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Subscribe to RSSHere’s our take on the new NBC/WSJ poll: “Despite a volatile and eventful past few weeks in the early presidential contest, President Barack Obama continues to hold a small – and slightly narrowing – lead over Mitt Romney… But given the public’s pessimism about the economy and the direction of the country, Romney finds himself well within striking distance in an election that has the potential to be as close as the 2004 race between Republican George W. Bush and Democrat John Kerry.”
Here’s the Wall Street Journal’s take: “Voters remain deeply pessimistic about the nation's future and uncertain of President Barack Obama's ability to set the economy on the right course… The president tops the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, 47% to 43%, when Americans are asked their choice today for president, a lead little changed from last month and within the poll's margin of error. But the poll found much to stir concern within the burgeoning Obama re-election campaign.”
Romney is up six points (47%-41%) in Florida, according to a new Quinnipiac poll out today. The race was essentially deadlocked earlier this month and Obama had a seven-point lead in March.
Bloomberg: “Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are on track to raise more than $1.5 billion to finance their presidential campaigns, and only an elite segment of the electorate will see them do it: their own donors. … This is the first presidential race since the public financing system was enacted, in time for the 1976 election, in which both candidates shunned all taxpayer money in favor of funding their operations with individual donations. That means they’ll devote more time to gathering cash. Obama already has held more fundraisers for his re-election -- 138 since April 2011 -- than George W. Bush or Bill Clinton during their second presidential campaigns. So far, Obama and Romney have chosen to conduct their check collecting mostly out of the public eye, hosting off-the-record fundraisers with such celebrities as George Clooney and billionaires, including [Philip] Frost [of Teva Pharmaceuticals].”
John Harwood in the New York Times: “In One Corner, a Champion of Government. In the Other, Its Foe.”
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No surprise here.
no surprise is right. Floridians elected Rick Scott, didn't they? The guy defrauded Medicare not one but twice and then got himself elected to a Governor.
That Romney's lead is increasing or that libbies like bayllie continue to spout their libelous venom?
You folks keep saying Romney's lead is increasing. However, we don't see this happening.
Sally Rocks classically
I'm sorry Sally, was Rick Scott not the CEO of Columbia/HCA while it defrauded Medicare. If not why did the company agree to pay almost $1 billion in fines and pay backs? In all, civil law suits cost HCA more than $2 billion to settle, by far the largest fraud settlement in US history.
Was Rick Scott so incompetent that he did not know what was going on for years - like having two accounting books? Or do you believe him just because he never admitted to it. You must believe in Enron and AIG then, too.
Where is this libelous venom you are talking about? Truth hurts?
that result in Fl. just goes to show Floridians can be bought and are bought. Wake up Fl. quit voting on TV ads and vote for the best candidate on what they have done and what their plan is for America, not on the lies in a TV ad. Remember the tea people Koch republicans like to use words like, we can fix the economy, we're job creators, failed, doesn't know how to, in over his head and the list goes on and on. Quit buying into these catch phrases, the tea people Koch republicans hope you are stupid enough not to look at the facts and just buy into their catch phrases, and it seems to be working in Fl. Are you really that dumb Fl.?
yes. I lived in FL for three years and got the hell out.
Rick Scott (The Medicare Defrauder) laid off thousands of state employees, cut benefits, put extra financial pressure on FL retirees and Medicare recipients while he pays one-fifth of what his janitor pays for health insurance, and less than 3% of what a retired state trooper pays. Scott also tried to force all state employees to undergo drug testing while his wife's company (which used to be his) was going to rake millions of dollars from performing these tests. It did not go through because the judged declared it to be unconstitutional.
In a state like Florida where so many residents live on Social Security and Medicare, you would think they would not vote againsth their own self interest. Floridians, if you hate those programs that are keeping you physically well and financialy stable, go ahead and vote for Romney, the man who called the plan to rid ourselves of these popular programs "marvelous." Then you can kiss your happy retirement goodbye.
Florida will go with President Obama.
Job1,
Thereis no way you can claim victory. Nor anybody for that fact. In November you can or you can't. We all have to wait and see. Going by poll's, does not look good for a incumbent President. But I will wait till election, I can not call anything.
Earlier today Democrats were proclaiming their contempt for West Virginia, Kentucky and Arkansas. Now we have the same liberal elites telling us that Florida voters are also "dumb."
Pretty soon, California will be the only state that they still like.
West Virginia, Kentucky and Arkansas are low information states. Florida will go with President Obama.
job1, repeating a fabrication over and over again won't make it true! It is also boring and redundant.
Then you Pride and Joy need to stop repeating your low information fabrications.
If they vote for Romney they are low information folks.
Five and a half months to go.
Electoral College: Obama 354, Romney 182
Job1,
What happens if he loses. What will you say then. You have a 50/50 chance. What will you say if he does. Will you cry foul and it was rigged. Can't wait to see the spin if Romney wins.
When Barack Obama was inaugurated, Republicans announced their intention to make him fail. Now they brag that they have succeeded, Obama has failed, and the economy they fought so hard to make fail under Obama is also in deep trouble. They have yet to admit that their MISSION ACCOMPLISHED banner under which they dance, is a farce emblazoned on their ship, the Titanic. The captain will be in charge for four more years, come Hell, high water, or Republican obstruction, and is safely on the bridge of the ship of state.
The voters had better make sure to remove all the lifeboats from Titanic and escape their doom. Let's all go fishing together and enjoy the rescue.