"New Poll Shows Obama’s Ads Having Greater Influence In Battleground States"

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New Poll Shows Obama’s Ads Having Greater Influence In Battleground States

by Pema Levy at TalkingPoints Memo

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/new-poll-shows-obamas-ads-having-greater-influence-in-battleground-states.php

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The barrage of ads from both the Romney and Obama campaigns are informing the voting decisions of a small but decisive number of voters in swing states — and according to the latest USA Today/Gallup poll, President Obama’s ads are proving more influential than Mitt Romney’s.

In the new poll of voters in 12 battleground states — where the dozens of campaign ads are running — one out of 12 voters said that they had changed their minds about the candidates. Among that small number of voters, a whopping 76 percent now support President Obama while just 16 percent now prefer Romney.

Overall, the race is all but tied in the swing states, with Obama leading Romney 47 percent to 45 percent.

We gave them new information,” Obama campaign manager Jim Messina told USA Today, explaining why Obama’s ads are proving more effective.

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[pnwmom]

1. It isn't "all but tied," it's tied. Only a 2 point difference with a 4 point margin of error.

I thought Obama was supposed to be ahead in the swing states. Now it looks like he must be losing ground.

[quaker bill]

2. It depends on how you define "swing states"

some in the media have a pretty bold definition.

[woolldog]

5. The aggregate battleground poll numbers are useless.

You need to look state to state. Romeny could have a huge edge in one state and Obama a small edge in most and the battleground poll would be close.

[pnwmom]

6. good point. n't

[quaker bill]

3. A better point is that people want to believe bad news about Rmoney

everyone knows he is rich, and everyone knows that a substantial portion of the RW does not trust him. Obama's team is simply filling in the blanks for them.

[treestar]

4. Mittens may have $$

But the people writing the ads still have only Mittens to work with.