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TroyD

(4,551 posts)
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:38 PM Sep 2012

FOX: Obama has edge over Romney in 3 battleground states

September 19, 2012

President Barack Obama has the edge over Republican Mitt Romney in three potentially decisive states in the presidential election.

Obama tops Romney by seven percentage points among likely voters in both Ohio (49-42 percent) and Virginia (50-43 percent). In Florida, the president holds a five-point edge (49-44 percent).

Obama’s lead is just outside the poll’s margin of sampling error in Ohio and Virginia, and within the margin of sampling error in Florida.

The good news for Romney is that among voters who are “extremely” interested in this year’s election, the races are much tighter. Obama is up by just two points with this group in Virginia (49-47 percent), Florida is tied (48-48 percent), and Romney is up by one point in Ohio (48-47 percent).

Independents are nearly evenly divided in each of the states, as well.

Majorities of voters are unhappy with how things are going in the country, yet in all three states more say they trust Obama than Romney to improve the economy.


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/09/19/obama-has-edge-over-romney-in-three-battleground-states/
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FOX: Obama has edge over Romney in 3 battleground states (Original Post) TroyD Sep 2012 OP
The Virginia Polls are looking very good Thrill Sep 2012 #1
Wow! This is FOX news! aaaaaa5a Sep 2012 #2
Anyone else have trouble keeping up with all the polls today? : ) TroyD Sep 2012 #3
So now they have to defirentiate between 'likely' voters and 'extremely interested' voters! WI_DEM Sep 2012 #4
+1 aaaaaa5a Sep 2012 #7
Easier to read visual breakdown TroyD Sep 2012 #5
Look at the approval ratings for Obama in those states: Jennicut Sep 2012 #6
SENATE polls for VA, FL & OH TroyD Sep 2012 #8

aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)
2. Wow! This is FOX news!
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:52 PM
Sep 2012

This election is starting to look just like 2008.

I posted the other day that even in Indiana, there was an internal poll with the Donnelly Senate campaign showing the President only down 6. Romney-47, Obama-41. In 2004 Bush carried Indiana by almost 20 points. (Donnelly is actually leading in his Senate race 48-45.) I don't know why this isn't getting more National play. We have a very close Senate race here.


Currently Obama leads in every state he won in 2008 except Indiana and North Carolina. In Indiana he is only down 6. North Carolina is within the margin of error. Obama is winning everywhere else. His margins are even starting to look like 2008. One poll today had him up 14 in Wisconsin.


Look at this way. Tonight, Obama is as close to Romney in Indiana, as Romney is to Obama in Florida, Virginia and Ohio.

TroyD

(4,551 posts)
3. Anyone else have trouble keeping up with all the polls today? : )
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:53 PM
Sep 2012

There are so many of them hitting us every hour.

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
4. So now they have to defirentiate between 'likely' voters and 'extremely interested' voters!
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:55 PM
Sep 2012

what a load of crap just to make it look tighter than it is.

TroyD

(4,551 posts)
5. Easier to read visual breakdown
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 07:02 PM
Sep 2012

OHIO (Obama +7)

FOX News

Obama - 49

Romney - 42

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VIRGINIA (Obama +7)

FOX News

Obama - 50

Romney - 43

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FLORIDA (Obama +5)

FOX News

Obama - 49

Romney - 44

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)
6. Look at the approval ratings for Obama in those states:
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 07:26 PM
Sep 2012

"Obama’s job approval rating and his personal favorability are 50 percent or higher in these three states. In Ohio and Virginia, the president’s favorable rating is 10 percentage points higher than Romney’s, and it’s 6 points higher in Florida."

Awesome!

TroyD

(4,551 posts)
8. SENATE polls for VA, FL & OH
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 07:39 PM
Sep 2012

Here are the results from the same FOX poll for the SENATE :

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VIRGINIA - Kaine +4

Kaine 47

Allen 43

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OHIO - Brown +7

Brown 47

Mandel 40


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FLORIDA - Nelson +14

Nelson 49

Mack 35

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