Poll: Obama hits magic 50 percent mark in PA, OH & FL
President Obama has hit what Quinnipiac University Polling Institute Assistant Director Tim Malloy calls the "magic number" of 50 percent or better in the general election swing states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida. Obama leads former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee for president:
Poll: Obama hits magic 50 percent mark in PA, OH & FL
Chris Brennan
President Obama has hit what Quinnipiac University Polling Institute Assistant Director Tim Malloy calls the "magic number" of 50 percent or better in the general election swing states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida. Obama leads former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee for president:
- Pennsylvania: 53-42 percent
- Ohio: 50-44 percent
- Florida: 51-45 percent
The poll also found strong support for Obama's plan to end the Bush tax cuts for families making more than $250,000 per year. Sixty-two percent of those polled in Pennsylvania support the idea while 60 percent in Ohio and 58 percent in Florida back the plan.
The poll, which you can read here, finds U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. leading Republican challenger Tom Smith, a former coal company owner from Armstrong County, by 55-37 percent. The poll also found voters disapprove of the job Gov. Corbett is doing by a margin of 45-38 percent.
Good luck getting re-elected with the voter suppression laws now in place.— jeanjae- Does anyone believe these media phonies? Who did they poll--a teacher's union? The NAACP? The media are two legged Obama suppositories.— barneygoogle
- this years electoral map is going to look alot like 1984, only blue instead of red. hahahaha— Ryan
Voters need to show ID. If you are not responsible or intelligent enough to accomplish aquiline an ID then you are probably mentally challenged. With technology advances you'd think someone could figure out a way to prevent fraud and abuse of the election process without infringing on civil liberties. iMHO, most politicians get into public service to make money (including Obama). Not many are trustworthy or honorable). If Obama gets reelected, expect 4 more years of the same inaction and destruction of the middle class. Do you actually believe that the people's best interest are served by back room deals, corrupt legal decisions and outright fraud? I rely on myself and nothing will ever change the results of hard work and self determination.— SocialReject- Moderates and independents don't trust a carpetbagger like Mittens Mandate who made his fortune off hard working American's misfortunes. Stick to outsourcing American jobs to China!
And why won't Mittens release his tax returns like his father did?
What is Mittens hiding?— The Fundamentals of the Economy are Fine
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