Rasmussen shows Romney Ahead in Swing States

Rasmussen Reports | 9/16/2012 | Rasmussen

[Hero]

Rasmussen Reader subscribers can read the full Swing State tracking update daily at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. This article offers a combined view of the results from 11 key states won by President Obama in 2008 and thought to be competitive in 2012. The states collectively hold 146 Electoral College votes and include Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

[tallyhoe]

At the end of August Rasmussen did a survey of people that consider themselves Republican ?Democrat and Ind. 37.6% consider themselves Rep. 33.3 consider themselves Democrats and 29.2% other!

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/partisan_trends

[Kolath]

KOS has conceded the WI and NE senates races to the GOP.

[SamAdams76]

I live in Massachusetts and nothing is going to keep me from the polls either. I will be in Hawaii until mid-October but I'll swim across the Pacific and hitchhike across the continent if that is what it will take to be at my polling place on November 6.

I also would not be surprised if Massachusetts went for Romney.

[Ravi]

Cant wait to see updated september ratios

[barmag25]

I also would not be surprised if Massachusetts went for Romney.

I don’t think Massachusetts will go red yet, if any big surprise state flips I think it will start in New Jersey first.

[sushiman]

” I also would not be surprised if Massachusetts went for Romney. “

I would . NE is in the bag for the Rats with the exception of NH and it’s just a matter of time before that state is overrun with MA transplants that’ll put IT in the Rat column .

[thecodont]

The MSM meme is to trumpet these skewered polls to engender a malaise in republican voters.

Republicans traditionally are better at voter turnout: both getting to the polls themselves and getting others to the polls.

None of the predictions I've read is based on a "voter apathy" model. I don't know how many people out there are really fired up to get out and vote, or if they really don't care and will stay home and watch the TV for the results.

The 2008 election was "historic." Now that that particular bit of gum has been chewed up and lost its flavor, quite possibly it will be stuck under the seat. Motivated people sick of BO will get out there. People who regret having voted for him will stay home or vote for Romney (or someone else).

[aheckle]

Someone needs to post this on hotair.com. The posts there recently have been so negative. This should also been tweeted to Laura Ingraham. Over the last few weeks she has just looked at poll that had Obama ahead and assumed the worst without even bothering to see it was a poll that oversampled Dems

[smoothsailing]

Here’s a good source link for Rasmussen non-subscribers

http://race42012.com/2012/09/16/poll-watch-rasmussen-daily-swing-state-tracking-poll-3/

[italianquaker]

Look what happens when you use a realistic sample

[GregH]

Trust the most accurate polls in the business which is Rasmussen, Pew and Survey USA’s state polls.

The NBC, Nytimes, CBS, Washpost are historically inaccurate and known for their marxist bias.

[ChildOfThe60s]

That’s because some of them are intended to suppress your vote, eg. CBS/NYT and NBC/Marest, TIMECNN/ORC,

Which begs the question I have been asking for nearly 40 years. For this strategy to work (and it does) there must be a lot of voters that base their vote on who they believe will win.

So, if we have that many morons (moron is a little kind, actually), do they not get the government they deserve?

It's just a damn shame that it is also MY country. And not one I'm going to easily give up.

[bigbob]

Maybe he should come to Illinois, the way things are going, Rahm might campaign with him ;-)

[X-spurt]

This far out, if any poll can be beleived its Ras.
Not sure how Ras does it, but its about the sole holdout to super loading dems and spinnin for nobama most of the rest do daily.

[RightLady]

Thank God! Now I can go to bed happy—after I pray for my country. Niters...

[tsowellfan]

CBS/NYT and NBC/Marest, TIMECNN/ORC are trying to encourage the dems with tilted polling results

[Cherokeesquaw]

I find them interesting but I don’t get beside myself over them. I think the real test will come AFTER the debates. That is when everybody will tune in and start formulating an opinion.

[Lakeshark]

It's going to be interesting seeing how the polls change as the ineptitude of the administration begins to sink in concerning all the Jihadist activity over the last week.

[PghBaldy]

I would rather this be Gallup or some other Dem-leaning poll, for peace of mind ;)

[okie01]

I will be in Hawaii until mid-October but I'll swim across the Pacific and hitchhike across the continent if that is what it will take to be at my polling place on November 6.

Might I suggest that it would be a tad easier to hitchhike across the Pacific, then swim across the continent.