Three polls show Obama widening lead over Romney (FOX NEWS poll shows widest lead)

[alp227]

Last edited Fri Aug 10, 2012, 03:18 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: The Washington Post

A bumpy overseas trip and a month of pummeling by Democratic ads depicting Mitt Romney as an out-of-touch plutocrat and possible tax evader appear to have taken a toll.

Three polls released in the last 24 hours show Present Obama widening his lead over the former Massachusetts governor to as much as nine points. The surveys of registered voters, all conducted sometime between Aug. 2 and 8, also have Romney’s unfavorable ratings headed north. Two of the polls show his support among independents slipping.

A Fox News poll found the largest deficit, with Romney trailing by nine points (49 percent to 40 percent) That’s the widest gap Fox has reported all year. Its July survey had Obama up by four points (45 percent to 41 percent).Fox found that Obama’s increasing advantage comes mainly on the strength of a big bump from independents, who now support the president by 11 points, up from four points in July.



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What...a FOX NEWS poll had Obama with a wider lead than the CNN poll? The right wrong stereo who listened to yesterday's "Savage Nation" would not know...Michael Savage was badging Wolf Blitzer for reporting on the poll because CNN collaborated with a BRITISH for the poll:

[Ter]

1. I'm starting to think Fox would rather a Democrat win than have Romney

I went over to FR. Wow, they are not happy with Romney at all.

[CreekDog]

2. this needs a link, and from the info provided, cannot figure out which 3 polls are referenced

[russspeakeasy]

3. Anything that comes out of the cesspool called fox is suspect.

[CreekDog]

4. then it doesn't belong in LBN

[russspeakeasy]

9. ?

[CreekDog]

10. without a link (which the OP later fixed)

[russspeakeasy]

11. I'm easily confused. Thanks...

[alp227]

6. Fixed link. Reported on fox, CNN, and Reuters polls.

[pa28]

5. The Savage clip is unbelievable.

Even when a Republican shill like Wolf Blitzer reports the facts about an unfavorable poll they scream about "democrat lies"

When conservatives claim liberal media bias they are making themselves ridiculous at this point.

[droidamus2]

7. Savage is an idjit

Okay, if you listen to the clip Savage goes on and on about how Blitzer and CNN are lying because they cite one poll. Savage goes on to say the Rasmussen poll shows it the other way that's why CNN is a bunch of liars. Well I did a little quick research on a site that accumulates a bunch of polls. Six show Obama in the lead by from 5-9 points, 1 tie, and two showing Romney ahead. Surprise, surprise the one that shows Romney ahead by the most is the Rasmussen poll. So CNN/Blitzer are liars because they cite one poll, done by a company that shouldn't really have any vested interest in our politics, and they are liars but Savage cherry picks the one poll that shows his guy winning by a bunch and I guess he's a truther just because he is a God fearin' conservative waste of space.

[alp227]

13. That would be real clear politics, right?

I was listening to Savage Weiner last night just to know the latest RWTP. After listening to him trashing Wolf B, I thought, " how hard is it to go to Real Clear Politics and see every media outlet's polls?" Instead, Savage was making this empty argument that ORC was "SOCIALIST" since it polled for the british government. I went to wikipedia just now, and Savage confused the Opinion Research Situation with its international branch that works for the UK government...oh need I mention Savage has grudge against the UK govt for banning him from the UK?

Also I did some research one weekend breaking apart some distortions and lies in Savage's book "Trickle Up Poverty": http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Trickle_Up_Poverty

BTW, this wiki article is now the TENTH result of "trickle up poverty" in google search!

[SmittynMo]

8. Nah Nah Nah Nah

Hey Hey Heyyyyyyyy, GOODBYE!!!!

[Bucky]

12. All of which goes to explain this: "Romney To Obama: Truce?" (TPM)

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/romney-to-obama-please-stop-attacking-my-business-taxes.php :ROFL:

[font size="4"]Romney To Obama: Please Stop Attacking My Business Record, Taxes[/font]

“Our campaign would be — helped immensely if we had an agreement between both campaigns that we were only going to talk about issues and that attacks based upon — business or family or taxes or things of that nature,” Romney said, according to excerpts of an upcoming interview with NBC’s Chuck Todd released Friday.

Romney said he would prefer the campaigns “only talk about issues,” and claimed that “our ads haven’t gone after the president personally. … We haven’t dredged up the old stuff that people talked about last time around. We haven’t gone after the personal things.”

That seems fair. Democrats don't talk about Romney's record as a job killer and Republicans won't mention the hysterical lies they tried out last time around that were utterly ineffective in stopping Obama from repairing the damage the last batch of Republicans did.

[flamingdem]

14. PUMMEL - (i like that word ..) n/t

[underpants]

15. Hold it! Wait! Karl Rove says that Romney is WINNING!!!!

Rove: For Romney, Even Means Ahead

August 8, 2012, 7:02 p.m. ET

Mr. Romney and his campaign have also raised their game. After Mr. Obama declared on July 13 that "If you've got a business, you didn't build that," Mr. Romney went on offense, saying the following Tuesday in Pennsylvania that the notion entrepreneurs didn't build their businesses was "insulting." Wednesday in Ohio, Mr. Romney attacked Mr. Obama for not having met with his Jobs Council for six months. Thursday in Massachusetts, Mr. Romney belittled the White House's explanation that the president had failed to do so because he "has a lot on his plate." The following Tuesday in Nevada before the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Mr. Romney criticized Mr. Obama over cuts in defense and veterans care.

Each time, Mr. Romney's message was delivered in the morning and dominated the day's coverage. That change appears now to be standard procedure for Team Romney.
[font color = red]Uh Karl...nothing has dominated the news like Romney's tax returns[/font]

Mr. Romney also began running more positive ads. [font color = red]Really?[/font] The election will not be won just by highlighting Mr. Obama's failures, a job better left (mostly) to outside groups. [font color = red]= Rove $$$[/font] Because it can put the candidate on camera, the Romney campaign is better positioned to reassure voters that he has a plan to create jobs, reduce spending, and make America more prosperous. This is vital, since both sides have pushed up their opponent's negative ratings to the high-40s.

That's why Team Romney appears focused on making certain his first presidential decision—picking a running mate—is done right and rolled out properly.
[font color = red]That should have been ready to go and done 3 weeks ago to get rid of the "TAX" problem[/font]

There's likely to be a modest, short-lived bump in Mr. Romney's polls after his convention speech. Ignore that. [font color = red] We will! [/font]In this close election, the real benefit will be in the impression, information and values that remain with swing voters who'll make up their minds late and decide the election.
[font color = red] "impression" ??? really Karl you expose your core game and have nothing else to offer....other than making money off a bad campaign? [/font]