NEW POLL NUMBERS hit as Team Obama releases an ad to push back against Mitt Romney’s false welfare claims, which are an effort to gain any grand possible with middle class voters that are dragging Romney down. Obama also is stronger with women than Romney, which isn’t hard to understand. The right wing continues to cost Republicans with women, which is one reason the speaking roster at their convention is filled with female stars.
Obama continues to lag behind challenger Mitt Romney with white working class voters, especially among white men, which are those making between $30,000-$100,000. A new New York Times/CBS poll offers the latest summer snapshot. The focus is three battleground states.
Sandra Fluke is introducing Pres. Obama in Colorado today and this poll reveals one reason why.
But while the poll suggests that Mr. Romney is making inroads among women in Colorado, where he is also showing strength against Mr. Obama by several other measures, support for Mr. Obama among women has otherwise held up in the battleground states. As a result, Mr. Obama has so far been able to stave off bigger losses in the most hotly contested states, in particular among independents, who are divided in Colorado and Wisconsin and supporting Mr. Romney in Virginia, and white men, who are supporting Mr. Romney by double digits over the president in all three states.
… “Romney seems to be in touch only with the ultra-wealthy,” said Deb Bracken, of Broomfield, Colo., a registered nurse who identified herself in a follow-up interview as an independent voter. “And at least Obama has a clue about women’s issues.”
Mr. Obama led among women by 8 points in Colorado, by 14 points in Virginia and by 23 points in Wisconsin. But nearly 4 in 10 voters in each state said the national economy was getting worse.
This new poll also shows that people prefer presidential candidates to release more tax returns than Mitt Romney has been willing to offer.
Quinnipiac came out with new numbers as well:
COLORADO: Romney 50 – Obama 45
VIRGINIA: Obama 49 – Romney 45
WISCONSIN: Obama 51 – Romney 45
The polling today also suggests that people are pretty settled in their choices, with the number of voters that could possibly swing one way or another slim.
“There is good reason why Virginia, Colorado and Wisconsin are considered swing states – and this data shows how close they are,” said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. “Most voters say they have made up their minds. Nine out of 10 in each state say they are sure they will vote for the candidate they favor, which means that the pool of those who say they can be persuaded is pretty small.” – [CNN]
I also think that FLOTUS is helping immensely with the POTUS and women voters with just being who she is. Michelle Obama has the whole “intelligent and professional woman but is still a down to earth mother” down to a science. And it’s not an act. Optics does matter and the FLOTUS has a certain charm about her (especially when you see how her and the POTUS are with each other – the playfulness). Sometimes that’s enough to swing a person. This is not saying that Ann Romney is a dummy (hardly). But her and Mitt seem more “traditional” and not as “free spirited” with each other. I think the POTUS and FLOTUS relationship is more appealing on average to women (I THINK..
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White male middle class voters are interesting. I know many white middle class men. Men that have been laid off from the same places I’ve worked. One of my business partners is a white middle class men that’s been laid off from HP, AT&T, and Accenture since 2000. He’ll reflexively go into a blame Obama mode when the word unemployment pops up. But then he remembers is very painful layoffs from HP and AT&T from 2000 to 2008 and then just hangs his head. But then quickly blames Obama for something else. I’m not calling Obama the “savior of the middle class” but the main grumble for white middle class males about jobs, has never been an Obama problem. It’s been a corporate America problem. An issue bigger than Obama and Romney combined.
It’s called racism. If you try to pin him down he will have a million excuses but in the end the reality is…..
There are many reasons why I’m voting for Romney instead of Obama. But, the main reason is because the economy still sucks. He has had 3 1/2 years to do something and what he is doing is not working. We are deeper in debt with nothing to show for it. He continues to blame Bush or anything else but himself and what that tells me is that
“HE can’t fix it.” I’d rather take my chances with a self made man like Romney. I don’t get what the left keeps saying about how Romney is out of touch with the common person. I don’t feel that all. If anyone is out of touch, it’s MR Tighten “Your” Belts, but, I will continue to party and play golf and use taxpayer money to attend my many fundraisers.
Oh and tell lies about my opponent like the BIG WHOPPER WITH MR. Soptic.
I don’t get caught up in all the “to party and play golf and use taxpayer money to attend my many fundraisers” talk. They all do that. That’s what high-level Big 2 politicians roll in so that’s a wash.
That’s always a fair criticism of a President but honestly, Obama AND Romney are complete losers when it comes to the economy. Nothing personal. They do not and will not address the single most pressing issue concerning jobs:
How do you re-train a growing unemployed workforce for a new job market?
