Monthly Archives: September 2012
Latest 2012 Presidential Polls – 25 Sep 12 Edition
Just six (6) weeks – 42 days – to go until the November election and Republican Tea Party (GOTP) presidential footnote Willard Mitt Romney’s spent the last week trying to convince voters he cares about 100% of the nation’s people in spite of being over heard in a recently released video, saying in a $50,000 per plate fund raiser that 47% of voters are freeloading losers who’re so dependent on government handouts they’ll never vote for him.
So, how does the GOTP candidate stand up against the President this week?
The last favorability Politico/GWU/Battleground poll of likely voters conducted from 16 – 20 Sep 12, showed the President with a 53% favorability rating compared to Romney’s 46%. Romney’s the most disliked presidential candidate in recent history – no one has scored worse on favorability in over 30 years, not even Dukakis, Carter or Dole.
So, who’s more electable right now?
In the most recent viable’ national poll(s) – which are any group other than the Washington Times or Rasmussen (which are generally always skewed not just to the right, but far to the right – usually by five or more points) – the most recent Politico/GWU/Battleground poll of likely voters conducted from 16 – 20 Sep 12, if the general election was held today:
President Obama 50/Romney 47
According to other recent viable polls, if the general election was held today …
Gallup Tracking poll of registered voters conducted from 17 – 23 Sep 12:
President Obama 48/Romney 46
National Journal poll of likely voters conducted from 15-19 Sep 12, if the general election was held today:
President Obama 50/Romney 43
Associated Press/GfK poll of registered voters conducted 13 – 17 Sep 12:
President Obama 47/Romney 46
Hartford Courant/UConn poll of likely voters conducted 11 – 18 Sep 12:
President Obama 46/Romney 43
Monmouth/SurveyUSA/Braun poll of likely voters conducted 13 – 16 Sep 12:
President Obama 48/Romney 45
On this day four years ago SEN Obama led SEN McCain in the polls 47/44; SEN McCain would never lead again in the polls ultimately losing to SEN Obama by a margin of 52/44.
So, if the general election was held today, according to national polls, Willard Mitt Romney loses to President Obama in the general election.
And according to state polls, if the General Election were held TODAY (note these are based on current poll numbers – not projections), the Electoral College totals based on all available current poll numbers the President defeats Romney 347/191:
As a comparison, President Obama defeated John McCain 365/173 in 2008
Results of 10 consecutive simulations based on poll data as of 25 Sep 12
Obama 316/222
Obama 312/226
Obama 303/235
Obama 335/203
Obama 322/216
Obama 319/219
Obama 283/255
Obama 333/205
Obama 293/245
Obama 347/191
Of 10 simulations the President beats Romney every time and usually by very comfortable margins.
The simulations use cumulative polling data by state and are not based off of national polling data.
According to polling data available if the election was held today the Democratic Party would retain its majority in the United States Senate 53-47; while Democrats will be picking up at least 15 seats in the House of Representatives, the GOTP would retain control of the lower House, but just barely at 227/208.
Romney wonders why airplane windows don’t roll down?
Following a recent fundraiser Republican Tea Party (GOTP) presidential footnote Willard Mitt Romney demonstrated he knows less about airplanes than he knows about foreign policy.
It seems after his wife’s plane was forced to make an emergency landing Romney told the Los Angeles Times, he was worried for her safety.
“I appreciate the fact that she is on the ground, safe and sound. And I don’t think she knows just how worried some of us were,” Romney mewed. “When you have a fire in an aircraft, there’s no place to go, exactly.”
Then Willard began to display his ignorance of modern aircraft when he said the biggest problem in a distressed aircraft is that “the windows don’t open. I don’t know why they don’t do that. It’s a real problem. So it’s very dangerous.”
Of course, there are very good reasons why airplane windows don’t open Mr. Wizard, chief among them being there isn’t enough oxygen at cruising altitude to keep passengers alive (which is why they have those handy oxygen masks ready to drop down), and the resulting depressurization which would occur would suck anything not secured out into a free fall.
“You can’t find any oxygen from outside the aircraft to get in the aircraft, because the windows don’t open,” Romney told the Times, suggesting that additional oxygen in the cabin during a potential fire would be a good thing? Once again, Willard demonstrates – willingly – his ignorance. Fire + more oxygen = more fire.
There’s not really anything to add; Mitt’s pretty well said it all, “the windows don’t open. I don’t know why they don’t do that. It’s a real problem. So it’s very dangerous.” Clearly at this point Jeff Foxworthy should show up and have Willard look into the camera and say, “I’m Mitt Romney, and I’m not smarter than a fifth grader.”
Mitt threw a fit?
According to Univision, during his “town hall” interview, not only did the Republican Tea Party (GOTP) presidential footnote Willard Mitt Romney’s campaign pack the hall with non-students because they couldn’t find enough supporters on campus, but when the anchor gave an introduction Mitt didn’t like, he refused to go on until they re-taped it; his performance was called by a fellow Republican present as a “temper tantrum”.
“That wouldn’t be the last demand from the campaign: Romney himself almost pulled the plug on the whole thing minutes before the broadcast”, Univision host Maria Elena Salinas said.
During Romney’s introduction by Salinas’ co-host Jorge Ramos, Mitt had his fit when Ramos said the GOTP candidate agreed to give the network 35 minutes, and that Obama had agreed to a full hour the next night. Reportedly Ramos then invited the audience to welcome Romney to the stage — but Willard refused to go on stage.
“It was a very awkward moment, believe me,” Salinas said.
Making last minute “demands” ensuring his “success”, including threatening to “reschedule” if he wasn’t allowed an exemption to the student only rule and then packing the forum with rowdy, bused-in supporters who ignored the rules not to applaud. Afterwards the Romney campaign crowed about how the Hispanic forum was more “excited” for Mitt than for Obama, but unlike Willard’s supporters the President’s crowd didn’t ignore the rules.
The Univision hosts were reportedly not very happy by the multiple manipulations nor by the disrespect shown by the bused-in Romney crowd, who repeatedly booed questions while cheering the candidate as if the forum were a rally.
So, Romney tries to manipulate the “town hall”, throws a “tantrum” when he doesn’t like the intro and then goes on stage with his face painted “orange” so he can appear more – oh, I don’t know, “colorful”? Romney’s a fraud. That’s all. He’s a fraud.
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