"Obama clings to slim lead in Virginia, according to poll"

[applegrove]

Obama clings to slim lead in Virginia, according to poll

By Amy Gardner and Scott Clement at the WP

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/2012/10/27/6ce69246-2057-11e2-9cd5-b55c38388962_story.html?wpisrc=al_politics

"SNIP................................................

President Obama is clinging to a slender four-point lead over Republican Mitt Romney in Virginia as both sides ramp up already aggressive campaigns in the crucial battleground state, according to a new Washington Post poll.

Obama outpolled Romney, 51 to 47 percent, among likely Virginia voters, although he lost the clearer 52-to-44 percent advantage he held in mid-September.

Unlike in the Washington Post-ABC News national tracking poll, Obama still has an edge when Virginia voters are asked who better understands people’s financial problems, and he has not fallen behind a surging Romney on the question of who would better handle the national economy. Nor has Obama lost significant ground among self-identified independents in Virginia, as he has nationally.

The results underscore the importance of swing states like Virginia, with its 13 electoral votes, as both campaigns seek to secure a path to the 270 electoral votes needed for victory.

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[bama_blue_dot]

1. Jesus, you gotta love these headlines..

You would think the paper that endorsed Obama would print a realistic headline, considering he had been tied or a couple points behind in some polls..

[ncav53]

2. LOL a 4 point lead this late in the game is NOT a slim lead

[stopbush]

3. So, a 4-point lead for Obama is "slim" while Rmoney having a 1-point lead anywhere is "momentum."

Right.

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. You got it.

[Tutonic]

4. Is that the latest media narrative? Clinging to slender lead?

I bet MItt would do cartwheels for a one point lead. This MSM is very disrespectful of our POTUS--even MSNBC. Now the way I see it a four point lead for our POTUS is significant at this stage of the election--and enough to deliver a victory. Oh and one final thing Mitt can't even be original. Didn't the Jacksons do a "Victory" Tour back in the 80s. Hey MItt, the 80s called and you're still a loser.

[Phx_Dem]

5. A "surging" Romney?! In Finemans wetdream maybe.

[mrz35]

6. Driving Narrative instead of reporting facts.

We forget sometimes that todays media is so competitive and instead of reporting the facts they like to drive the narrative. It is unprofessional in my opinion.

[smorkingapple]

8. And only 2% said they might change their mind... Jesus

I guess the > 50% narrative no longer applies either

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. The rewrite that wouldn't make Amy Gardner and Scott Clement's high school journalism teacher

cringe from pure embarrassment:

President Obama holds a four-point lead over Republican Mitt Romney in Virginia as both sides ramp up already aggressive campaigns in the crucial battleground state, according to a new Washington Post poll.

Obama outpolled Romney, 51 to 47 percent, among likely Virginia voters. The last Washington Post poll in September showed a 52-to-44 percent advantage.