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NBC/WSJ Poll: Obama: 50, Romney: 45

acastillo Wrote: Sep 18, 2012 9:11 PM

Hahhahahahhahahahahahhqaahhahahahahahahahahaa I am laughing my butt off because Guy Benson's article on Obama's convention bounce being "over" is now useless. Plus, this was taken before Romneys 47% comment. Like it or not, the average voter (not a townhall or media matters reader) isnt going to take well to being called a leech if they dont pay income taxes. The sad thing is that a majority of people recieving a "handout" are from red states/rural areas, see this article for reference : http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/11/states-federal-taxes-spending-charts-maps

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NBC/WSJ Poll: Obama: 50, Romney: 45

A new NBC/WSJ poll dropped late Tuesday showing President Obama holding a five percentage point lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney:

Fueled by increased optimism about the economy and nation’s direction, President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney by 5 points among likely voters and now sees his job-approval rating reaching the 50 percent threshold for the first time since March, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

The survey – which was conducted after the two party conventions and the political firestorm over last week’s U.S. embassy attacks, but before Romney’s...

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