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07-11-2012, 11:15 AM
Pew: Obama 50, Romney 46
By ALEXANDER BURNS |
6/21/12 5:41 PM EDT
In results that track closely with the AP-GfK poll released earlier today, the Pew Research Center finds Mitt Romney getting close to Obama thanks to the president's weakness on economy, but not quite closing the gap:
Voter preferences are more closely divided between Obama and Romney than they were in May, when Obama led Romney by seven points (49% to 42%). Currently, 50% favor Obama while 46% back Romney. Yet it is notable that in eight general election matchups since last October, Romney has never led Obama. …
The slide in economic optimism points to Romney’s most important advantage in the race. Nearly half of registered voters (49%) say Romney would do the best job of improving economic conditions, compared with 41% who favor Obama.
Yet Romney trails Obama by wide margins on connecting well with ordinary people, honesty and truthfulness, consistency, displaying good judgment and several other personal dimensions.
Romney’s personal favorability has risen by 12 points since March – from just 29% then to 41% today. Still, more voters have an unfavorable opinion of Romney than a favorable view (47% vs. 41%). No previous candidate in the past 20 years has been viewed more unfavorably than favorably at this point in the campaign cycle.
There have been so many polls since the end of the Republican primaries that it's easy to get the sense that the race is moving around a lot, but in reality most of the dynamics flagged at the top of the Pew poll have been fairly stable. The demographic breakdown in the poll also follows a familiar pattern: Obama wins voters aged 18-49 by 11 points; Romney wins voters over 50 by 4 points. Obama wins women by 15 points; Romney wins men by 10 points. Romney wins whites by 13 points; Obama wins non-whites.
Read more about: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Pew Research Center, 2012 Elections
http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/06/pew-obama-romney-126969.html
National '12 General Election
Barack Obama 46%
Mitt Romney 43%
Undecided 6%
None of the above 3%
No opinion 2%
Quinnipiac University Poll
07/08/2012
2,722 registered voters
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
National '12 General Election
Barack Obama 47%
Mitt Romney 47%
Washington Post-ABC News
07/08/2012
1,003 adults
National '12 General Election
Barack Obama 49%
Mitt Romney 43%
Reuters/Ipsos
07/09/2012
900 registered voters
National '12 General Election
Barack Obama 49%
Mitt Romney 43%
Reuters/Ipsos Poll
07/09/2012
1,154 adults
North Carolina '12 General Election
Barack Obama 47%
Mitt Romney 46%
Undecided 6%
Public Policy Polling
07/08/2012
775 voters
Virginia '12 General Election
Barack Obama 50%
Mitt Romney 42%
Undecided 8%
Public Policy Polling
07/08/2012
647 voters
Friday, July 6, 2012
California '12 General Election
Barack Obama 55%
Mitt Romney 37%
Undecided 5%
None of the above 3%
The Field Poll
06/02/2012
997 registered voters
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
National '12 General Election
Barack Obama 48%
Mitt Romney 45%
Undecided 6%
Daily Kos/SEIU Poll
07/01/2012
1000
Monday, July 2, 2012
National '12 General Election
Barack Obama 49%
Mitt Romney 46%
None of the above 3%
CNN/TIME/ORC Poll
07/01/2012
1517
http://www.politico.com/2012-election/presidential-polls/
By ALEXANDER BURNS |
6/21/12 5:41 PM EDT
In results that track closely with the AP-GfK poll released earlier today, the Pew Research Center finds Mitt Romney getting close to Obama thanks to the president's weakness on economy, but not quite closing the gap:
Voter preferences are more closely divided between Obama and Romney than they were in May, when Obama led Romney by seven points (49% to 42%). Currently, 50% favor Obama while 46% back Romney. Yet it is notable that in eight general election matchups since last October, Romney has never led Obama. …
The slide in economic optimism points to Romney’s most important advantage in the race. Nearly half of registered voters (49%) say Romney would do the best job of improving economic conditions, compared with 41% who favor Obama.
Yet Romney trails Obama by wide margins on connecting well with ordinary people, honesty and truthfulness, consistency, displaying good judgment and several other personal dimensions.
Romney’s personal favorability has risen by 12 points since March – from just 29% then to 41% today. Still, more voters have an unfavorable opinion of Romney than a favorable view (47% vs. 41%). No previous candidate in the past 20 years has been viewed more unfavorably than favorably at this point in the campaign cycle.
There have been so many polls since the end of the Republican primaries that it's easy to get the sense that the race is moving around a lot, but in reality most of the dynamics flagged at the top of the Pew poll have been fairly stable. The demographic breakdown in the poll also follows a familiar pattern: Obama wins voters aged 18-49 by 11 points; Romney wins voters over 50 by 4 points. Obama wins women by 15 points; Romney wins men by 10 points. Romney wins whites by 13 points; Obama wins non-whites.
Read more about: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Pew Research Center, 2012 Elections
http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/06/pew-obama-romney-126969.html
National '12 General Election
Barack Obama 46%
Mitt Romney 43%
Undecided 6%
None of the above 3%
No opinion 2%
Quinnipiac University Poll
07/08/2012
2,722 registered voters
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
National '12 General Election
Barack Obama 47%
Mitt Romney 47%
Washington Post-ABC News
07/08/2012
1,003 adults
National '12 General Election
Barack Obama 49%
Mitt Romney 43%
Reuters/Ipsos
07/09/2012
900 registered voters
National '12 General Election
Barack Obama 49%
Mitt Romney 43%
Reuters/Ipsos Poll
07/09/2012
1,154 adults
North Carolina '12 General Election
Barack Obama 47%
Mitt Romney 46%
Undecided 6%
Public Policy Polling
07/08/2012
775 voters
Virginia '12 General Election
Barack Obama 50%
Mitt Romney 42%
Undecided 8%
Public Policy Polling
07/08/2012
647 voters
Friday, July 6, 2012
California '12 General Election
Barack Obama 55%
Mitt Romney 37%
Undecided 5%
None of the above 3%
The Field Poll
06/02/2012
997 registered voters
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
National '12 General Election
Barack Obama 48%
Mitt Romney 45%
Undecided 6%
Daily Kos/SEIU Poll
07/01/2012
1000
Monday, July 2, 2012
National '12 General Election
Barack Obama 49%
Mitt Romney 46%
None of the above 3%
CNN/TIME/ORC Poll
07/01/2012
1517
http://www.politico.com/2012-election/presidential-polls/