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Romney’s Strong Debate Performance Erases Obama’s Lead (Pew Poll: R 49%, 0 45%)
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Posted on 10/08/2012 1:14:56 PM PDT by Arthurio

Mitt Romney no longer trails Barack Obama in the Pew Research Center’s presidential election polling. By about three-to-one, voters say Romney did a better job than Obama in the Oct. 3 debate, and the Republican is now better regarded on most personal dimensions and on most issues than he was in September. Romney is seen as the candidate who has new ideas and is viewed as better able than Obama to improve the jobs situation and reduce the budget deficit.

Fully 66% of registered voters say Romney did the better job in last Wednesday’s debate, compared with just 20% who say Obama did better. A majority (64%) of voters who watched the debate describe it as mostly informative; just 26% say it was mostly confusing.

In turn, Romney has drawn even with Obama in the presidential race among registered voters (46% to 46%) after trailing by nine points (42% to 51%) in September. Among likely voters, Romney holds a slight 49% to 45% edge over Obama. He trailed by eight points among likely voters last month.

The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted Oct. 4-7 among 1,511 adults, including 1,201 registered voters (1,112 likely voters), finds that 67% of Romney’s backers support him strongly, up from 56% last month. For the first time in the campaign, Romney draws as much strong support as does Obama.

(Excerpt) Read more at people-press.org ...


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To: kristinn
"Pew's weak headline buries stunning news in the poll. Romney has wiped out the 'gender gap' with his strong debate performance:"

Even worse than the erasure of the gender gap is the fact that PEW used 44% men in the survey and 56% women. I find it hard to believe that women will vote that much more than men.....
41 posted on 10/08/2012 2:18:30 PM PDT by AdamBomb
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To: Col Frank Slade; bcsco; Charles Henrickson
This is great because now Obama and Biden will overcompensate in next debates and appear even worse.

I predict that both will go into the Shmuck Mode.

42 posted on 10/08/2012 2:19:30 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (Beware the Rip in the Space/Time Continuum)
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IS THAT A GUN IN YOUR POCKET


OR ARE YOU JUST GLAD TO SEE ME?




43 posted on 10/08/2012 2:24:27 PM PDT by devolve (----- ------- ------------c.1000_and_c.1620-------- ----------------------------)
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To: Arthurio
Among likely voters, Romney holds a slight 49% to 45% edge over Obama. He trailed by eight points among likely voters last month.

Romney likely ALWAYS had the lead. It's just that now the pollsters have to worry about their reputations.

44 posted on 10/08/2012 2:25:55 PM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: Arthurio

The only confusing part of the debate was trying to figure out what King Barry was trying to say.


45 posted on 10/08/2012 2:29:13 PM PDT by Fresh Wind ('People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
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To: nhwingut

I sure hope you’re right.


46 posted on 10/08/2012 2:29:39 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: AdamBomb

In 2004 men were 46.5% of vote while women were 53.5.

Here it is men 44% and women 56.

Me thinks a blowout is on the way.


47 posted on 10/08/2012 2:31:03 PM PDT by AdamBomb
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To: Arthurio

Bump...


48 posted on 10/08/2012 2:33:40 PM PDT by bayliving (I suffer from democrat induced tourette syndrome...)
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To: Arthurio

Obama can still win if Romney screws up.


49 posted on 10/08/2012 2:35:37 PM PDT by yield 2 the right (2012, the election year that stinks!)
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To: Perdogg

Pew used a rigorous likely voter screen this time: they asked 7 different questions. They are also predicting high turnout, around 64%. I think R+3 is realistic, because it jives with Rasmussen’s Party Identification which showed R+2.6 for September.


50 posted on 10/08/2012 2:55:11 PM PDT by paglia444
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To: Arthurio

Anyone from Virginia? Is it to late to bribe or cajole Vrgil Goode to pull his name? Whatever it takes.


51 posted on 10/08/2012 2:55:56 PM PDT by Pedro45
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To: devolve
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52 posted on 10/08/2012 3:29:46 PM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
I dont care what the polls say just go out and vote so we can throw this Kenyan Marxist out on his ass

What you said!

53 posted on 10/08/2012 3:33:37 PM PDT by Marathoner (If the bastard were to win reelection, let America burn. IDGAF anymore.)
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To: Col Frank Slade

I think you’re right about Obama/Biden overcompensating. Remember in 2000 Al Gore tried out 3 different personages during the 3 debates, and enough voters decided Gore was too freaky-deaky to vote for.


54 posted on 10/08/2012 3:39:50 PM PDT by BCrago66
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To: AdamBomb

I think so too. The huge number of viewers for the debate tells me folks are ready to fire Obama and were looking to see if Romney was an acceptable replacement for Obama. The post-debate polls tell me they found him to be more than acceptable to replace Obama.


55 posted on 10/08/2012 3:51:29 PM PDT by kristinn (Dump the Chump in 2012)
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To: PJ-Comix

Biden will be tough. Not that Ryan can’t win the debate, but he’ll have more control than Obama. Obama’s living under the stench of the first debate. It’s eating at him. Biden, is a good debater, and has no such problem going into Wednesday.


56 posted on 10/08/2012 6:54:30 PM PDT by bcsco (Bourbon gets better with age...I age better with Bourbon.)
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To: BCrago66

The funniest was when Gore walked up to Bush during the town hall style debate in an attempt to intimidate him by getting in his space.

Bush looked over at him and nodded like “what do you want a##hole”?


57 posted on 10/09/2012 5:43:39 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: Arthurio

The left is in total and complete meltdown and panic.


58 posted on 10/09/2012 5:48:00 AM PDT by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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