Tuesday, September 11, 2012

CNN poll: Obama has 6-point lead over Romney 52 percent to 46 percent among likely voters


CNN poll: Obama has 6-point lead over Romney
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6:10 PM - 10 Sep 12 · Details

CNN poll gives Obama six-point lead

Posted by Rachel Weiner on September 10, 2012 at 4:25 pm
A new CNN/ORC poll has President Obama leading Mitt Romney 52 percent to 46 percent among likely voters. That’s a dramatic shift from the news organization’s poll a week ago, which had the two candidates tied at 48 percent.
Obama generally struggles more in polls of likely voters than surveys of registered voters. In the last CNN/ORC poll, Republicans were more enthusiastic than Democrats about voting; now both parties are about equal in their enthusiasm. But independents lean towards Romney by 14 points. 
In a memo Monday morning, Romney pollster Neil Newhouse argued that surveys showing Obama leading Romney can be attributed to a convention bounce, a “sugar high” that will fade. Convention bounces are often short-lived; polling right after conventions is volatile. But Nate Silver has suggested that the shift towards Obama could last through the election. 
The CNN/ORC poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
13hTiny Klout Flag42Gma Sharon ‏@gmaslsk
 Keep right on saying that crap let him get all warm and smugy then let Romney kick his smug ass to Hawaii go now will ya
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13hTiny Klout Flag63Kenneth Bernstein ‏@teacherken
. actually if you include Libertarian Gary Johnson & Green Jill Stein Obama leads by 8 points among likely voters in CNN poll
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13hTiny Klout Flag62Stephanie Janiczek ‏@SMjaniczek
 actually that polls not correct. Here's a Story post this 
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13hTiny Klout Flag53daly valet ‏@dalyvalet
. Here we go! Our Obama is back ! 6 point lead over Romney ! Then 4 more years for our guy at the White House.
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13hTiny Klout Flag45Versace Michael ‏@VersaceMichael
Not so quick Daly, we have to transform the points into VOTE!!! 
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Posted by Robby Ball at 5:09 AM