So.. Romney is 4 points ahead among independents, but 4 points behind overall... ok.
This poll looks fishy.
0bama is up by 4.
Romney has a +4 up on Indies
Romney has more GOPers than Mugabe has Dems by one.
Romeny is leading women by 4, Mugabe leads by 7 with men.
I think this at least a D+6 poll.
I calculated for % of democrats, % Republicans, and % Independents... and it shows % democrats 40%, % Republicans 31%, % Independents 29%...
% Obama = (84x40 + 10x31 + 39x29)/100 = 48.01% round it to 48%...
% Romney = (12x40 + 86x31 + 43x29)/100 = 43.93% round it to 44%...
Not bad at all considering a D + 9 sample... In fact if we use % D =35%, % R=35% and % I =30% then Romney would be 47% and Obama 45%...
Therefore fellow Patriots, do not panic...
Also Obama leading among men by 7 and Romney leading among women by 2 make no sense... I think there is a massive oversampling of liberal men in this poll and under sampling of liberal women..