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Title: Obama Significantly Widens Leads In Major Battleground States
Source:
Agence France-Presse
URL Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/ ... -in-major-battleground-states/
Published: Sep 26, 2012
Author: Agence France-Presse
Post Date: 2012-09-26 10:27:16 by Brian S
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Views: 1464
Comments: 2
US President Barack Obama has widened his lead in the two main battleground states in the 2012 White House race as well as in Pennsylvania, according to a new opinion poll released Wednesday. The Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News poll put Obama ahead of Republican challenger Mitt Romney 53% to 44% in Florida, 53% to 43% in Ohio and 54% to 42% in Pennsylvania, less than six weeks ahead of the November 6 vote. Florida has the most electoral votes of any of the so-called swing states expected to decide the election, and no Republican has ever become president without winning Ohio. Obama’s favorability rating in all three states was a comfortable 54%, while Romney’s was 41%. Even worse for Romney, the poll found that more than 90% of voters in all three states have made up their minds, leaving a dwindling number of independents that could be swayed by more television ads or campaign events. The survey was carried out September 18-24, in the aftermath of what was arguably the worst week of Romney’s quest for the White House. The candidate faced a barrage of criticism — including from fellow conservatives — after a hasty statement accusing Obama of sympathizing with Islamist protesters hours after the US ambassador to Libya was killed. A video surfaced days later showing Romney giving a speech to wealthy donors in which he said 47 percent of Americans were freeloaders who would vote for Obama in order to keep getting government handouts. Romney will have a chance to stage a comeback next month when the candidates hold a series of televised debates, and the sluggish US economy or turmoil in the Middle East could yet weigh down on Obama’s re-election bid. The survey was conducted by phone among nearly 1,200 likely voters in each of the three states, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3%.
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If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons - question marks are for girlie boys !
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