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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts) Wed Aug 29, 2012, 03:41 PM Aug 2012

PPP: Obama leads by three-points in Nevada

Although he claims the support of half of likely voters in the state, President Barack Obama holds a mere 3-point edge in Nevada over Mitt Romney, according to a new poll from Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling (PPP) released Wednesday.

The survey shows Obama leading Romney in a head-to-head matchup, 50 percent to 47 percent.

“We consistently find Barack Obama leading in our Nevada polling but it’s by a much smaller margin than 2008,” said Dean Debnam, president of PPP in the poll's corresponding release. “It’s one of the states where he’s fallen the furthest.”

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/ppp-obamas-lead-in-nevada-falls-to-3

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PPP: Obama leads by three-points in Nevada (Original Post) WI_DEM Aug 2012 OP

and then you add this: "NV Dems continue voter registration edge in August" Quiet_Dem_Mom Aug 2012 #1

PPP says the race has narrowed, but . . . TroyD Aug 2012 #2

Quiet_Dem_Mom

(599 posts)

1. and then you add this: "NV Dems continue voter registration edge in August"

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 03:54 PM

Aug 2012

http://www.lvrj.com/news/nevada-democrats-continue-voter-registration-edge-in-august-167635995.html

CARSON CITY - Republicans might be rejoicing this week in Tampa, Fla., over the nomination of Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate, but back in Nevada, Democrats can celebrate major voter registration gains this August.

As they did in July, more new voters are registering as nonpartisan than as Republican.

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I'm in a decidedly red, red county in northern Nevada...I've seen all of maybe 5 RMoney bumper stickers (including 1--ONE--on a bumper of car parked in front of the local GOP office) and 3-4 RMoney yard signs.

Got plenty of cars driving around with anti-Obama bumper stickers...not a RMoney sticker on any one of 'em.

TroyD

(4,551 posts)

2. PPP says the race has narrowed, but . . .

Reply to Quiet_Dem_Mom (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 04:22 PM

Aug 2012

A lead is a lead, and the point is that Romney has not lead in Nevada all year.

It's unrealistic to expect Obama to have a huge leads everywhere in a competitive election. A 10-point lead would be nice, but a 3-point lead can be just as important in a year like this.

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