Pair Of Polls Show Obama Up 7 Nationally

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Pair Of Polls Show Obama Up 7 Nationally

President Barack Obama's yawning post-convention lead over Mitt Romney has extended to 7 points, according to two new polls released Friday.

Each poll shows the president earning the support of at least 50 percent of likely voters, while also showing a low level of support for Romney. The Heartland Monitor Poll, conducted by FTI Consulting on behalf of All State and the National Journal, shows Obama leading Romney, 50 percent to 43 percent. Obama's approval rating also hits 50 percent in the poll, while 46 percent of likely voters disapprove of the job he's doing as president.

The new Reason-Rupe poll, conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, shows Obama outpacing Romney among likely voters, 52 percent to 45 percent, which includes undecided respondents who are leaning toward one candidate.

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[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. Those Polls Are Capturing The 47% Effect

BTW, Gallup is really all alone on that island...

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2. Not quite. The end dates are Sept 19 and Sept 17,

which means the Heartland poll is a day into Mitt's disaster and the Rupe poll is before.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. TY For The Clarification

The best evidence of the Romney campaign's tribulations is Ann Romney's behavior. The pros can shrug it off and spin...She's acting like her hair is on fire.

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4. Here's a detailed analysis of Gallup

Race Matters: Why Gallup Poll Finds Less Support For President Obama
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/17/gallup-poll-race-barack-obama_n_1589937.html

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. I Have Wrote This Before

Just because Gallup is an old and large organization doesn't mean they are infallible. They had the wrong pop vote winner in two of the last eight presidential elections and greatly inflated the winning percentage of others.

I saw this so I am not sure. Gallup showed the Repubs with a 15% generic ballot advantage in the 010 midterms. It turned out to be 6.4%.