Obama widens lead over Romney to seven points: Reuters/Ipsos poll

[trailmonkee]

Source: REUTERS

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama widened his lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney to 7 percentage points in a Reuters/Ipsos poll of likely voters on Thursday, the latest survey to show the Democrat ahead in the run-up to the November 6 election.

The daily online poll asked 990 likely voters over the previous four days which candidate they would pick if the vote took place today, with 48 percent choosing Obama and 41 percent picking Romney.

The gap has been widening since Obama grabbed the lead in the rolling poll on September 7 when he scooped up 46 percent of likely voters to Romney's 44 percent after the Democratic convention.

"What that really means is that Obama is in good shape," said Ipsos pollster Julia Clark, attributing some of Obama's uptick to the slowly improving sentiment toward the direction of the country shown in Wednesday's telephone poll.



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[Surya Gayatri]

1. "Obama is in good shape", but he doesn't cross the finish line until Nov. 6th...

Let's work even harder to make it a landslide the Repukes won't recover from for years.

Up and down the ballot--make those coattails so wide that all Dems can ride to DC on them.

[magical thyme]

2. "make those coattails so wide"

^^^this. Recent history tells us if we are to seriously move the country back toward the *old* center, we need to get all branches. And our work doesn't stop there, either. We then need to make clear to all in power where American hearts truly sit. Left of center, just like in our bodies.

[mwb970]

3. Wait till his lead hits ten points.

I remember in 2008 that when McCain dropped behind by 10-12 points, ALL conservatives on ALL discussion boards suddenly became ABSOLUTELY SURE that McCain would win. Post after post described the coming McCain landslide. It was like a Festival Of Delusion.

Will they do it again? Looks like Obama is well ahead and pulling away now.

[Tomay]

12. The Repukes are already delusional

to judge from visiting lucianne.com. They totally discount any poll that has Obama leading, dismissing it as a Dem plot of some kind to demoralize Repuke voters. Watching them be crushed on Election Day will be hilarious.

[eggplant]

4. I'm not going to be content with an assured victory.

I want to crush the fuckers. I want to see a map with 50 blue states.

[Randomthought]

10. Me too!

I want to annihilate them

[Arugula Latte]

13. Well, they can have Utah, Wyoming and South Carolina.

Hell, I'll throw in Alaska and Indiana, too.

[defacto7]

19. Ahhhhh

Don't leave me here!!!! Utahhhhhhh

[berni_mccoy]

5. 7 point lead in LIKELY Voters! Awesome.

[hifiguy]

6. GOTV and make this a crushing landslide.

I suspect Willard will bury himself once and for all in the debates.

[FailureToCommunicate]

16. We are heading back north to New Hampshire tomorrow for another day of GOTV!

[goclark]

7. Didn't I read that Ron Paul

is thinking of running as an Independent???

[itsrobert]

8. That maybe a way for the republicans to GOTV

They are worried about getting republicans to the polls to vote in congressional state, local elections. They need a way to get them to the polls or Democrats takes power up an down the ticket.

[kimbutgar]

9. I just read Rasmussen has Rmoney up 3 now - what is that?

[Tomay]

11. Rasmussen is a traditionally Repuke-leaning poll

until a few days before the election, then they come to their senses ... to maintain credibility, I guess.

[VPStoltz]

14. The fact that it's not 27 points shows there is STILL something very wrong with this country.

[outsideworld]

15. Any body go to realclear politics today

Those fuckers are in straight Up denial . And they are so sure about their arguments that it could convince you . LOL

[meti57b]

17. 326 - 206

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map

... not to be overly confident, but it's nice to look at!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

18. time to bet on intrade....The event: That the dems reach 320

http://www.intrade.com/v4/markets/contract/?contractId=756112


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