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2016 Postmortem

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts) Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:41 AM Nov 2012

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Final national NBC/WSJ poll: Obama 48%, Romney 47%

With just two days until Election Day, President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney are running neck and neck nationally, according to the final national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll before the election.

http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/04/14918470-final-national-nbcwsj-poll-obama-48-romney-47?lite

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Final national NBC/WSJ poll: Obama 48%, Romney 47% (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 OP

This represents a one-point gain for Obama WI_DEM Nov 2012 #1

So Obama gained one point in their National poll TroyD Nov 2012 #2

I have seen 5 poinr obama leads called a tie Doctor Jack Nov 2012 #3

Pretty Good. This poll gets quoted a lot in media beyond NBC/WSJ and shows Obama with momentum VirginiaTarheel Nov 2012 #4

They said it is identical to their last poll in 2004 helpisontheway Nov 2012 #5

I presume this is one of their "unskewed" polls PSPS Nov 2012 #6

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)

1. This represents a one-point gain for Obama

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:44 AM

Nov 2012

TroyD

(4,551 posts)

2. So Obama gained one point in their National poll

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:54 AM

Nov 2012

And maintains some sort of small advantage in the battleground states they say.

Full details will be released at 6:30 PM apparently.

Doctor Jack

(3,072 posts)

3. I have seen 5 poinr obama leads called a tie

Reply to TroyD (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:59 AM

Nov 2012

I would take "small advantage" to mean a huge lead

VirginiaTarheel

(823 posts)

4. Pretty Good. This poll gets quoted a lot in media beyond NBC/WSJ and shows Obama with momentum

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:59 AM

Nov 2012

helpisontheway

(5,008 posts)

5. They said it is identical to their last poll in 2004

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 11:02 AM

Nov 2012

that showed Bush leading.

PSPS

(13,600 posts)

6. I presume this is one of their "unskewed" polls

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 11:15 AM

Nov 2012

By "unskewed" they mean that they tailor the sample to guarantee a 50/50 result.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014290103

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