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Posted on 10/21/2011 5:08:21 AM PDT by Mustang Driver
Barack Obama enjoys an 8-point lead over Mitt Romney (12 over Herman Cain) — in Illinois, his home state, a state he took by 25 points in 2008.
A poll by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIU Carbondale found Obama is under 50 against all contenders except Rick Perry.
Against Mitt Romney, it is President Obama 46.1%, Mitt Romney 38.5%.
Against Herman Cain, it is Barack Obama 46.3%, Herman Cain 34%.
Simon Institute Director David Yepsen said in a press release: “You could look at this as being uncomfortably close for the president in his home state. On the other hand you could say Obama is holding up fairly well in Illinois, given the difficult year he has had politically and the continued poor performance of the economy.”
Of course, a difficult year is a poor excuse if — big if — next year is worse.
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38% is about what McCain got in 2008. Obama got about 62% in 2008. The other 15% are taken out of Obama’s hide, but they’re not ready to go GOP yet. I guess IL unemployment has to greatly exceed the current 10% for those 15% to get religion.
Romney is Obama’s DREAM candidate.
Me too! If my Grandchildren weren't here, I'd be gone already. I'm afraid Illinois is a lost cause for conservatives.
Why is this a shock?
Tell that to Algore.
I live in IL and have never been ask, Obama, Mitt??? Don’t matter, we have young people whose parents have told them if they ever vote for a Republican they will be disowned. Just the way it is here in LALA land!!
If they have a “D” behind their name, they don’t get my vote, EVER!!
He lost it by 10%.
This poll has no credability. Paul Simon was Democratic Senator from Illinois and the benefactor of the polls sponsoring institution. That’s why a paper in WV picked up their results not Chicago or other IL downstate papers
Looks like Mitt’s greatest strength is losing unwinnable liberal states by respectably small margins.
I stand corrected. I was doing it from memory. It was actually his running mate Sargent Shriver who carried his state of Mass, not McGovern. Thanks for reminding me.
Shriver’s home state was Maryland, not Massachusetts.
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