Obama Inches Past Romney In Virginia Presidential Race

[brooklynite]

Quinnipiac:

For the first time in this election cycle, President Barack Obama inches ahead of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the leading Republican candidate, 47 - 43 percent in Virginia, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Romney has a commanding lead among likely Republican primary voters in the state's no-Newt Gingrich presidential primary.

Today's results contrast to results of a December 21 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University, showing Romney with 44 percent and President Obama with 42 percent.

Virginia voters still give the president a slightly negative 46 - 49 percent job approval rating. They split 46 - 48 percent on whether Obama deserves a second term in the Oval Office, but that represents a serious improvement from December when voters said 53 - 41 percent he did not deserve four more years.

In the state's hotly contested U.S. Senate race Democrat Tim Kaine has 45 percent to Republican George Allen's 44 percent.

What a nice way to start the morning...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

1. This is great news. Better news...the "not-romneys" are even worse against O! nt

[BumRushDaShow]

2. How is 47 - 43 interpreted as being "inches" (difference)?

Considering the margin of error is +/- 2.5%. They make it worse by this nonsense of "razor thin":

"For the first time since Quinnipiac University began polling Virginia voters on the race, President Barack Obama holds a razor-thin lead over Gov. Mitt Romney," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "The keys are the president's improved standing among independent voters and women in the Old Dominion."

In any case, it is good news and there was additional good info:

In the Obama-Romney matchup, independent voters favor the president 45 - 41 percent, compared to a 41 - 41 percent tie in December. A gender gap is opening up as women shift to the president, backing him 52 - 40 percent, compared to a 43 - 45 percent split in December.

[groundloop]

3. That Senate seat is important as well

Let's just hope that whatever Swift Boat tactics the publicans pull in October don't have much impact.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

4. How popular is McDonnell is VA? If he's popular, I see Mitt Romney selecting him

as his running mate. We could lose VA if that's the case.

On edit: Looks like McDonnell is pretty popular in VA.

[Bruce Wayne]

5. This is a trick to teach Republicans what "margin of error" means.

If you force them to use math to justify their denial of reality, they might just be fooled into learning a bit of how math works. You clever Quinnipiac U, you!

[Kingofalldems]

6. Shockingly good news

K and R