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Old 10-27-2012, 08:05 PM
 
Location: Sonoran Desert
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Gallup was the only outlier in the most recent round of polling. All the rest have much narrower margins. It's the aggregate that's always the most accurate, and by that measure, it's very close to being a dead even race right now.

Anything over 5 points is nothing but a screwy poll or wishful thinking on either side.
I'd make that 3 points, maybe even 2. The national number is going to be very close.
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Old 10-27-2012, 08:08 PM
 
Location: MW
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LOL Okay.
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Old 10-27-2012, 08:10 PM
 
Location: In The Pacific
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50% huh! Who was down originally in the polls and now has the momentum at 50%?
Makes a big difference at 50% eh!
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Old 10-27-2012, 08:23 PM
 
Location: Oregon
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Mike is right. You're looking at noise, not signal.
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Old 10-27-2012, 08:36 PM
 
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Gallup: Obama's Job Approval Drops 7 Points in 3 Days | CNSNews.com
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Old 10-28-2012, 10:18 AM
 
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As of today Obama has a 46% approval rating according to Gallup, and a 49% disapproval rate.
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Old 10-28-2012, 10:21 AM
 
Location: NC
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Don't know why everyone likes Gallup. First it goes up 5 points for Obama in a day then down 7 over another three days.

That is some unstable data if you are doing a rolling average. Really unstable. Just seems like junk to me.
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Old 10-28-2012, 11:06 AM
 
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About that Presidential approval rating...PPP seems to disagree, a lot:

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Consider the following numbers:
  • Obama's approval-to-disapproval rating sits at just 44-52, which is actually worse than Gallup's tracking on Saturday.
  • Obama is losing the favorability battle, which has been a key strength for him throughout the campaign. His favorable-to-unfavorable rating sits underwater at 46-50.
  • Romney's favorable rating, on the other hand, is a positive 49-45.
  • Romney leads the self-identified Independent vote by an astounding 16 points. Among this crucial group, Obama's approval-to-disapproval is 33-60, and Romney's favorability is 53-37.
Read more: PPP Poll: Romney Leads Obama, But Bad Signs For President - Business Insider

Read it and weep libs.
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