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Rasmussen: Romney extends leads in Florida and Virginia

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Virginia: Romney 49%, Obama 47%

Florida: Romney 51%, Obama 47%

He still has work to do in Ohio, however, as Rasmussen still has him down 1 as of yesterday (48 to 47). Romney pretty much needs all three to win the presidency.
 
duhu said:
Virginia: Romney 49%, Obama 47%

Florida: Romney 51%, Obama 47%

He still has work to do in Ohio, however, as Rasmussen still has him down 1 as of yesterday (48 to 47). Romney pretty much needs all three to win the presidency.
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There is definitely a movement higher for Romney, and I don't see his momentum slowing down. The VP debate did not do Obama any good. Biden acted like a 2 yr old. not good for Obama. Obama lost the first debate by a landslide, and if Romney continues with strong debates in the next two. It's over for Obama.
 
duhu said:
Virginia: Romney 49%, Obama 47%

Florida: Romney 51%, Obama 47%

He still has work to do in Ohio, however, as Rasmussen still has him down 1 as of yesterday (48 to 47). Romney pretty much needs all three to win the presidency.
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Good, Florida looks like it's leaning Romney right now and Virginia is at least tied. If anything though, the first debate showed how important they are. The foreign policy debate is worrisome though. It should be Obama's best and Romney's worst, and it's right before the election.
 
Anagram said:
The foreign policy debate is worrisome though. It should be Obama's best and Romney's worst, and it's right before the election.
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How so, with the Libya crap that's been going on for the past month?
 
duhu said:
How so, with the Libya crap that's been going on for the past month?
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Doesn't seem to have hurt Obama, and polls consistently show people believe Obama would do better than Romney on foreign policy. If the debate is declared an Obama win it could decide the election.
 
Anagram said:
Doesn't seem to have hurt Obama, and polls consistently show people believe Obama would do better than Romney on foreign policy. If the debate is declared an Obama win it could decide the election.
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It's hard to tell. Public opinion of the Libya crisis has been steadily becoming more negative.
 
Anagram said:
The foreign policy debate is worrisome though. It should be Obama's best and Romney's worst, and it's right before the election.
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I would have agreed with that in September. Now, with Libya, Northern Africa and the "Arab Fall," not so much. He's vulnerable with Russia and China as well. Romney could easily hammer him over the "I'll have more flexibility after the election bit." I'd nail him for telling the American people one thing while doing something else with foreign leaders. Could tie in Libya to show a pattern.
 
Large Hispanic/Cuban turnout in southern FL could still kill him on election day, so he needs to send Ryan down there to run up and down the beach shirtless for all the women (and some men). I think VA was never really in the Obama column as some thought it clearly was. Ohio is going to be tough. Romney needs to abandon Cleveland area and knock on every door in the rest of the state if he has to.
 
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Large Hispanic/Cuban turnout in southern FL could still kill him on election day, so he needs to send Ryan down there to run up and down the beach shirtless for all the women (and some men). I think VA was never really in the Obama column as some thought it clearly was. Ohio is going to be tough. Romney needs to abandon Cleveland area and knock on every door in the rest of the state if he has to.
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Depends. If its older Cuban's, thats going to Romney. Might be the trend considering more and more polls are showing the enthusiasm is evaporating between the ages of 18-29. Not much better in the next age bracket either.
 
What's troubling for the Obama admin is that there are now 12 states in the toss-up category, and he's down to 201 (vs. 181) in the EV prediction. Whereas the Romney post-debate bounce was initially just a surge of support for Romney, it's now a combination of a rising Romney and a falling Obama - Obama's share of the popular vote is the lowest it's been since mid-July. Not good - especially when you consider the whole Libya scandal is quickly snowballing and could continue the trend.
 
Taylor said:
What's troubling for the Obama admin is that there are now 12 states in the toss-up category, and he's down to 201 (vs. 181) in the EV prediction. Whereas the Romney post-debate bounce was initially just a surge of support for Romney, it's now a combination of a rising Romney and a falling Obama - Obama's share of the popular vote is the lowest it's been since mid-July. Not good - especially when you consider the whole Libya scandal is quickly snowballing and could continue the trend.
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This is where I thought the dem machine should have been challenged. Romney had more locked up EC votes than Obama, but they would give Obama more credit for states leaning his way than they would Romney when there was around 10-12% undecided. I hope the GOP gets all their folks out early because the dems will try to do anything they can to slow-walk them on election day in northern Ohio.
 
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