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red states rule
07-22-2011, 04:20 AM
I know it is early, but damn November 2012 is starting to look good

and this poll had the usual over sample of Dems!





For the first time since last July Barack Obama does not lead Mitt Romney in PPP's monthly national poll on the 2012 Presidential race. Romney has now pulled into a tie with the President at 45%.

Obama's approval rating this month is 46% with 48% of voters disapproving of him. There are 2 things particularly troubling in his numbers: independents split against him by a 44/49 margin, and 16% of Democrats are unhappy with the job he's doing while only 10% of Republicans give him good marks. Republicans dislike him at this point to a greater extent than Democrats like him and that will be a problem for him moving forward if it persists.

Romney takes advantage of those 2 points of weakness for Obama. He leads the President by 9 points with independents at 46-37. And he earns more crossover support, getting 13% of the <NOBR>Democratic (http://www.debatepolicy.com/#)</NOBR> vote while only 8% of Republicans are behind Obama.

http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2011/07/obama-in-perilous-shape.html