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Mitt Romney leads Obama in 5 of 6 swing states

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[h=1]GOP poll: Mitt Romney leads Obama in 5 of 6 swing states[/h]
Mitt Romney currently leads President Barack Obama by competitive margins in five general election swing states, according to private polling conducted for the Idaho-based GOP firm GS Strategy Group and shared with POLITICO.
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It's not looking so good for Obama, unless of course, the Republicans do something foolish, like... like...




...like nominating Gingrich, for example.
 
So we're paying attention to partisan-affiliated polls now?
 
Swizz said:
So we're paying attention to partisan-affiliated polls now?
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Yeah, it would appear that the GOP is trying to give Mitt a push in the polls... it's not surprising, he is the establishment candidate. I'd be more surprised if they are trying to suggest any of the other three where stronger than Romney.
 
Swizz said:
So we're paying attention to partisan-affiliated polls now?
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In this case the problem is not that the poll is partisan affiliated, but that it is simply too far out from the election to matter. After the conventions, then it is time to start looking at polls, and even then they are far from sure things. A week ago Romney was leading in SC. Now it looks like he could lose by double digits.
 
I wouldn't discount the poll just because it is partisan affiliated, but those results are incredibly far off from polling done from other sources that have already proven to be fairly dependable like PPP, Quinnipiac, and Survey USA. In every one of the polls Mitt Romney does far better than he has in any other poll of any of the states. It is too unlikely that Mitt Romney would suddenly experience a ridiculous jump in polling. I'm not going to put much stock into them at any rate.
 
Way too far out. Have the democrats even begun spending serious money yet?

Remember when, at the end of the 2004 Democratic Convention, most polls showed John Kerry had taken the lead? This reminds me of that, all the attention and buzz is on one party and the counter weight hasn't even started campaigning aggressively (though is raising cash like crazy) in this election cycle.
 
Joby said:
Way too far out. Have the democrats even begun spending serious money yet?

Remember when, at the end of the 2004 Democratic Convention, most polls showed John Kerry had taken the lead? This reminds me of that, all the attention and buzz is on one party and the counter weight hasn't even started campaigning aggressively (though is raising cash like crazy) in this election cycle.
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As of Sept 30(most recent numbers I found looking this up for a different discussion tonight), Obama had raised 100mil, well over twice what the top republican had raised. The money that will be spent on this campaign is going to be flat out stupid high, even discounting superPACs.
 
No doubt, the democrats have openly said they're preparing for a billion dollar campaign.

Hopefully the President will be able to position himself as the clear choice for an activist government which fights for the middle class whilst the GOP represents only the super wealthy (I, for some reason I can't explain, still cling to hope that Obama will be far more activist himself without constant reminders of a looming election). Otherwise, it's going to be a long, long election campaign.
 
I was polled on the phone a while back. Once they found out I was not a republican (apparently since I had voted in the last primary as a republican they thought I was) the poll was terminated. I even asked in the beginning if party affiliation mattered and was told no. How's that for an unbiased poll?

I'm still puzzled how the anyone gets accurate data on the number of independents since you can't vote as one in primaries in many states including mine. You're either republican or democrat. Then in the main election party is not an issue.
 
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EnigmaO01 said:
I was polled on the phone a while back. Once they found out I was not a republican (apparently since I had voted in the last primary as a republican they thought I was) the poll was terminated. I even asked in the beginning if party affiliation mattered and was told no. How's that for an unbiased poll?

I'm still puzzled how the anyone gets accurate data on the number of independents since you can't vote as one in primaries in many states including mine. You're either republican or democrat. Then in the main election party is not an issue.
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I register Republican so I can vote in the primary. Probably a lot of independents register one party or the other for the same reason. Still, the independent vote won't be known until November for sure.
 
Newt is just getting started. He's really honed his speaking skills and he has spent his time from when he was speaker until now traveling, researching and debating public policy. IF IF IF Newt can make the election about policy, he will win. If Obama can make the election about Newt, Obama will have a fighting chance.
 
ksu_aviator said:
Newt is just getting started. He's really honed his speaking skills and he has spent his time from when he was speaker until now traveling, researching and debating public policy. IF IF IF Newt can make the election about policy, he will win. If Obama can make the election about Newt, Obama will have a fighting chance.
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Correction, he spent his time away on K St., peddling his ass to the highest bidder.
 
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