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flamingdem

(39,313 posts) Thu Oct 18, 2012, 06:32 PM Oct 2012

Poll shows Obama widens his Michigan lead after debate

President Barack Obama’s improved performance in Tuesday’s debate with Republican rival Mitt Romney appears to have boosted him to a wider lead among likely Michigan voters, a Detroit Free Press/WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) poll shows.

When counting undecided voters leaning toward either candidate, Obama, the Democrat, held a 52%-46% edge on Romney in an automated poll of 800 likely Michigan voters on Wednesday, a day after the men met in New York for the second of three debates.

Almost half — 46% — thought Obama won the most recent debate, compared to 35% who thought Romney won. Eleven percent called the debate a tie and 8% were undecided. A poll after the first debate showed voters overwhelmingly gave Romney the advantage.

http://www.freep.com/article/20121018/NEWS15/121018064/poll-obama-wider-michigan-lead-after-debate

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Poll shows Obama widens his Michigan lead after debate (Original Post) flamingdem Oct 2012 OP

Great. It was 3 points after the first debate. n/t ProSense Oct 2012 #1

Hey ProSense. Is MI still a toss up to RCP now? Jennicut Oct 2012 #2

It's been 'tossed' in the trash by... Mutiny In Heaven Oct 2012 #3

Yeah but his PAC's are still running pretty vile commericials here jimlup Oct 2012 #7

Any day now CT and NJ are going to be a toss ups ProSense Oct 2012 #4

And this is a pollster that has a pro-Republican bias TroyD Oct 2012 #5

"Take Detroit bakrupt (sic)" didn't help apparently. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2012 #6

ProSense

(116,464 posts)

1. Great. It was 3 points after the first debate. n/t

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Thu Oct 18, 2012, 06:35 PM

Oct 2012

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)

2. Hey ProSense. Is MI still a toss up to RCP now?

Reply to ProSense (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 06:37 PM

Oct 2012

Mutiny In Heaven

(550 posts)

3. It's been 'tossed' in the trash by...

Reply to Jennicut (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 06:39 PM

Oct 2012

the Romney campaign, that's for certain.

jimlup

(7,968 posts)

7. Yeah but his PAC's are still running pretty vile commericials here

Reply to Mutiny In Heaven (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 07:26 PM

Oct 2012

I'm thinking it is a total waste of money as I think (fingers crossed) that Michigan is teetering on SOLID Obama. Most here are very disgusted by the way Romney handled the automotive crises. I don't think he can stage a come back here even with the incessant Right wing PAC commercials running 10 to 1 anti-Obama.