"Obama Erased Mitt Romney's Biggest Advantage In This New ABC Poll"

[applegrove]

Obama Erased Mitt Romney's Biggest Advantage In This New ABC Poll

by Grace Wyler at Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-leads-romney-economy-convention-poll-2012-9

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The latest ABC/Washington Post poll, taken from Sept. 7-9, shows Obama leading Romney 50% to 44% among registered voters, although that advantage shrinks to just 1 point among likely voters.

But the more interesting numbers can be found deeper in the poll, on the question of which candidate would better handle the economy. For the first time this year, the poll shows voters trust Obama more to handle the economy, wiping out Romney's advantage on the key issue of the 2012 election.

To be sure, Obama's lead on the issue is slim — 47% to 45% — but that is still up significantly from the ABC/WaPo poll taken immediately before the convention, which had Romney beating Obama 50% to 43%.

Interestingly, the poll also shows that Obama has erased Romney's advantage on the question of which candidate voters trust to handle taxes, basically reversing the pre-convention poll results to lead Romney 50% to 43%. And the President is closing in on the issue of handling the budget deficit, shrinking Romney's 13-point pre-convention lead to just 3 points.

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[jberryhill]

1. What on earth have they got going for them?

Among voters for whom "ability to speak French" is a top qualification, I'll bet Romney crushes.

Other than... Uh... I'll get back to you.

[TroyD]

2. ABC buried the good news about Obama in their poll

They also hid far down the fact that Obama leads Romney in the swing states.

That didn't show up in the headlines when they said Obama only has a 1-point national lead.

[Unca Wiggilie]

3. The GOP is desperate, and there is nobody more terrible than the desperate!

The GOP is desperate that most political polls and surveys have turned against them, for they have lost the battle of the conventions. They are panicked by the division in their own ranks, and the realization that soon their very Death Knell will be sounded with their abysmal defeat in the coming debates by Our President Obama.
He need simply arouse the ire of the unstable and splenetic Willard by using topics that are known to irritate him,
then lead him around by the nose until it is all over! ___ Obama 2012! Ooh-Rah!