Weekend Poll Analysis | Last Stop Election Day

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Weekend Poll Analysis | Last Stop Election Day

No more polls will really tell anything new. Monday's news will be rehashed dope.

November 1, 2012
Cassidy’s Count: Obama Looks Good Going Into Final Weekend

After all the drama of the past few days, it may seem anticlimactic to suggest that not much has changed in the election. That’s what the latest polls are telling us, though. Going into the final weekend of the campaign, it’s still a tight race, but President Obama retains a distinct advantage in the electoral college. Unless the pollsters are wrong, or there is a last-minute swing to Mitt Romney, the Democratic incumbent looks set to scrape out a victory.

Obviously, there is a lot of interest in how Obama’s adroit response to Hurricane Sandy, and the problems it has posed for his opponent...The Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll also shows no change. In its poll completed on Monday, Obama was leading by one point. Ditto in today’s update, which was based on questioning completed on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the latest Washington Post/ABC News tracker has the race tied, just as it did before the storm hit.

At the weekend, the Real Clear Politics poll of polls showed Romney ahead by about one point. On Thursday afternoon, it had the race tied. Obama’s slight gain reflects a number of new polls—not trackers—that showed him winning, notably one from the National Journal that gave him a five-point lead. Given the tightness of the other polls, this one looks like an outlier. All in all, the race remains too close to call on a national level, with the possibility that Romney could win the popular vote still a live one.

But it’s at the state level where the race will be decided. Here, the news for Obama has been...Here’s a quick rundown:

Read more Cassidy's Count: Obama Looks Good Going Into Final Weekend : The New Yorker

November 2, 2012, 11:50 am
Nov. 1: The Simple Case for Saying Obama Is the Favorite
By NATE SILVER

If you are following some of the same people that I do on Twitter, you may have noticed some pushback about our contention that Barack Obama is a favorite (and certainly not a lock) to be re-elected. I haven’t come across too many analyses suggesting that Mitt Romney is the favorite. (There are exceptions.) But there are plenty of people who say that the race is a “tossup.”

What I find confounding about this is that the argument we’re making is exceedingly simple. Here it is:

Obama’s ahead in Ohio.

A somewhat-more-complicated version:

Mr. Obama is leading in the polls of Ohio and other states that would suffice for him to win 270 electoral votes, and by a margin that has historically translated into victory a fairly high percentage of the time.

The argument that Mr. Obama isn’t the favorite is the one that requires more finesse. If you take the polls at face value, then the popular vote might be a tossup, but the Electoral College favors Mr. Obama.

So you have to make some case for why the polls shouldn’t be taken at face value.

Some argue that the polls are systematically biased against Republicans. This might qualify as a simple argument had it been true on a consistent basis historically, but it hasn’t been: instead...

Others argue that undecided voters tend to break against the incumbent, in this case Mr. Obama. But this has also not really been true in recent elections. In some states...

A third argument is that Mr. Romney has the momentum in the polls...

Nov. 1: The Simple Case for Saying Obama Is the Favorite - NYTimes.com

The Unhinged @ USMB had better make disaster plans now. Come Monday the news will be so bad for Romney/Ryan, the mad rush for sanity will be overwhelming

 

[Katzndogz]

At the last minute Weird Uncle Joe Biden admits he was never proud to be obama's VP.

Biden: 'There's Never Been A Day In The Last Four Years I've Been Proud To Be His Vice President' | The Weekly Standard

Joe Biden, at a campaign event today said, "There's never been a day in the last four years I've been proud to be his vice president."

 

[jwoodie]

Now do you feel any better?

 

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Bye Bye Romney/Ryan | Flash in the Pan​

More troubling? For whom, Romney? And why is Romney losing troubling to FOX News if they are trying to be Fair and Balanced?

never mind: By Dick Morris | Published November 02, 2012 | FoxNews . com

As Election Day approaches, we must be very sensitive to last minute changes in the polls. Remember that President George W. Bush fell from a 4 point lead into a tie over the last weekend in 2000 and Clinton rose from a tie to a 5 point win in the last weekend of 1992.

With that caution in mind, a danger signal comes from the latest Rasmussen Poll reflecting a two point gain for Obama. Whereas before the storm, Rasmussen showed Romney two ahead, he now has the race tied at 48-48.

That is troublesome.

And, in Pennsylvania, Romney led on Wednesday night by two points but on Thursday night’s polling, he was tied.We have also seem slippage for Romney in Michigan.

More troubling, Rasmussen shows a two point gain for Obama in job approval rising from 48% to 50% in the current poll.

