was made up of lies. We'll have to see what happens on Oct. 11 and Oct. 16.

Perhaps both were factors?

People we need to push harder than ever,this election is far from over it to close to call.We would like to see Rmoney thoroughly have his ass kicked in this election so we can shut up the likes of Donald Trump and his slimy mouth,and put Romney back where he belongs in retirement once and for all.

We know the fight is to the finish.

but by Wednesday we will see a decline for Mittens and a up tick for O. Yawn. No wonder people are turned off the corporate media.

where this originates, or for example how the sample population differs from the horror show that has been consistently reported? I was skeptical that it had gone so far down and am now wondering how it could move so far from what I read this morning.

And, the debate bump for Rmoney is fading?

love the Big Bird!

This poll lost a very good day that moved the gap 2 points in Obama's favor. I think this means that the point that came in was close to the current average.

The thing to remember is that this 7 day poll will have the bad Thursday and Friday observations until Saturday. It will be interesting to see what happens then. Though it is possible that the Ryan/Biden debate could do something. I think that Ryan, who has known positions may face a tough decision in whether like Romney he can abandon all the positions. Unlike Romney, they are what define him.

I sure hope Biden has a good debate. We can't afford another perceived flub.

We have got to stanch the bleeding. I'm getting very nervous here. That was a performance by Obama of hideous proportions.

he may not be great at debates but he got Osama Bin Ladne, is lowering unemployment .

isn't that a more convincing reason to vote for someone than "i won a debate&quot a debate in which the winner contradicted himself) .

Liberal bias? YA, sure....

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And that does horrify me (and baffles me as well). I don't see how Pres. O's approval rating can be so high yet be behind in the election polling.

I guess I fell into the trap of many others, expecting a cake-walk to victory in November and expecting the repugs to slither away without putting up a fight since their candidate looked so bad. As it turns out their "October Surprise" was a pile of lies that it's going to take forever to refute.

edit to add: Of course a composite nationwide number doesn't mean squat since we have the wonderful electoral college. I'd like to see a breakdown of where the likely voters are who changed their minds to give RMoney a supposed lead. I suspect that RMoney probably merely upped his lead in deep red states that really don't affect the outcome, but haven't seen any data to back that up.

and the 'likely voter' (past 7 days) column - is attempting to factor in, enthusiasm.

and Friday which every pollster found as bad. In addition, one is likely voter the other registered. The likely voter frame is also affected by the debate as it did affect enthusiasm. Hopefully, it will dissipate.

...and the "size" of the sample. Remember, its a snapshot of the big picture. There are many factors involved. Read about basic "Statistics" and you'll know what I mean.

With the Rmoney train wreck showing promise, the Super-Pac'rs who were about to pull their money and put it into House/Senate races are thinking that Rmoney still has a shot and will leave those dollars on the top of the ticket.

Meanwhile, Clinton and the surrogates can start picking off those House/Senate races while the Rmoney Pac'rs are temporarily distracted.

It also lights a fire under the asses of Dems that are just getting into the grove.

As long as Biden does his job Thursday night, he will be setting the stage for "President Obama" (as opposed to Professor Obama who showed up last week) to show Rmoney for what he really is; a sell-out supreme that will do and say anything to close the deal and can't be trusted to stand up to the fundies and chicken-hawks in his party.

If thing go well, we could end up with the WH, the Hill, and (in a few years) the SCOTUS.

Crossing fingers. Knocking on doors.

Before the debate I was thinking, what would happen if Romney does so poorly that they take him out and put somebody else in that is more likeable to the Republicans? But, no chance of that now. They are committed.

You're doing the Work of the Saints!

Joe Scar....and many other RW corporate mafia media people....

So how can Pew spew those false numbers..No way its tied 47-47 or even have Rmoney ahead it BS

lived post debate bounce.

Anyone know why that is? It's like saying "Hey, awesome, great, wonderful job, but you're fired anyway"

complaining that polls favor O. Pres O can't get a break from corporate media. When he does win re-election I hope he and democratic run congress can stop citizens united and bring back the "media" fairness doctrine and get the fuck rid of Fake News!

If these polls are still for Romney at week's end then it's something to worry about, but let's see what they look like this weekend when the debate bump is gone from them.

Am I reading the right-most column (light gray) right?
http://www.gallup.com/home.aspx
Today's 7-day rolling Gallup poll news doesn't look all that great to me.
Both the polls in my title line are 7 day rolling averages spanning Oct 2 - 8.
But the below has brighter news, excepting the last paragraph about Romney supporters more likely to vote:

I think we can get that back. Though we can't be complacent.

than registered voter numbers as far as predicting the final vote.

Not that he doesn't need to do a great job, but man, everyone was piling a lot of expectation and importance on his debate. I'm sure he feels it. Now with better poll numbers for his buddy, maybe he can go out with less stress and pummel that smarmy, little shit Lyin' Ryan.

You know, I have always wanted to punch Eric Cantor in the face because of that smug smirk on his face. Ryan has a similar smug look with that down turned smile/smirk thing going on. Too bad Joe can't do it for all of us.

I think Joe still needs to do a good job. The media will credit him with our comeback.

much . people know that is his personality and actually like him more for it because he just comes off as some guy you can go up to and talk about anything with.

notice of all the gaffes from Biden none of them have stuck. the media tries to report on it and try to make something about it but it just doesn't gain much. it's just Joe .

He is appealing to those whose minds can be changed.

I'm excited to see Biden debate Ryan I think the polls will show good for Obama.







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but I updated with your link.

Thanks.