Poll Shows Some Voters Want More on Romney Taxes, Bain Tenure

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Poll Shows Some Voters Want More on Romney Taxes, Bain Tenure

By Jonathan D. Salant

More than a third of U.S. voters want to know more about Mitt Romney’s tenure at the private equity firm Bain Capital LLC and how much he paid in taxes, according to a poll released today.

The survey by the Pew Research Center also found that 41 percent of registered voters would like additional information about Romney’s one term as governor of Massachusetts, where he signed health-care legislation that helped served as the prototype for the federal plan upheld last month by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Fewer than one in five voters -- 16 percent -- said they wanted to know more about Romney’s religion. The presumed Republican presidential nominee is seeking to become the first Mormon to win the White House.

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President Barack Obama’s campaign has been attacking Romney’s decision to limit his tax disclosure to just two years -- the 2010 filing he released earlier this year and 2011 returns he says will be forthcoming when they are ready. Romney’s father, George, released 12 years of returns while running for president in 1968. Some Republicans have echoed the Democratic calls for Mitt Romney to release more of his returns.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-24/poll-shows-some-voters-want-more-on-romney-taxes-bain-tenure.html

Poll: Obama making headway with effort to plant doubts about Romney
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-poll-obama-making-headway-with-effort-to-plant-doubts-about-romney-20120724,0,3896047.story


Keep hammering Romney.

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. a week ago, 56% of voters wanted more info. Romney has made headway also

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2. Actually,

"a week ago, 56% of voters wanted more info. Romney has made headway also"

...that likely hasn't changed, and is a different metric.

Repeating a point I just made:

The polls are showing a stagnant race (at best for Romney, a statistical dead heat with the President ahead by one point).

With the emphasis on the economic question, the message from these polls is to loudly proclaim that the "Bain attacks aren't working."

Yet, three polls today show that the Bain/tax return issues have gained significant prominence.

Pew: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021013341

Reuters: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021011120

Daily Kos/SEIU: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021011319

Hell even Gallup had a poll last week showing that the majority of Americans want Romney to release his returns: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002975581

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. good news. Thanks.

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4. Kick! n/t