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"Registered voters by a significant margin now say they are more likely to vote for the "Republican Party's candidate for president" than for President Barack Obama in the 2012 election, 47% to 39%. Preferences had been fairly evenly divided this year in this test of Obama's re-election prospects...Independent registered voters are currently more likely to vote for the Republican candidate (44%) than for Obama (34%), though one in five do not have an opinion."
Good to see that Gallup is finally polling registered voters and not just any adult who picks up the phone when they call. The sampling error is +/- 4%.
"Registered voters by a significant margin now say they are more likely to vote for the "Republican Party's candidate for president" than for President Barack Obama in the 2012 election, 47% to 39%. Preferences had been fairly evenly divided this year in this test of Obama's re-election prospects...Independent registered voters are currently more likely to vote for the Republican candidate (44%) than for Obama (34%), though one in five do not have an opinion."
Good to see that Gallup is finally polling registered voters and not just any adult who picks up the phone when they call. The sampling error is +/- 4%.
You're working late, LauraC. You get overtime ...I assume?
It's way, way too early to tell. Besides, Gallup is just ONE of many other polls out there. I go by RealClearPolitics, which says that Obama is going to win by 0.8%. It's an average of ALL of the polls available on this topic at this time.
It's way, way too early to tell. Besides, Gallup is just ONE of many other polls out there. I go by RealClearPolitics, which says that Obama is going to win by 0.8%. It's an average of ALL of the polls available on this topic at this time.
If it is way too early why are you paying attention to RealChearPolitis? Aren't you talking out of both sides of your mouth and do you mean 8% or 0.8? If you mean 0,8 I would hate to be on the Obama side right now. If with less than 16 months to go and the incumbant is ahead by less that 1% things look bad.
It's way, way too early to tell. Besides, Gallup is just ONE of many other polls out there. I go by RealClearPolitics, which says that Obama is going to win by 0.8%. It's an average of ALL of the polls available on this topic at this time.
Averaging polls who use different methodology to arrive at their numbers and poll during different periods of a month or months is ludicrous. I know Real Clear Politics has been doing this for years but it's assinine.
Any Republican does lead Obama in the polls, but actual names Republicans trail in every poll.
Exactly. Obama vs. "republican" would mean they are dreaming of some super candidate to come out of the woodwork. Now when a name is put next to that (R) Obama's percentage skyrockets.
Let me see here. Obama is losing to an unnamed person and the Bachmann is still being considered as a serious Republican candidate.
Tell me again, which side should be worried?
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