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Related: About this forumNBC/WSJ poll: Obama leads Romney nationally by 5 points (50-45, LV) (50-44, RV)
Fueled by increased optimism about the economy and nations direction, President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney by 5 points among likely voters and now sees his job-approval rating reaching the 50 percent threshold for the first time since March, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
The survey which was conducted after the two party conventions and the political firestorm over last weeks U.S. embassy attacks, but before Romneys controversial comments about the 47 percent of the country who are dependent on government shows the percentages believing that the country is headed in the right direction and thinking that the economy will improve at their highest levels since 2009.
In the presidential horse race, Obama and Vice President Joe Biden get the support of 50 percent of likely voters, while Romney and running mate Paul Ryan get 45 percent.
Among a wider sample of registered voters, the presidents lead is 6 points, 50 percent to 44 percent up from Obamas 4-point edge last month, 48 percent to 44 percent.
Its clear to me that Barack Obama has moved a step ahead, says Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart, who conducted this survey with Republican pollster Bill McInturff.
Yet Hart cautions, Its a step and only a step.
The survey which was conducted after the two party conventions and the political firestorm over last weeks U.S. embassy attacks, but before Romneys controversial comments about the 47 percent of the country who are dependent on government shows the percentages believing that the country is headed in the right direction and thinking that the economy will improve at their highest levels since 2009.
In the presidential horse race, Obama and Vice President Joe Biden get the support of 50 percent of likely voters, while Romney and running mate Paul Ryan get 45 percent.
Among a wider sample of registered voters, the presidents lead is 6 points, 50 percent to 44 percent up from Obamas 4-point edge last month, 48 percent to 44 percent.
Its clear to me that Barack Obama has moved a step ahead, says Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart, who conducted this survey with Republican pollster Bill McInturff.
Yet Hart cautions, Its a step and only a step.
http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/18/13944838-nbcwsj-poll-obama-leads-romney-nationally-by-5-points
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NBC/WSJ poll: Obama leads Romney nationally by 5 points (50-45, LV) (50-44, RV) (Original Post)
TroyD
Sep 2012
OP
That's low-info voters who hear GOP/Fox spin but have little interest in
TwilightGardener
Sep 2012
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TroyD
(4,551 posts)1. Just one downer: Obama's approval on foreign policy drops
After last week's political firestorm over attacks on U.S. embassies in Egypt and Libya, the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that President Obama's approval rating on foreign policy has dropped five points since August.
In the poll, 49 percent approve of the president's job in handling foreign policy, versus 46 percent who disapprove.
Last month, 54 percent said they approved of his foreign-policy handling.
In the poll, 49 percent approve of the president's job in handling foreign policy, versus 46 percent who disapprove.
Last month, 54 percent said they approved of his foreign-policy handling.
http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/18/13944296-nbcwsj-poll-obamas-approval-on-foreign-policy-drops
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)2. The same "independents" who claim "Bush kept us safe".
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)3. That's low-info voters who hear GOP/Fox spin but have little interest in
the actual events. Which is why Mittens smirked at his Dead Diplomat presser and why he jumped so quickly on the story as it unfolded.