FL poll: Mitt Romney 48%, Obama 47%

The Miami Herald's Naked Politics ^ | September 21, 2012 | Marc Caputo

[2ndDivisionVet]

The latest Purple Strategies poll is out, and shows Mitt Romney with 48 percent support in Florida, and Barack Obama with 47 percent. More:

Direction of the Country Right direction: 37% Wrong direction: 55% Not sure: 8%

Obama Favorability Favorable: 47% Unfavorable: 49% Not sure: 4%

Romney Favorability Favorable: 44% Unfavorable: 49% Not sure: 7%

Describes Romney: can handle a crisis Very well: 32% Somewhat well: 21% Not too well: 19% Not well at all: 19% Not sure: 9%

Describes Romney: has the right temperament to be President Very well: 37% Somewhat well: 17% Not too well: 18% Not well at all: 23% Not sure: 5%

Describes Romney: knows how to get things done Very well: 43% Somewhat well: 17% Not too well: 17% Not well at all: 18% Not sure: 6%

Describes Obama: can handle a crisis Very well: 37% Somewhat well: 19% Not too well: 17% Not well at all: 25% Not sure: 2%

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[Catsrus]

Obama made over 11 trips to Ohio during our gubernatorial election for Ted Strickland. Kasich won with a little over 2%. Don’t make too much of his visits to Ohio. Now that the coal mines are shutting down and workers out of jobs - I think this would help Romney.

[zt1053]

This doesn’t make any sense because O’Reilly and Lou Dobbs were saying Obama was pulling away in FL, VA , and OH

[entropy12]

O"Reilly is surprisingly clueless on many issues. He is basing his opinion on polls. Did the polls predict 2010 spanking of democrats? I rest my case.

[lulu16]

They were having a cow. O’Reily was turning on “the folks” for being so stupid. Don't they understand weighing polls or push polls. The libs are playing them like a cheap moog synthesizer.

[Hotlanta Mike]

After the first debate Mitt and Obamugabe the choice will be clear...a vote for Obama is a vote against America.

[OrangeHoof]

I read where the first debate will be on the economy and I think this is where Romney, if he’s up to it, can mop the floor. There are so many talking points he can hit Obama with that I hope he finds a few in particular that will just nail Obama to the mat.

If I was Romney, I’d hammer the “real” unemployment numbers and particularly unemployment for youth and minorities to depress Obama’s base. Ask the young and blacks with 15% unemployment if they want four more years of this or if they’d rather have a job and earn some income.

[Hotlanta Mike]

It will be both embarrassing and painful for many former believers to watch and come to any other conclusion than to admit that in 2008 they were bamboozled by someone with no distinguishable accomplishments in both his professional and political career other than being clean and articulate...Romney has a history of achievement and giving, Obama has a history of being given something and doing nothing with it other than enriching himself and his cronies.