How did American build the most dynamic middle class? By having millions upon millions of relatively unskilled jobs. I had men and women in my family with 8th grade educations make $35+ hourly (and overtime) working on the automotive lines of Ford and GM. And they did it for 30+ years at the same employer. They bought homes, put children through college, and SPENT! And that spend just caused our economy to hum like a warp-speed engine. But those type of manufacturing jobs (and other types) DO NOT EXIST anymore in the same numbers and pay rate. One my uncles tells me all the time that if he had the same amount of education and skills that I had now, he would probably be an executive in his working days. He sees how hard I worked and my dedication and still I was laid off several times (and moved around this country) due to “the numbers”. Obama and Romney (and SO SO many others in Congress) just can’t grasp the “re-train a workforce” deeply enough. And coupled with that, you need to generate new opportunities in this services-based economy. And don’t give me all that “Obama said you didn’t build it” bullcrap. All that sloganeering appeals to the small-mindedness of people for an emotional and quite useless response. Ok ok… It is campaign season. And Obama and Romney have paid their fees to campaign. So they’re campaigning.
I agree with you Steele, but, Obama is in power right now, and not doing it. So, it’s time for a change. I take my chances with Romney.
Fair enough.
Have you ever voted for a Democrat?
Born and raised democrat, still vote occasionally. Will be voting for Jay Nixon. So yes, LL, just fed up with the crap that is being spewed out by the left.
“crap spewed out by the left” see Sec’s opinions.
1.”There are many reasons why I’m voting for Romney instead of Obama. But, the main reason is because the economy still sucks.”
The economy is better then it was immediately after and because of Bush’s catastrophic reign.
2. “He has had 3 1/2 years to do something and what he is doing is not working.”
See answer to #1 and that is in spite of the repugnantklan/teabaggers actively trying to make things worse for political gain.
3.”We are deeper in debt with nothing to show for it. ”
Simply untrue when you look at the numbers.
4.”He continues to blame Bush or anything else but himself and what that tells me is that
“HE can’t fix it.” ”
Considering Bush is responsible it is to be understood. As for “he can;t fix it” maybe if he didn’t have the repugnantklan/teabaggers waging a domestic terrorist war against the American people things would get better sooner.
5.”I’d rather take my chances with a self made man like Romney.”
“self made man” Oh…you mean the guy who started out rich and then got richer destroying American workers lives to enrich himself as he shipped American jobs overseas.
6.” I don’t get what the left keeps saying about how Romney is out of touch with the common person.”
$250,000 conned for a doped up horse, cayman Island and Swiss bank Accounts to hide money $100,000,000 IRA, elevator in the garage of his mansion, $77,000 tax deduction for his wife’s Dressage horse….hell, I know LOTS of “cpmmon” folk with those things!!!!!
7.” I don’t feel that all.”
Because you are either blind, improbably stupid or dishonest. Which is it?
8.”If anyone is out of touch, it’s MR Tighten “Your” Belts, but, I will continue to party and play golf and use taxpayer money to attend my many fundraisers.”
President Obama does his job. He goes on vacations when he can but hasn’t done so NEARLY as much as nor has he played golf NEARLY as much as Bush and the repugnantklan leader(BWAHAHA) of the house. It is a flat out lie to say he uses taxpayer money to attend fund raisers, a simple, flat out LIE.
Oh and tell lies about my opponent like the BIG WHOPPER WITH MR. Soptic.
9.”Oh and tell lies about my opponent like the BIG WHOPPER WITH MR. Soptic.”
WHAT lie. You like to spout this crap but back it uyp with NOTHING. WHAT is untrue about Mr. Soptic’s story? NOTHING it is true.
Sec,
Your opinions are not facts.
See, that’s the problem. You have absolutely no idea what a fact is. facts are things that are proven true or correct. Those are not my opinions. Those are facts.
If it wasn’t for the economy, Romney would be doing way worse than he is right now. I can’t believe he got elected in Massachusetts. But I am still not counting him out because he is going to unleash a boatload of money after the convention because he is outraising Obama in campaign funds for the last three months or so and President Obama is spending like crazy on campaign ads which means Romney will have way more money to spend on ads after the convention. The debates will also be a deciding factor between the two candidates. I am not voting for either candidate but I am middle-class and Romney does not represent me at all, Obama does sometimes and sometimes he don’t.
I hope Romney wins.
So seeing as you are such a informed voter tell us what is Romneys plans to put people back to work? Whats his answer to healthcare in this country seeing as he say’s he’s going to repeal Obamas healthcare? Since he supports the Ryan budget, whats his answer for medicare, social security? What is Romneys plans to allow women to have access to birth control in this country? How will raising taxes on the poor and middle class and cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy going to make for a better economy?
Maybe you can enlighten us on how these wonderful ideas Romney has is going to make things better for the vast majority in this country?