“and it just has to be BUSH’S FAULT! \S”
Amazing how many nitwits still believe that- I saw a minivan with an Obama 2012 sticker, plus a sticker showing Bush with the caption “I really screwed you, but thanks for blaming it on the black guy”. Oy vay......
good to hear...
Romneys got Texas in his back pocket. Why run ads there? Like here in MT. Romney owns it and theres not enough electorals for OdumbO to care. We see no ads.
I think it depends on where you live.... there are plenty of ad buys in Pa and Oh and Wisc and much probably Colorado and Florida as well as Virginia...
What you see as far as ads will depend on where you live. If you reside in a heavily Republican State you will see little from the Romney Campaign because the expenditure of resources is not warranted. Spending is targeted to areas in which it is needed and will do the most good for the candidate.
That said I believe the major ads campaign has yet to start and will begin during the 1st week in October.
They are paying a price and it’s a big one. Go to the Gallup site and take a look at a recent poll on “Trust in the Media” which shows mistrust sky rocketing and at a historical high.
Watching the polls is like watching the stock market - it keeps you on the edge of your seat and takes turns elating and discouraging you, but serves no real purpose until we get about 2 weeks out. Pre-debate polls are particularly useless...
>> Why is Obama Winning
Because the Leftwing Media is selling him as a winning candidate.
Do not patronize the Leftwing Media!
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