Fox News Poll: Obama 49...Romney 40 (Obama +9)

[Cali_Democrat]

Fox News poll: Obama's lead grows as Romney's support slips
By Dana Blanton

Mitt Romney has had a tough couple of weeks on the campaign trail -- and it shows in the latest Fox News poll. After a barrage of campaign ads, negative news coverage of his overseas trip and ongoing talk about his tax returns, Romney’s favorable rating and standing in the trial ballot have declined. As a result, President Obama has opened his biggest lead since Romney became the presumptive Republican nominee.

The president would take 49 percent of the vote compared to Romney's 40 percent in a head-to-head matchup if the election were held today, the poll found. Last month, Obama had a four percentage-point edge of 45 percent to 41 percent. This marks the second time this year the president has had a lead outside the poll’s margin of sampling error.

Obama’s advantage comes largely from increased support among independents, who now pick him over Romney by 11 percentage points. Some 30 percent of independents are undecided. Last month, Obama had a four-point edge among independents, while Romney had the advantage from April through early June.

There was also an uptick in support for Obama among women, blacks and Democrats.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/09/fox-news-poll-obama-lead-grows-as-romney-support-slips/

[Fawke Em]

1. .

[freshwest]

11. Your sig line should be emblazoned on a few million signs...

[TheKentuckian]

15. I second that Nelson.

[derby378]

2. Thank you, Andrea Saul!

[ProSense]

3. Worst. Candidate. Ever.

Fox Poll: Obama Up 9 on Romney!!!

by joelgp

Ohh nelly. Fox News:

"Mitt Romney has had a tough couple of weeks on the campaign trail -- and it shows in the latest Fox News poll. After a barrage of campaign ads, negative news coverage of his overseas trip and ongoing talk about his tax returns, Romney’s favorable rating and standing in the trial ballot have declined. As a result, President Obama has opened his biggest lead since Romney became the presumptive Republican nominee.

The president would take 49 percent of the vote compared to Romney's 40 percent in a head-to-head matchup if the election were held today, the poll found. Last month, Obama had a four percentage-point edge of 45 percent to 41 percent. This marks the second time this year the president has had a lead outside the poll’s margin of sampling error."

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/09/fox-news-poll-obama-lead-grows-as-romney-support-slips/#ixzz235eVrxOC

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/09/1118407/-Fox-Poll-Obama-Up-9-on-Romney

Mitt, you can possibly stop the bleeding: Release your tax returns.



[font color="black" size="12" face="arial"]What is Mitt hiding?[/font]

[derby378]

4. I can think of one who was still worse...

[ProSense]

6. You could

make a very strong case that Bush is the worst President ever.

He did not run as shitty a campaign as Mitt is running.

New Poll Puts Mitt Romney In The Deep End (ABC/WaPo)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021094258

[uponit7771]

12. I remember Bush didn't show such moral apathy during his campaign

[freshwest]

10. LOL! But Darth is still there supporting Mittens. David/Charles Koch is the other guy...

And Shrub has that wistful look on his face like GrandPaul.

[Cali_Democrat]

5. And he still hasn't got back to ABC News about paying less than 13.9% taxes

We'll be coming up on two weeks.

This guy is a joke.

[LongTomH]

7. If even Fart Noise Network has him down by 9 points, the Mittster is in trouble!

If he wins in November, we'll know this one was stolen!!!!!

[bluestateguy]

8. Do you think FOX will even put this on the air?

If Ramney was up +1 they'd be going the full noise machine about how the wheels are coming off the Obama bus.

[freshwest]

9. Woo hoo!

Put on your hip boots, the GOP with the Koch dirty money will fund attack ads that will be out of this world by November...

[ProSense]

13. Mitt's favorability

dropped six points, according to the poll:

Romney’s favorable rating dropped six percentage points since last month and now sits at 46 percent, down from 52 percent in mid-July. At the same time his unfavorable rating went up five points. Romney’s favorable rating has held steady among his party faithful, but it’s down eight percentage points among independents and seven points among Democrats.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/fox-poll-obama-by-9-nationally

[magnifisense]

14. FOX has him down by nine points.

Coulter is on FOX having a fit about Romney's staff.

Wonderful news!