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A new survey from Public Policy Polling (D) shows President Obama with a small five point lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in North Carolina, a state he won in 2008 and will be a major battleground in 2012. Obama gets 49 percent of registered voters in the state versus Romneys 44, as the Presidents approval rating is barely above water but Romneys favorability is at an extremely negative 29 - 58 split.
The president has led or tied Romney in all but one poll in the Tar Heel State since PPP began tracking the race after the 2010 election, but for two months in a row he has now posted 49%almost the roughly 50% he achieved against John McCain four years ago, PPP pollsters wrote in their analysis. Obamas low-water mark was 44% in March 2011, but for the last six polls, he has either risen or stayed steady, and is up four points overall in that time frame. Romney has achieved 46% four out of the last six months, but that is his high-water mark so far.
Obama wins indpendent voters by double digits, but hasnt locked down his base in North Carolina yet. Only 79 percent of Democrats go for Obama, as Romney attracts the support of 15. As has been seen nationally, the poll shows a large gender gap, with women supporting Obama by 15 points and men going for Romney by six.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/poll-obama-by-five-in-north-carolina
Wait, 15 percent of NC Dems support Romney? What the hell is that about?
Arkana
(24,347 posts)We won by less than a half of a percentage point last time. Any increase is an improvement in a state that was solid red two election cycles ago.
catbyte
(34,447 posts)If we all get out and vote, it's gonna be a GOP bloodbath.
I can't wait.
Diane
Anishinaabe in MI & mom to Leo, Sophie, Taz & Nigel, members of Dogs Against Romney, Cat Division
"We ride inside--HISS!
bathroommonkey76
(3,827 posts)If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
Woman ........................................................... 53%
Man................................................................. 47%
Question 11:
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_NC_041112.pdf
that's damn good
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crazylikafox
(2,762 posts)ProSense
(116,464 posts)Troll said "My Union job is exponentally worse than when the anti Union Republicans were in office."
I was going to mention that 12 million people with both union and non-union jobs are "exponentally worse" off because they lost their jobs under the "anti Union Republicans."
In fact, I hope the troll is still lurking.
EC
(12,287 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Daniel537
(1,560 posts)Just take a look at Arkansas or Louisiana. Obama lost both of them by huge margins, yet Democrats easily won the Senate races in 2008. Or Oklahoma where more than half of voters are registered Dems yet Obama had his poorest performance in the nation there. Either way, if we can squeak out a victory in NC it pretty much kills Romney's chances of winning nation wide.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)CRK7376
(2,203 posts)Obama got my absentee vote!