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ProSense

(116,464 posts) Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:48 PM Oct 2012

Obama, Dems enjoy favorability edge

Obama, Dems enjoy favorability edge

By Steve Benen

The new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll notes that Mitt Romney's favorability rating is still underwater: "t's lower than every other presidential nominee's score at this similar point of time in the history of the poll -- except for George H.W. Bush's 34-52 rating in October 1992." The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll shows very similar results.

It's safe to say the "47 percent" video took a severe toll on the Republican's public standing.

But looking over the internals (pdf) of the NBC poll, it's not just Romney with a problem -- it's his party.

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Obama, Dems enjoy favorability edge (Original Post) ProSense Oct 2012 OP

The republican party made this bed, now it can die in it. porphyrian Oct 2012 #1

Nice! Scurrilous Oct 2012 #2

Let's hope this graph translates into an overwhelming, INDISPUTABLE, turnout. nt Tarheel_Dem Oct 2012 #3

That the other side is even that high amazes me. ailsagirl Oct 2012 #4

For the same reason ProSense Oct 2012 #5

Hee hee ailsagirl Oct 2012 #7

Republican brand tanking with electorate ProSense Oct 2012 #6

porphyrian

(18,530 posts)

1. The republican party made this bed, now it can die in it.

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:51 PM

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I wonder if they are going to form two new parties or just attempt to rebrand the tainted current one.

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

2. Nice!

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 02:57 PM

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K & R

Tarheel_Dem

(31,241 posts)

3. Let's hope this graph translates into an overwhelming, INDISPUTABLE, turnout. nt

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 03:00 PM

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ailsagirl

(22,899 posts)

4. That the other side is even that high amazes me.

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Wed Oct 3, 2012, 03:03 PM

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ProSense

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5. For the same reason

Reply to ailsagirl (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 03:40 PM

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the polls show Mitt within "striking distance."

Seriously, a few percentage points in a national poll is significant.

What's interesting is the Democratic Party is polling more positively than Mitt. That can't be good.