Republican Mitt Romney has taken a slight lead in North Carolina, according to the latest Public Policy Polling survey.
The former Massachusetts governor is the choice of 49 percent of likely N.C. voters, the poll found, while President Barack Obama is the pick of 47 percent.
Two weeks ago, PPP -- a Democratic-leaning firm -- had the two presidential candidates at 48 percent apiece.
It's still close: Romney's lead is within the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.
But PPP said that Romney's performance in his first debate with Obama improved his image in the Tar Heel State. Now, 49 percent of N.C. voters have a favorable view of him, compared to 46 percent who don't. That's a reversal of what his favorability/unfavorability numbers were in the last PPP poll.
PPP said Romney is ahead in North Carolina mainly for two reasons: He has a 30 point advantage with white voters (63 percent to 33 percent) and he leads among independent voters, 54 percent to 40 percent.
In other other findings, N.C. voters thought, by 46 percent to 42 percent, that Vice President Joe Biden won the recent vice presidential debate. But they have a slighter higher opinion of Romney's running mate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, 48 percent to Biden's 47 percent.
"North Carolina continues to look like one of the closest states in the country," PPP President Dean Debnam said in a news release. "But things are trending a little bit in Mitt Romney's direction and Obama needs a strong performance (in the second debate) Tuesday night to get things going back in the other direction."
PPP surveyed 1,084 likely N.C. voters last weekend (Oct. 12-14).
North Carolina is one of nine battleground states in the presidential race. The others: Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Iowa, New Hampshire, Colorado, Nevada, and Wisconsin.
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So no demographics giving for the polling sample and Romney is "only" up 2 points despite being up 14-16 points nationally with independents not to mention voter enthusiasm is way down for President Libya Cover and GOP enthusiam is way up and pay no attention that the PPP is a liberal poll and the Obama is not making ANY appearences in this state and you know why? Take a guess.
"Barack Obama is the pick of 47%."
47%? Big news. Even Romney admits that.
NC will not be that close. Dems have already removed most of their funding for the state election. They need to concentrate their attention of Ohio and Wisconsin. FL and VA will follow NC into the Romney camp.
So when the poll favors Romney, it's correct? I can't keep it straight. I had my "Obama supporter" insignia ripped off my car in the Clt Douglas US Airways employee lot. When your candidate is winning, you don't have to DEFACE other's property. I don't think the governor will win NC. He surely won't win Ohio, nor Florida. That being said, I'm still glad NC is now a battleground state. Both parties have to spend money here now as it should be. Straight red or straight blue states actually miss out be being so narrow minded.
This isn't an Elon poll so I wouldn't believe it.
Elon is too busy trying to remove Chic-Fil-A off campus. They don't have time for polls anymore.
Let me get this straight. The President let's Romney get away with being overly aggressive and telling lies during the debate, and the President loses ground in the polls. Joe Biden calls a liar a liar and gets criticize for being overly aggressive. And unlike the President, Ryan actually gets cool points for seemingly being calm under pressure. I'm so glad it's not pollsters polling that decide elections, but rather voters voting that decide elections. I think I'll just ignore the polls and vote.
I think the majority of North Carolina voters like their common sense friends in VA, Florida, and Ohio will vote to re-elect President Obama.
The president was not "calm and cool under pressure". He was shell-shocked. Nobody challenges him like that... not the press, not his "inner circle". The topic was the economy and he has nothing to run on except excuses.
http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/10/12/white_house_obama_and_biden_were_never_aware_of_requests_for_more_benghazi_security
WH lie for Libya is now pure ignorance not the film? At least try to keep your lies straight.
Farikan or however you spell his name said that Obama did want to beat up a white man as he would lose the white vote.
Now think about the kind of mentality that comes up with that kind of reasoning.
Ok now explain why Obama has a special section for African Americans on his website, which tells of special considerations and the like experienced by African Americans. Now imagine such a thing on Romneys site?
Tell me what is really wrong with this whole thing?
@ Ettolrahc - I was upset when I read your comment regarding Obama's site having a special site just for African American's, because I don't think that's appropriate for him to favor a group, so I decided to check it out. You failed to mention that on the same page, he also has special sites for: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders, Catholics, Educators, Environmentalists, Jewish Americans, Latinos, LBGT Americans, Native Americans, nurses, parents, people of faith, people with disabilities, rural americans, seniors, small business owners, sportsmen, veterans & military families, women, & young Americans. Please people, do some fact checking before you listen to people supporting either candidate! I'm so sick of the lies or certain facts being left out when making statements against either of them.
