Obama Extends Lead In New Poll

[Texas Lawyer]

Source: Wall Street Journal

Buoyed by an upswing in economic optimism, President Barack Obama has strengthened his support among voters and is now rated as equal to Mitt Romney on which candidate can best improve the economy, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds.

The survey gives the president his highest job approval since March, at 50%, and shows him leading Mr. Romney among likely voters, 50% to 45%, with two weeks before the campaign hits a major landmark with the first candidates' debate.

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443720204578004562877476102.html

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A week so bad for Rmoney that he cannot even catch a break from the WSJ ...

[qanda]

1. Weird! I just heard on CNN that Romney had pulled to within a point of the President

What to believe?

[Drunken Irishman]

2. That's Gallup. Gallup also hasn't switched over to their LV model. So...

[CreekDog]

3. you're comparing one Gallup "tracking" poll to this, full poll

[qanda]

5. Most people don't know the difference and since CNN didn't make the distinction

In their teaser, I was just as clueless.

[Mr.Turnip]

6. Yeah tracking polls have flucuations all the time.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. This WSJ poll doesn't include the Gaffe du Jour factor, does it?

Has the fallout hit from his colossal "47%" blunder the other day?

[AAO]

14. It couldn't have hit yet unless they did the poll last night

But when it really does I bet it goes from 50-45 to 55-40.

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. Troo dat - and welcome to DU!

hehe.

[AAO]

18. Thanks, TCCH! Mooo..

[secondwind]

16. Welcome to DU!

[AAO]

17. Appreciate it, secondwind!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

7. This is a conservative poll from the pipe organ of the ruling class so that's significant.

[dipsydoodle]

8. Pb ?

[Qutzupalotl]

12. Ha ha... Obama's got the lead,

Romney's got the Pb

[chuckstevens]

9. Too Far Gone?

We all know the GOP is trying like hell to steal this thing, but is Romney falling so far behind that it would implausible and too suspicious to actually steal the election? Thoughts?

[mountain grammy]

10. Yes, I've been thinking the same thing

as long as the polls are close, they can try to steal it.

[Eleanors38]

11. Somewhere in all this, Democrats will have to shift efforts toward...

electing enough Senators and Congresspersons to help break up 100% welded-up GOPer opposition over the next 4 years. It is not necessarily being over-confident to shift resources from the presidential camp. to "local" races. In fact, it may be necessary.

[aaaaaa5a]

13. Chuck Todd must be pissed at this poll. nt

[EmeraldCityGrl]

19. Anyone know the truth to the rumor...

The tea party voters are not participating in any calls
From pollsters?