CBS News/New York Times Poll: Romney Takes Slight Lead Over Obama
A new CBS News/New York Times poll finds resumptive Republican Presidential nominee Republican has taken a slight lead over President Barack Obama in the 2012 election sweepstakes. The margin is within the margin of error but it is a lead (and not the big lead shown by one recent poll that no other polls seem to agree with):
Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has a slight edge over President Obama in the race for the White House in the latest CBS News/New York Times poll.
According to the survey, conducted May 11-13, 46 percent of registered voters say they would vote for Romney, while 43 percent say they would opt for Mr. Obama. Romney’s slight advantage remains within the poll’s margin of error, which is plus or minus four percentage points.
Last month, a CBS News/New York Times poll showed Mr. Obama and Romney locked in a dead heat, with both earning 46 percent support among registered voters. Polls conducted in February and March showed Mr. Obama with an advantage over Romney, while a January poll showed Romney edging out Mr. Obama 47 percent to 45 percent. Another January poll showed the two tied.
Neither candidate, however, has had more than a six-point lead over the other since CBS News/New York Times began conducting head-to-head in polls this January.
Despite recent controversies surrounding issues like same-sex marriage, which Mr. Obama came out in support of last week, the poll indicates that the economy remains the most important issue to voters in the presidential election.
Sixty-two percent of registered voters cited the economy as the most important issue in the presidential election. Concern over the budget deficit ranked a distant second at 11 percent, followed by health care at 9 percent. Seven percent picked same-sex marriage, 4 percent cited foreign policy and 2 percent chose immigration.
And the economy is not just fragile but susceptible to outside forces: such as the growing crisis in Greece, a country that could soon go off the political and economic deep ends.
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Quick, find me some more all women colleges (yes, beauty schools are OK) and all gal talk shows, that I can talk to, that damn Mitt is getting too close. See if Clooney can round up some actresses, I can sing girl songs to them. Biden, forgot about him, see if he has any more good ideas.
Not interested in polls until October 31, 2012. Thanks, anyway.
So, almost half of Dems don’t think the U.S benefits from having a rich class of people. Although 65% of Dems would rather be rich.
Verrry interesting.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/154619/americans-having-rich-class-years-ago.aspx
Have to agree with TO here, polls are interesting but don’t mean much at this point.
True, DG, but they are of enormous concern for the people running the campaigns. Every squiggle in a poll can generate a new ad or strategy. They also generate oodles of stories in the media (as in sells papers) keeps the talking heads from discussing the economy, and confuses voters.
The poll is a reflection of how desperate and poorly informed American voters are. Joe Windish’s post gets to the disconnect between what they want and what they get:
http://themoderatevoice.com/147131/the-%e2%80%9cirrationality%e2%80%9d-of-american-inequality/