General Discussion

DCBob

(24,689 posts) Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:04 AM Jan 2012

Faux poll: Obama 46 Romney 45

From Faux Newz:

In a potential Obama-Romney election, 46 percent of voters would back Obama and 45 percent Romney if the election were held today. The president’s narrow advantage is well within the poll’s three percentage-point margin of sampling error.

And behind those numbers is a striking contrast: 74 percent of Obama backers say they are voting “for” him rather than “against Romney” (21 percent). Yet for Romney, his support is mainly anti-Obama. Fifty-eight percent of Romney voters say they would be voting “against Obama” rather than “for Romney” (33 percent).

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/15/fox-news-poll-2012-obama-romney-race-would-be-tight/#ixzz1jdL8AZtX

Details: http://www.foxnews.com/interactive/politics/2012/01/15/fox-news-poll-raw-data-romney-hits-record-high-but-still-tiedwith-obama/

============

Given its Fox, this is good news in my opinion. Also, I believe once the real campaign starts to heat up Romneys' weakness's will be even more exposed. There will be alot more opportunities for Willard to make dumb and dumber statements.

(sorry for the Fox link but its often helpful to spy on the enemy)

12 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Faux poll: Obama 46 Romney 45 (Original Post) DCBob Jan 2012 OP

The Obama campaign hasn't laid a glove on Romney yet NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #1

I suspect they have a detailed battle plan laid out over time.. DCBob Jan 2012 #2

bwahahahahaa spanone Jan 2012 #3

Frankly, Fox's inability to put Romney ahead should be troubling Sheepshank Jan 2012 #4

No doubt Romney's attacks on Obama will soon begin to sound boring and worn out. DCBob Jan 2012 #5

Yea, you have to figure they're giving him at least a 5 point bump over reality, probably much more. TheWraith Jan 2012 #12

They have to keep it close..... jdadd Jan 2012 #6

And they have to keep it close Ron Green Jan 2012 #7

Since the Faux poll is right wing, give Obama another 3-5 points center rising Jan 2012 #8

And BHO hasn't even started campaigning Surya Gayatri Jan 2012 #9

remarkable Johnny2X2X Jan 2012 #10

Also, once Romney is declared the nominee there will increase pressure to explain his positions. DCBob Jan 2012 #11

NNN0LHI

(67,190 posts)

1. The Obama campaign hasn't laid a glove on Romney yet

Reply to DCBob (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:13 AM

Jan 2012

And they are about to lay some big huge Everlasts on Romney real soon.

Don

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

2. I suspect they have a detailed battle plan laid out over time..

Reply to NNN0LHI (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:21 AM

Jan 2012

to cumulate with the knock out blow just prior to the election... with contigency plans of course.. cuz you never know what can happen in an election year.

spanone

(135,855 posts)

3. bwahahahahaa

Reply to DCBob (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:23 AM

Jan 2012

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)

4. Frankly, Fox's inability to put Romney ahead should be troubling

Reply to DCBob (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:26 AM

Jan 2012

no matter how they contorted those numbers....he can't win.

And Obama has yet to weigh in on Romney publically in any debate. Romney has already taken every opportunity to slam Obama. Romney may already have blown his wad...and Obama is still building his up.

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

5. No doubt Romney's attacks on Obama will soon begin to sound boring and worn out.

Reply to Sheepshank (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 11:35 AM

Jan 2012

Romney just isnt clever enough to make the attacks sound fresh or interesting. He is a very weak candidate in my opinion and should be relatively easy to beat if things continue about the same as they are now.

TheWraith

(24,331 posts)

12. Yea, you have to figure they're giving him at least a 5 point bump over reality, probably much more.

Reply to Sheepshank (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 02:57 PM

Jan 2012

jdadd

(1,314 posts)

6. They have to keep it close.....

Reply to DCBob (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 01:08 PM

Jan 2012

If the republican voters knew the truth, they'd stay home in their mothers basement....

Ron Green

(9,823 posts)

7. And they have to keep it close

Reply to jdadd (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 01:13 PM

Jan 2012

because their bullshit "horse race" is what they're selling, rather than anything of substance. Oh, wait. That applies to the other organizations, too.

center rising

(971 posts)

8. Since the Faux poll is right wing, give Obama another 3-5 points

Reply to DCBob (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 01:26 PM

Jan 2012

So it really should be something like 49-42% for Obama.

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)

9. And BHO hasn't even started campaigning

Reply to DCBob (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 01:35 PM

Jan 2012

in earnest yet, whereas Romney has been doing nothing but--attacking him daily. SG

Johnny2X2X

(19,082 posts)

10. remarkable

Reply to DCBob (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 02:33 PM

Jan 2012

Not just because this comes from Faux, but because of a few other things too. Obama has not even begun to address Romney as his opponent. Romney has been given the unchallenged spotlight on the campaign for months. Obama has an approval rating lower than this according to Faux, that means a significant number of those who do not approve are Democrats who will vote for him anyway.

I'm surprised FOX even bothered to report their findings. It total goes against their 24/7 narrative that Obama is a long shot to win in November. Meanwhile, back on planet earth, Intrade has Obama as a solid favorite to be reelected and he's trending upward.

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

11. Also, once Romney is declared the nominee there will increase pressure to explain his positions.

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Reply #10)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 02:55 PM

Jan 2012

He will probably try to move back to center but will look foolish and insincere. Also he will need to explain his attacks on the President in more detail.. for now the worthless media has allowed him to just get away with saying Obama was wrong and failed.

Reply to this discussion