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highplainsdem

(48,994 posts) Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:56 PM Oct 2012

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Gallup demographics for polling 9/14 - 10/14: 35% are from South, 64% are 50+

http://www.gallup.com/poll/154559/US-Presidential-Election-Center.aspx

The demographic breakdown there has 3-week rolling averages, updated weekly, under 2012 Presidential Candidate Support by Group.

The latest 3-week period had Romney leading Obama in the South, but by only 11 points -- with a lead of 9 points for the 3-week period before that, and 11 points for the preceding three weeks. Pretty stable numbers.

And now suddenly (according to what I've read about the cross-tabs for yesterday's Gallup poll) they're showing Romney with a lead of 22 in the South, which is what's behind his "national" lead of several points.

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Gallup demographics for polling 9/14 - 10/14: 35% are from South, 64% are 50+ (Original Post) highplainsdem Oct 2012 OP

No wonder their numbers are wrong. They are assuming that the democratic vote in the south will be.. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #1

Such an abrupt jump in support makes no sense. Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #2

wow SCliberal091294 Oct 2012 #3

kick highplainsdem Oct 2012 #4

Pretty much what I assumed. Thanks for posting. nt Barack_America Oct 2012 #5

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

1. No wonder their numbers are wrong. They are assuming that the democratic vote in the south will be..

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:59 PM

Oct 2012

... lower than the last time. And 64% over 50 is just plain nuts.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

2. Such an abrupt jump in support makes no sense.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 02:59 PM

Oct 2012

Though Gallup has a history of overstating Rethug support.

SCliberal091294

(213 posts)

3. wow

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 03:00 PM

Oct 2012

nm. They shouldn't even do the south. Their so called "National polls" imo, should be all of the swing states.

highplainsdem

(48,994 posts)

4. kick

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:41 PM

Oct 2012

Barack_America

(28,876 posts)

5. Pretty much what I assumed. Thanks for posting. nt

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 10:45 PM

Oct 2012

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