Read more: Sudden danger signs in polling as Election Day nears | Fox News

Weekend Poll Analysis | Last Stop Election Day

No more polls will really tell anything new. Monday's news will be rehashed dope.

November 1, 2012
Cassidy’s Count: Obama Looks Good Going Into Final Weekend

After all the drama of the past few days, it may seem anticlimactic to suggest that not much has changed in the election. That’s what the latest polls are telling us, though. Going into the final weekend of the campaign, it’s still a tight race, but President Obama retains a distinct advantage in the electoral college. Unless the pollsters are wrong, or there is a last-minute swing to Mitt Romney, the Democratic incumbent looks set to scrape out a victory.

Obviously, there is a lot of interest in how Obama’s adroit response to Hurricane Sandy, and the problems it has posed for his opponent...The Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll also shows no change. In its poll completed on Monday, Obama was leading by one point. Ditto in today’s update, which was based on questioning completed on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the latest Washington Post/ABC News tracker has the race tied, just as it did before the storm hit.

At the weekend, the Real Clear Politics poll of polls showed Romney ahead by about one point. On Thursday afternoon, it had the race tied. Obama’s slight gain reflects a number of new polls—not trackers—that showed him winning, notably one from the National Journal that gave him a five-point lead. Given the tightness of the other polls, this one looks like an outlier. All in all, the race remains too close to call on a national level, with the possibility that Romney could win the popular vote still a live one.

But it’s at the state level where the race will be decided. Here, the news for Obama has been...Here’s a quick rundown:

Read more Cassidy's Count: Obama Looks Good Going Into Final Weekend : The New Yorker

November 2, 2012, 11:50 am
Nov. 1: The Simple Case for Saying Obama Is the Favorite
By NATE SILVER

If you are following some of the same people that I do on Twitter, you may have noticed some pushback about our contention that Barack Obama is a favorite (and certainly not a lock) to be re-elected. I haven’t come across too many analyses suggesting that Mitt Romney is the favorite. (There are exceptions.) But there are plenty of people who say that the race is a “tossup.”

What I find confounding about this is that the argument we’re making is exceedingly simple. Here it is:

Obama’s ahead in Ohio.

A somewhat-more-complicated version:

Mr. Obama is leading in the polls of Ohio and other states that would suffice for him to win 270 electoral votes, and by a margin that has historically translated into victory a fairly high percentage of the time.

The argument that Mr. Obama isn’t the favorite is the one that requires more finesse. If you take the polls at face value, then the popular vote might be a tossup, but the Electoral College favors Mr. Obama.

So you have to make some case for why the polls shouldn’t be taken at face value.

Some argue that the polls are systematically biased against Republicans. This might qualify as a simple argument had it been true on a consistent basis historically, but it hasn’t been: instead...

Others argue that undecided voters tend to break against the incumbent, in this case Mr. Obama. But this has also not really been true in recent elections. In some states...

A third argument is that Mr. Romney has the momentum in the polls...

Nov. 1: The Simple Case for Saying Obama Is the Favorite - NYTimes.com

The Unhinged @ USMB had better make disaster plans now. Come Monday the news will be so bad for Romney/Ryan, the mad rush for sanity will be overwhelming

 

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Back in January, people had the race close. So where is Romney's gain?

Get it yet?

January 16th, 2012
04:00 PM ET
291 days ago
CNN Poll: Obama tied with Romney & Paul in November showdowns
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CNN Political Unit

Washington (CNN) – Mitt Romney is all tied up with President Barack Obama in a likely general election matchup, with the president showing signs of weakness on the economy and Romney seen as out of touch with ordinary Americans, according to a new national survey.

And a CNN/ORC International Poll released Monday also indicates that Rep. Ron Paul of Texas is also even with Obama in another possible showdown this November. The survey also suggests the Republican advantage on voter enthusiasm is eroding, which could be crucial in a close contest.

See full results (pdf) CNN Poll: Obama tied with Romney & Paul in November showdowns – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs

 

[mamooth]

Yesterday had a lot of Rasmussen state polls come in, so Romney gained a touch in the aggregates today. But today was all good news for Obama in the polls, meaning tomorrow's summaries will show some significant Obama gains.

 

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Yesterday had a lot of Rasmussen state polls come in, so Romney gained a touch in the aggregates today. But today was all good news for Obama in the polls, meaning tomorrow's summaries will show some significant Obama gains.

close election but it looks like Obama will win both the popular vote, and the electoral college vote.

 

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weekend is over.

nothing but talking heads and partisan hacks saying "Romney may still win"


the possible versus the probable