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2016 Postmortem

Marzupialis

(398 posts) Sun Jul 15, 2012, 09:42 AM Jul 2012

McClatchy/Marist poll: Obama leads Romney by 2% nationally

among registered voters. Poll conducted July 9-11.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/13/156143/mcclatchy-marist-poll-july-2012.html#storylink=omni_popular

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McClatchy/Marist poll: Obama leads Romney by 2% nationally (Original Post) Marzupialis Jul 2012 OP

I think these national polls are misleading and dont really mean that much practically. DCBob Jul 2012 #1

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

1. I think these national polls are misleading and dont really mean that much practically.

Reply to Marzupialis (Original post)

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 09:51 AM

Jul 2012

The election is of course won or lost state by state. State polling show the President significantly ahead counting electoral college votes.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html

I think what is happening here is that the big Red states are skewed hard right more than the big Blue states are skewed left. Its possible the President could lose the poplular vote and still win the election.

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