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May 17, 2012
How Are The Presidential Polls Looking?
Speaking of polls, how are the polls looking for President? After a tough primary season, what are Romney's chances against Obama?
I think the go-to site for national polling is http://realclearpolitics.com. They're a site that aggregates a few of the major polling organizations and comes up with an average of them all. Currently, they're showing Obama with a 2.5 point lead over Romney.
However, when looking at polls, all pollsters will agree that when your sample includes "likely voters" and not just "registered voters", you tend to get better and more realistic results. Real Clear Politics includes both types, but what happens when we only look at the polls that questioned the "likely voters"?
| Poll | Dates Taken | Sample | Obama | Romney | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Tracking | 5/12 - 5/15 | 1500 LV | 46 | 47 | Romney +1 |
| Wash Times/JZ Analytics | 5/11 - 5/12 | 800 LV | 43 | 44 | Romney +1 |
| Politico/GWU/Battleground | 4/29 - 5/3 | 1000 LV | 47 | 48 | Romney +1 |
| Democracy Corps (D) | 4/28 - 5/1 | 1000 LV | 47 | 47 | Tie |
Well, I don't know if it can get much clearer than that. Who cares if someone is registered to vote. They don't matter. The people that do matter are the ones who will vote. That's why the polls that include the likely voters are often more accurate than those with just the registered voters. And when we look at the likely voter polls, we see that President Obama could be in for a tough run going forward. But there's still a long way to go.
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Posted by: Dan at May 17, 2012 2:51 PMAll that these polls really show is that Pres. Obama can be beaten in Nov.
Watching the "right track/wrong track" numbers is generally a good indicator, and I think those numbers right now are not good for the Pres.
If I had to predict today, I'd say a big electoral win for Romney, but there's still plenty of time for him to blow it and for Pres. Obama to stage a comeback.
Posted by: brassband at May 17, 2012 2:59 PM"President" Obunko from Kenya will be defeated by a US born candidate. Sammy can move to Nairobi with his messiah the minister of divisiveness.
Posted by: ANTHONY at May 17, 2012 11:14 PMI don't have a source for really old polling numbers, so I don't know an accurate history. But, it would seem to me that an incumbent President who is "tied" at this stage of the game is in trouble.
Posted by: Warrington Faust at May 18, 2012 8:22 PM