Multiple new polls: Obama holding solid lead, Romney fading in all areas
Source: examiner
With less than two months until the 2012 presidential election, new polls suggest that Mitt Romney is in a deeper hole than he thought.
In late August, Mitt Romney found himself running neck and neck with President Obama and in some polls, was even in the lead. With some confidence, the Republicans held their convention in the swing state of Florida and put on three days of underwhelming promotion. The next week in North Carolina, the Democrats held their convention and changed the course of the election. After an attack in Libya left four Americans dead, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, Mitt Romney attempted to seize the opportunity to make President Obama look weak. It backfired.
Speaking too soon and without the facts, Romney came across as someone who was too quick and jumped the gun. Needing to change course, the Romney campaign put the focus back on the economy, but then the magazine "Mother Jones" released the video that could be the straw that broke the Romney campaign's back. In a video filmed by Jimmy Carter's grandson, Mitt Romney was caught telling a group of Republican donors that 47% of Americans rely solely on the government and that they would stick with President Obama no matter what.
With all the negative press piling up, Mitt Romney and his standing with the American people is starting to fall. According to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, President Obama is leading Mitt Romney by five points nationally, holding a 48% to 43% lead. A NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows that President Obama is holding a five point lead in the key swing states of Florida and Ohio and has a seven point edge in Virginia.
The area where Mitt Romney needs gain is with Hispanic voters. According to a new poll released by Latino Decisions, Romney is trailing the president 68% to 26%, a 42 point margin that could doom the former CEO of Bain Capital's chances in November. In an attempt to chip away at the president's lead, Romney gave a speech at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles, but the result was underwhelming.
Read more: http://www.examiner.com/article/multiple-new-polls-obama-holding-solid-lead-romney-fading-all-areas
bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)oldhippydude
(2,514 posts)he addresses them as "taco jockeys"... way to go Willard
eggplant
(3,911 posts)I wasn't under the impression that he filmed it himself. (What would he be doing at Mitt's fundraiser?)
FailureToCommunicate
(14,014 posts)I didn't think he claims that.
Pamelajaynn
(60 posts)The people that attended that Latino event realized he was lying to them and only wanted their vote! He's not for us or anyone that isn't white and has millions.
I'm a WASP, taxpaying (barely) retiree, and I would vote for a yallar dog before I vote Republican. Got any yaller dog Democrats in Florida?
sinkingfeeling
(51,460 posts)oldsarge54
(582 posts)let's see, we'll attack the President on foreign affairs, OUCH.
let's attack the President's supporters, OUCH
Let's claim that the middle class are those who make$100K - $250K are middle class: (93.96% - 99.9%) percentile in household incomes (source IRS). OUCH.
Let's attack college students "Let them borrow the money from their parents for college or to start a business. OUCH.
and it continues.
Did Mitt buy one of those extended magazines?
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)It's that he did it while the foot was lodged in his mouth, thereby blowing open his skull and making clearly visible what goes on inside his head. His secret thoughts are now plainly visible for all to see.
oldsarge54
(582 posts)Athlete's foot of the tonsil, or worse than running around with your zipper down? Seems to me the whole slate of Republican presidential hopefuls had their firearms zeroed on their little toesies.
qwlauren35
(6,148 posts)You must be a writer. It takes major talent to come up with something like that.
Bravo!
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)I had ideas for novels but have never been able to regain the discipline and focus I once had. I think I broke my discipline and focus modules, lol.
But thank you. Every so often, it comes together for a thought or two.
Shitty Mitty
(138 posts)Fuck him
Kteachums
(331 posts)bamacrat
(3,867 posts)We didnt have to stage and edit this video to look damning..