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ryanjreillyFeb 1, 2012
Good news for Obama....
jray791Feb 1, 2012
GREAT news for Obama
anomaly100Feb 1, 2012Submitter
Hells yeah. The folks in Ohio must be getting sick of their governor, to lean toward the left.
bigother1Feb 1, 2012
How could he not? With that turkey from Lehmann Brothers for a governor!
langfordFeb 2, 2012
Getting people to support him is the easy part. Getting voters to actually show up on voting day is the hard part. People are especially lazy about voting if they think a win is a guarantee.
blinker1315Feb 1, 2012
It's Feb. 1. Don't get overheated.
anomaly100Feb 1, 2012Submitter
Spoiled sport!
igorbobicFeb 1, 2012
Woot
treehugger87Feb 2, 2012
The GOP settling on one candidate was always going to launch Obama into first place. The hard part is going to be to distinguish himself from Romney and hold that lead.
jaketyson85Feb 2, 2012
yeah u know what tho once the election time comes all the sour grapes newt and rom paul fan boys will get over it and rightly support mitt in his run.
kasha34Feb 2, 2012
Really. Gallup says different.
"Gallup state numbers predict huge Obama loss"
Too bad.
http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/gallup-state-numbers-predict-huge-obama-loss/352881Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
sloppyjoes7Feb 2, 2012
That may be, but the election's still a ways out.
If I were a betting man, I'd give Romney a 70% chance of becoming president.
sloppyjoes7Feb 2, 2012
I thought I'd look into Vegas betting odds.
http://www.intrade.com - Romney 40%, Obama ahead at 55%
http://www.politicalbettingodds.com - Obama 38%, Romney ahead at 57%
http://www.oddschecker.com/specials/politics-and-election/us-presidential-election - Average betting odds across 12 websites - 38% Romney, Obama's ahead at 59%Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
craig1958Feb 2, 2012
That figures, it's too early to know anything so they are all over the map. We are not even certain that Romney will be nominated (although I think that is a safe bet). Both sides will have plenty of opportunities to screw up over the next 9 months.
anomaly100Feb 2, 2012Submitter
That's very true. It is far too early to tell, but polls are fun sometimes.
sloppyjoes7Feb 2, 2012
Romney has a 98-99% chance of being nominated, according to betting odds.
craig1958Feb 2, 2012
I agree, unless something very strange happens.
crashdvisFeb 2, 2012
You know you are going to get dugg down infinity times by the lefties here. They have their fingers in their ears and are screaming I can't hear you I can't hear you right now...Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
craig1958Feb 2, 2012
Read his link, the poll has nothing to do with who will win the election. The headline is link bait.
kasha34Feb 2, 2012
I just re-read the Gallup article.
How does it have "nothing to do with who will win the election."?
What do YOU think it's about then?Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
craig1958Feb 2, 2012
It is simply tracking Obama's approval ratings in each state. Then it assumes that he will lose in those states where his numbers have gone down. That doesn't tell us anything about how he will do against an opponent. It is silly to assume a candidate will automatically lose if his approval has gone down from 52% to 48% (for example).
Find a poll that asks the correct question, such as; if the election was held today would you vote for Obama, Romney, or someone else? You can only predict a candidates chances of winning by presenting other choices. For example, one poll might predict that Obama would lose to Romney, but that he would win against Newt.
kasha34Feb 2, 2012
Of course you have a point.
That's why we have to keep up the fight to show America how Obama is pointing us toward the cliff and flooring the accelerator.
These polls do show, I think, that the old fanboy days of 2008 are, thankfully, over.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
ammattikiFeb 2, 2012
This Gallup poll is just about approval rating. Not a comparison of candidates.
Remember Bush had terrible approval but still won a second term. When people compare him to what the other side is offering he will get much more support.
sloppyjoes7Feb 2, 2012
"When liberals compare him to what the other side is offering he will get much more support."
FTFY
kasha34Feb 2, 2012
As I said above, you have a point.
That's why we have to keep explaining to American voters how Obama is aiming us toward the cliff and flooring the accelerator.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
aces2mexicoFeb 2, 2012
And he won Ohio just barely in his second term. I would note at the time I was living there, the Rovian tactic that played the biggest part in dividing the vote was gay rights.
This time around the hot button issue remains economy - given the recent positive signs in market, and Ohio governor stoking the fire of unions - it would appear that it may vote for Obama again.
craig1958Feb 2, 2012
That headline grossly misrepresents the poll results, the actual article said:
"If President Obama carries only those states where he had a net positive approval rating in 2011 (e.g. Michigan where he is up 48 percent to 44 percent), Obama would lose the 2012 election to the Republican nominee 323 electoral votes to 215."
That is simple trending Obama's approval numbers, it has nothing to do with predicting how he would do against any specific opponent (or against a republican opponent in general).
Based on those numbers, I have no idea who will win the election; this poll does not provide any information to answer that question. Find a poll that puts Obama against Romney if you want to use polling data.
treehugger87Feb 2, 2012
Really. Gallup has a completely unrelated poll (approval rating) that says different. How cute.
dougrochfordFeb 2, 2012
Ron Paul sneak attack trump victory, go! He will only accept $40,000 per year as president instead of $400,000. He is anti-war but pro defense... Pro civil liberties... He has been married for over 50 years, delivered 4,000 babies, and has served in Congress 10 terms in the House of Representatives! - dougrochfordComment is buried, click here to see the rest.
aces2mexicoFeb 2, 2012
Taking $0 pay, $40k, or $400,000 wouldn't make a bit of difference on the bigger concerns but it's a nice sound byte.
for all things he stands for and Republicans used to stand for individual liberty - it's too bad their so socially conservative against individual liberties
Ron Paul is anti-abortion, a creationist, and a Republican - he could also speak out more in favor of civil unions and gay rights if he was more of a leader, but alas I think he's gathering up more GOP voters this time around so moving the right has probably helped him.
treehugger87Feb 2, 2012
How is Ron Paul being 10 times more susceptible to bribes going to make me fell better about him? At that salary, he would close down HUD in exchange for a month of free groceries.
kasha34Feb 2, 2012
What worries me is what he'll do between Nov 5 and Jan 20. With nothing to lose, can we stop him from scuttling the ship for good?
alicei78768768Feb 2, 2012
heres the actualy stats and look like obama will win... full leaked complete data here...... http://bit.ly/nu00UJ
barackalypseFeb 2, 2012
Its too bad we already know who the loser is regardless of who wins: the American taxpayer.