It will be close for sure.
However, a consensus of polls gives NC to Romney.
Of course, no Blacks or Latinos were included in this poll, you can bet on that. Hence, I don't believe them. These groups will again allow Obama to win NC on election day.
Hey all those special groups on the Obama website just goes to show how fractured our country has become.
I hope this one shows up on the fair Observer website.
Some others have been taken down.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/15/us/clinton-benghazi/index.html
Romney in a landslide in NC and the nation. Its over for the pretender.
And look at Ms. minion lying for her incompetent boss taking the axe as he hides under her dress.
Blame Clinton now for Libya? Wasnt it a youtube film?
Obama behind the Libya affair from the Revolutions in the muslim nations in north Africa to the aftermath death and destruction that has only begun with AQ in the WH giving all marching orders.
VOTE ROMNEY
Republican National Party 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0wllKURCq8
Obama lies as usual and never mentioned a "terrorist attack" per ABC news in the infamous Rose Garden brief blaming of course on some bogus film by a muslim Egyptian living in CA as he preached not to degrade other pagan religions such as islam.
Its good the editors for ABC didnt edit the tape after being caught redhanded in other situations even as the obese female liberal from CNN interrupted Romney 50 times and should have been expelled from the room.
Romney easily wins a 2nd round. Its all over but the crying for the pretender bin Osama muslim jihadist in the WH.
ROMNEY 2012
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PARTY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0wllKURCq8
Obama and his CNN liberal protector obese female Crowley, who interrupted Romney 50 times, both lied on the Rose Garden briefing after Libya never mentioning the words "terrorist attack" and blaming some bogus irrelevant muslim Egyptian made film in a outright lie while islamic jihadist al-queda Obama opportunistically preached on hating other pagan religions.
The real question is whether Obama and lib cable rag CNN both had anything to do with rigging the death of Consolate Stevens and the 3 ex-Seals killed by the Libyan Revolutionary puppet Govt installed by Marxist revolutionary Obama.
How do you know if Obama and his rotten to the core liberals are lying? Their lips are moving.
Romney wins a 2nd round. Decent America is not fooled by liberal lies and deception.
Its all over but the crying for the pretender in the WH and his CNN Crowley enabler who needs to stop stuffing her fatass gut 24/7.
VOTE ROMNEY 2012
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PARTY
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/conscience-conservative/2012/oct/16/candy-crowley-lies-during-debate-obama-never-said-/
The fat bitch has sang ...
And the misogynistic labelling of the moderator as "fat" and "obese" by certain commentators here is another reason I am no longer a republican. What a hateful party.
the fat lib wench with bad manners interrupting truth was lying her big fat pig rear off.
the white house ordering the demise of mr stevens and his 3
un-armed guards well noted with the film front a proven fraud.
al-queda in the oval office has officially blown its cover ...
soddomites better beware of a coming jihad ... osama obama and his pr stunt in an election year to be pro-homo all a pre-meditated calculated trick.
pervs all cleansed from america and the world in a worse case scenario using his 1.5 billion muslim brotherhood pals with a little rope gas or bullets.
scared? if not it may be wise to start being that way. the quran demands total world domination & sharia law w/o exception.
soddomites wise to go straight learn arabic plus how to pray 5 times a day to a pagan moon diety like osama obama if re-upped or face the ultimate which may happen regardless...
the worms will have a mega-feast ... 10s or 100s of millions of bloody headless bodies or ashe remains not a pretty sight in the new allah world...
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/10/federal-appeals-court-rules-doma-unconstitutional/58102/
Soddomite Obama = the homosexualization of America continues ...
Get that garbage pile outta here quick on a fast train and reverse all his sicko perverted trash ...
Hetrophobe Obama has a deep seeded ingrained hatred of America and hetrosexuals.
REPUBLICAN BUSINESS MEN PRESIDENTS ARE POOR JOB CREATORS!
Jobs are not created in a policy vacuum. If 12 million jobs will be created in the next 4 years, it must be because of the economic policies put in place by the Democrats in Congress and President
Obama, during the past 4 years. We know that 13 out of 15 independent studies report that the Recovery Act saved and created millions of jobs. If an Act creates jobs, then it is a Jobs' Act. Let us perish the lie that the Stimulus Act was not a Jobs' Act.
