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Obama Leads In Poll As Voters View Romney As Out Of Touch
Barack Obama has opened a significant lead over Mitt Romney in a Bloomberg National Poll that reflects the presumed Republican nominees weaknesses more than the presidents strengths.
Obama leads Romney 53 percent to 40 percent among likely voters, even as the public gives him low marks on handling the economy and the deficit, and six in 10 say the nation is headed down the wrong track, according to the poll conducted June 15- 18.
The survey shows Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, has yet to repair the damage done to his image during the Republican primary. Thirty-nine percent of Americans view him favorably, about the same as when he announced his presidential candidacy last June, while 48 percent see him unfavorably -- a 17-percentage point jump during a nomination fight dominated by attacks ads. A majority of likely voters, 55 percent, view him as more out of touch with average Americans compared with 36 percent who say the president is more out of touch.
Taken together, the results suggest an unsettled political environment for both Obama and Romney five months from the November election, with voters choosing for now to stick with a president they say is flawed rather than backing a challenger they regard as undefined and disconnected.
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WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)so it's either the start of a new trend (hard to believe given the economic situation) or an outliar. I'd want to see the demographics. I believe Obama might be ahead but not by 13-points.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)Not sure when this poll was done though if it was before or after.
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
Marzupialis
(398 posts)Something is wrong with one of these polls.
Old and In the Way
(37,540 posts)Sounds closer to reality, although I do think that Rmoney is going to lose bigtime come November. A lot of voters have yet to pay real attention, hard as that might be, to believe.
ananda
(28,858 posts)Yet 40% would still vote for Roms. Amazing!
Baitball Blogger
(46,700 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Obama comes out on top. BTV is a rich guy network,and,today their on air idiots are trashing this six ways to Sunday.