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Take with a grain of salt.
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/oct/6/new-polls-shows-romney-overtake-obama-colorado-nat/
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A new poll shows Mitt Romney flipping a 5-point deficit in Colorado before the first presidential debate, which was held on Wednesday in Denver, to a 3.5-point advantage later in the week another signal that Mr. Romney's comparatively strong debate performance has started to translate into rising poll numbers for the Republican.
A poll from Gravis Marketing, conducted Oct. 3-4, shows Mr. Romney with a 49.4 percent to 45.9 percent lead over Mr. Obama. The president had held nearly a 5-point lead in a poll conducted Sept. 25, at 50.2 percent to 45.5 percent.
Mr. Obama's job approval numbers are also significantly underwater in the new poll: 40.5 percent approve, while 50.9 percent disapprove. Just 36.8 percent of voters say the country is on the right track, compared to 53.5 percent who think it's on the wrong track.
The political party affiliation of the survey's sample was about 32 percent Republican, 28 percent Democrat and 40 percent "other."
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Indpndnt
(2,391 posts)regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)As others have pointed out, the poll records Romney with a 17.5% lead among African-Americans. That should be enough to discredit it right there.
flamingdem
(39,319 posts)I got an email Thursday - glad they are addressing CO
xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)was sent to Florida.
Chorophyll
(5,179 posts)mzmolly
(51,003 posts)budkin
(6,713 posts)OldDem2012
(3,526 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)Did they poll the only three black republicans in Colorado and two black Dems?
Panasonic
(2,921 posts)Gravis is considered an additional +15 due to the bad Republican bias.
Colorado will remain in Obama's hands.
PBS in Colorado is still very big here.
myrna minx
(22,772 posts)Thread from AshleysHubby:
Florida pollster (Gravis) donated to Republicans
http://upload.democraticunderground.com/10021265606
Thread by Underpants:
"Gravis Marketing" -- no one knows who they are -- trying to change "averages of polls"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021346488