In addition, Democrats in Congress and President Obama have cut taxes for small businesses 18 times. If small businesses are the major drivers of job creation, and cutting taxes help that process,
therefore, these tax cutting policies, and other economic policies resulted in the creation of over 5 million jobs in the past three years. These same policies and President Obama's proposed Jobs' Bill
will be the main creators of the 12 million jobs in the next 4 years, as predicted by Moody Analytics.
History teaches us that Republican business men who have been Presidents of the United States, have not been major creators of jobs. The first Republican business man who became President was Herbert Hoover (1929-1933). He ushered in the Great Recession, and when he left office 6,400,000 people were unemployed. The next business man was George H. W. Bush (1989-1993). He founded Zapata Petroleum which
became Penzoil. With all his business experience and expertize only (2,593,000) jobs were created during his 4 years in office. The third Republican business man was George W. Bush. He served two terms and ushered in the second Great Recession! He created 1,108,000 jobs after 8 years in office. The main conclusion that can be drawn from this
poor economic history of Republican business men is that their business experiences only benefits themselves and their investors, and not the nation, at large.
Mitt Romney's business experience will not create the number of jobs that the country needs. History is against him, and so is his own jobs record as Governor of Massachusetts between (2002-2006). The Boston Globe on July 29, 2007 gives detailed information of Governor Romney's jobs record. When Mitt let office, Massachusetts was 47 out of 50
states in payroll employment. Manufacturing jobs delined by 14%, the 3rd worst in the nation. The main export when Romney was governor was
its working population. The US Census Bureau calculated that between (2002-2006), 222,000 people left Massachusetts. That was 3.5% of the
state's population. Governor Romney record shows that he is poor jobs creator at the state level. This is not a credible jobs record to be voted in as President of the United States.
History, and Mitt Romney's experiences as a governor; 'leveraged buyout specialist' and 'pioneer of outsourcing' of American jobs overseas militate and conspire against him creating 12 million jobs in
4 years.
If the electorate wants a jobs creator then it must vote for a Democratic senate, House and President. Jimmy Carter was President between (1977-1981) and he created (10,339,000) new jobs. Bill Clinton
was President between (1993-2001). He created (22,740,000) new jobs. Barack Obama has created 5 million jobs.
It is clear from these numbers that Democratic Presidents of the United States have a great jobs creation record. If voters want a jobs creator, then vote Barack Obama for a second term as President of the United States.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/18/live-lawyers-releasing-boy-scouts-files-on-alleged-child-sex-abusers/
Pedophile homosexual enablers who molest and abuse young boys always in agreement as Obama protects these pervert demonics who need to be beheaded.
Obama has said nothing while campaigning about his support and promotion of all pedophile homos who are a stench to decent society. Muslims behead them or cremate them alive knowing the perverted corruption they cause to youth.
Muslims have a 100% cure rate of these diabolical criminals who lurk and prey on young children in the Boy Scouts or other places and supporting and promoting Obama the enabler.
At least muslims are good for something but nothing else and will be used to cleanse an sanitize America and the planet of these perv predator bacteria germs or other deviant problems.
Get rid of the stench in the WH and elsewhere.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/18/afghan-woman-beheads-daughter-in-law-for-refusing-prostitution-police-say/?hpt=hp_t3
Dont brag on muslims too much as they are a crazed bunch of idiots espec the ones who behead their own next of kin for refusing to become prostitutes.
Def a new angle on murder.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219166/OJ-Simpson-kept-knife-used-kill-wife-Nicole-Ron-Goldman-trying-sell-5-MILLION.html
Does OJ top it? He thought noone would notice?
North Carolina: Where you can be proud and retarded all at the same time.
www.adherents.com/misc/hsk.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/12/obama-gay-rumors-chicago-jerome-corsi-_n_1877990.html
http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/mom-of-murdered-obama-gay-lover-speaks-up/
Accused homosexual and murderer Obama promotes deviant behavior with his serial mass murderers as homosexuals and pedophiles who according to all studies have a common thread in history throughout the world.
Up until 1973 these perversions were considered mental illness's with a cure rate of 50% yet president Obama has indirectly normalized mass murder by homosexuals and pedophiles.
Obama protecting and promoting mentally ill behavior of serial deviant child or youth murdering predators such as John Gacy or Wayne Williams and all other is abominable to say the least.
Time to return to treating the ever increasing growth of sexual perversion brain disease as the mental cases they are and bring back the strait jackets and hospital stays.
VOTE ROMNEY 2012
Republican National Party
District of Columbia
Is PPP really "Democrat-leaning"?
