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Bill USA

(6,436 posts)
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:02 PM Sep 2012

Poll: Obama Holds Lead (8% pts) Among Small Business Owners

http://www.nationalmemo.com/poll-obama-claims-lead-among-small-business-owners/

A new poll from the George Washington University School of Political Management and Thumbtack.com suggests that one of Mitt Romney’s central messages is falling flat with its target audience.

[font size="+1"]According to the poll, small business owners now favor President Barack Obama over Romney by a 47 to 39 percent margin. Furthermore, when asked “independent of who you are voting for, which candidate do you believe is more supportive of small business?”, 39 percent picked President Obama, while just 32 percent sided with Romney. [/font]28 percent were not sure.

Among the 6,000 small business owners polled, 40 percent named the economy and job creation as the most important issue in their choice of a president — a major red flag for Romney, who is unlikely to be elected unless he decisively wins among economically motivated voters.

Romney and the Republican party spent weeks trying to attract small business owners by hammering President Obama on his tax plan, health care reform, and his out of context “you didn’t build that” remark, but this poll suggests that it may have been a wasted effort. Small business owners are especially unresponsive to Romney’s argument that taxes will harm “job creators”; only 6 percent listed taxes as their most important issue.
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Poll: Obama Holds Lead (8% pts) Among Small Business Owners (Original Post) Bill USA Sep 2012 OP
If I were a small businessperson, moondust Sep 2012 #1
We small business owners generally don't qualify for ANY safety nets until we kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #2

moondust

(19,917 posts)
1. If I were a small businessperson,
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 05:28 PM
Sep 2012

I think I'd feel more secure knowing there's a safety net in place, just in case. Republican-style "every man for himself" might work for the Wal-Marts and the Targets and the Amazons but...

 

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)
2. We small business owners generally don't qualify for ANY safety nets until we
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:23 PM
Sep 2012

lose our businesses entirely and/or become bankrupt, but we still support their existence for our clients/customers.

We aren't stupid (contrary to what repukes think) - we DO understand that a rising tide floats all boats, and that no man is an island.

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