ABC/WashPost Poll: Obama Bump Dropped From 6 Points to ‘About Even’ Saturday

NRO ^ | SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 | Jim Geraghty

[RobinMasters]

Republicans in a panic about Obama’s post-convention bump will probably find this morning’s ABC News/Washington Post poll reassuring:

Last week’s Democratic National Convention helped President Obama improve his standing against Republican Mitt Romney, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, but did little to reduce voter concern about his handling of the economy.

The survey shows that the race remains close among likely voters, with Obama at 49 percent and Romney at 48 percent, virtually unchanged from a poll taken just before the conventions.

But among a wider sample of all registered voters, Obama holds an apparent edge, topping Romney at 50 percent to 44 percent, and has clear advantages on important issues in the campaign when compared with his rival.

The survey highlights why Obama continues to try to frame the election as a choice between himself and Romney, while Romney would like it to be a referendum on the president’s record.

[snarkytart]

Agreed. I had a good meltdown. :X

[New Jersey Realist]

The rats ALWAYS have a lead going into the election because the liberal media make it so! A wise person should just ignore any poll and avoid the frustration.

[wayoverontheright]

These are national polls. All Obama did was energize those in the more populous blue states and cities, states he would win anyway.

The more important state polling never showed much gain, if any at all.

[John W]

Agree. Barring something unexpected-there’s that word-Obama will lose big time.

[scbison]

I don’t get it either, 20 to 30 million watch conventions and most are probably are die hard dems and repub. The only conclusion is that too many people listen to MSM as they must catch the talking points hourly newscasts.

[JPG]

'as credible as a Ted Kennedy neck brace'

Good one, I like that. How 'bout, 'as credible as a Clinton tear for Ron Brown'?

[SnuffaBolshevik]

"Never again will I allow the damn polls to so discomfort and destroy my morale as they did yesterday."

That's good to hear. They tried a fast one yesterday with the LSM simultaneously touting these bad polls and the DNC releasing the hounds (trolls) on sites like this. It didn't work.

One good thing is that, hopefully, folks are now inoculated against shenanigans like this.

Steady boys. Steady. Don't shoot 'til you see the whites of their eyes.

[Personal Responsibility]

I’m sad to say it but my sister is one of those people. She’ll vote for whoever talks to her last. It’s infuriating.

(I always make sure that I talk to her last :) )

[Honorary Serb]

The DNC was a disgusting ZOO, which could only motivate the Democrat "base". Republicans, independents, and the once and future Reagan Democrats--not so much.

With the daily reality of rising gas and food prices (NOT counted in official "inflation", but very much noticed by most Americans), and very well-justified fears over that cracked health care law, any "bounce" from the hyper-radical DNC is ephemeral indeed!!!!

[New Jersey Realist]

Polls have to be rigged in the rat’s favor to throw off suspicion because the voting machines (controlled by the unions) are rigged to tally up 20 votes for every 14 or 15 rat votes. Do this in a few key states and THE WON wins again!

[11th Commandment]

DOES ANYONE KNOW someone who watches the first convention then supports that candidate.... then one week later watch the second convention, then support that candidate.... then three days later is undecided?

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

-— Democrats outnumbered Republicans by 7 points in the 2008 election.”-—

Zero. Zip. Nada enthusiasm for the cult leader here in occupied Massachusetts.

We have a huge enthusiasm advantage.

[SERKIT]

The nation may be suffering the early stages of Hopium withdrawal. Fever, shivers, cold sweat, realization of the false high, and a desire to make a change in what they've been doing, and who they've been hanging out with. Let's make sure we have clear-minded people who want to make a change and not see them fall back to the Hopium pushers on the left.

[InterceptPoint]

The real point is that there never was a real bump. The MSM and the dems manufactured a bump coming off the rat convention to make it appear Odumbarse was going to sail to a win.

While I agree with this view I am still mystified by the Rasmussen results. We have, at least in the past, trusted Raz to not cook the books. Of course we don't know what Rasmussen is using for a turnout model. It could be that he has made an adjustment to his R/D/I mix.

[muawiyah]

People self-identify in these polls so what is it you are saying?

Give you a choice here ~ that the people say one thing and the pollsters change it in their reports. Or, that the people just flat out lie to the pollsters.

Did it ever occur to you that people may think they are Republicans but they are really Democrats? And vice versa. So, they tell you what they think ~ not what their party registration is ~ or maybe they don't really know ~ or maybe "independent" is what the pollsters call people who say they've voted for both Democrats and Republicans in the past.

There are so terribly many options, so you tell us how it is these polls are a JOKE ~

[MissMagnolia]

Bill Clinton’s Bounce: How Media Conventional Wisdom Works

Polling is reflecting Bill Clinton’s bounce out of the Democratic National Convention. You wouldn’t know that if you listened to most of the media, but the bounce belonged not to Obama, but to Clinton. Fortunately for the GOP, Barack Obama is no Bill Clinton. It must privately grate on Barack Obama.

[dalebert]

I dont hear anyone complaining about gas prices , inflation or on work. Someone told me this morning that people dont care about getting back to work..that was his explanion for Obama’s support.

[muawiyah]

Maybe he did nothing at all like you imagine. If he uses the self-identification provided by the people he polled, there's your answer ~ so you need to take it up with them and not Ras.

Or, maybe he has a pre-selected stable of LIKELY VOTERS who've been subjected to intense scrutiny and he just calls them up to see what they think this week versus last week.

Or, more likely, he pulls the results out of the air and takes a guess.

[ConservativeDude]

Loving ABC/Wash Post today! (Don’t say that often....).

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

-— I’m sad to say it but my sister is one of those people. She’ll vote for whoever talks to her last. It’s infuriating. -—

I have one who likes to vote for the winner. Not making this up, “I voted for the winner!”

That’s why the media manufactures these polls. People want to be with the “strong horse.”