I like evidence, not rhetoric. Here are the actual election results from the battleground states in 2008, compared to PPP's polls at that time:
Colorado – actual: Obama +8.5, PPP: Obama +10 (skewed Obama by 1.5 points)
Florida – actual: Obama +2.5, PPP: Obama +2 (skewed McCain by 0.5 points)
Indiana – actual: Obama +1, PPP: Obama +1 (exactly correct)
Iowa – actual: Obama +9.5, PPP: no poll
Nevada – actual: Obama +12.5, PPP: Obama +4 (skewed McCain by 8.5 points)
New Hampshire – actual: Obama +9.5, PPP: no poll
North Carolina – actual: Obama +0.5, PPP: Obama +1 (skewed Obama by 0.5 points)
Ohio – actual: Obama +4, PPP: Obama +2 (skewed McCain by 2 points)
Pennsylvania – actual: Obama +10.5, PPP: Obama +8 (skewed McCain by 3.5 points)
Virginia – actual: Obama +6.5, PPP: Obama +6 (skewed McCain by 0.5 points)
Wisconsin – actual: Obama +14, PPP: no poll
So PPP's battleground state polling in 2008 was skewed by an average of 1.6 points (toward the Republican candidate). This is reasonably accurate.
Using the exact same comparison, CNN's final battleground state polls in 2008 were skewed by an average of 0.7 points (toward the Democratic candidate). This is accurate.
Using the exact same comparison, Rasmussen's final battleground state polls in 2008 were skewed by an average of 4.0 points (toward the Republican candidate). This is NOT accurate. In addition, Rasmussen was skewed toward the Republican in each and every one of their polls, a clear sign of bias.
October 20, 2012
Hello, my fellow American voters!
I watched the Oct. 3rd and Oct. 16th presidential and Oct. 11th vice-presidential debates.
1st Romney-Obama debate covered 7 topics: jobs; budget deficit/debt; social security/entitlements; federal regulation of economy; healthcare; federal government role in economy; partisan gridlock.
2nd Romney-Obama debate covered 11 topics: college graduate jobs; gas prices; taxes; equal pay; Bush policies; Obama’s record; illegal immigrants; Libya; assault weapons; jobs; candidate misperceptions.
Ryan-Biden debate covered 10 topics: Libya; Iran; economy; medicare/social security/entitlements; taxes/tax reform/spending/budget cuts; military policy; Afghanistan; Syria; abortion; negative campaign tactics.
As an INDEPENDENT female feminist (egalitarian) voter, I support the Romney/Ryan ticket.
Romney and Ryan won all three debates, although Obama improved some in the 2nd debate.
Ryan won despite Biden’s consistently rude/disrespectful behavior during the debate
(Biden interrupted Ryan often, laughed often while Ryan was talking, pointed his finger often).
Biden’s tactics to evade issues/truth were disrespectful to Americans interested in facts, figures, forecasts, and solutions for real people with real problems.
Romney and Ryan won with substance, directness, integrity, respect, clarity, facts, commitment, inspiration, and leadership.
These debates confirm that Romney and Ryan are the best persons in terms of qualifications and character to lead our country to solve problems and make life better for all Americans.
I am inspired by Romney/Ryan, and I hope that you are too!
Best regards,
Cas Lee
Ready for the next big story? This one might be a sinker for Mitt Romney. In fact, I am not sure how he is going to wriggle out of this. And Forbes Magazine ain't the National Enquirer.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/10/20/romney-family-investment-ties-to-voting-machine-company-that-could-decide-the-election-causes-concern/
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/timstanley/100186053/romney-won-the-presidential-debate-by-looking-presidential-obama-had-a-painful-case-of-bidens-smile/
Romney champ won the 3rd debate and TKOed the Obama chump.
Funny how homo cheats at the Observer vote 500 times to make it look like their beady eyed little beanpole won. What a laugh.
The only thing Obama has won in 4 years is being the worst president and biggest waster of 6 trillion over and above what the IRS takes in giving it away in reparations to any pan handler with an outstretched hand.
47% on govt assistance under the empty chair welfare bum in the WH who couldnt run a kids lemonaid stand yet knocks a successful businessman?
ROMNEY 2012
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PARTY
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/24/us/libya-benghazi-e-mails/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Obama knew of the Libya attacks in advance?
This is getting very interesting. No wonder Romney refused to talk about it in the 3rd debate.
Osama Obama behind the attacks? Is there an enemy jihadist Al Qaeda in the WH?
REAGAN SIERRA SOCIETY
Santa Barbara California
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