Obama Trails Romney 48-43 – Presidential Approval Index Rating Slides to -22

Barack Obama trails Mitt Romney 48-43 in the latest Rasmussen poll.

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows Mitt Romney attracting 48% of the vote, while President Obama earns 43%. Six percent (6%) prefer some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided.

The president picks up support from just 35% of white voters overall. That’s eight points below the 43% of the white vote he won in 2008. The gender gap is now at 11 points. That’s little changed from the 12-point gap in 2008. Romney leads by 11 among men, and the candidates are even among women.

Obama’s presidential approval index slid to -22 this week.

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#1 June 23, 2012 at 3:15 pm
YourMaster commented:

you will see him lose badly unless he alters course on his priorities of the economy over liberalism …at this point tho… it’s too late to alter course…

…so I think we’re all going to see Romney win office… there is almost this gut instinct I get of a no contest… nothing 0bama will be able to do to get the kind of support he had in 2008. *l*

I would love to see him humiliated tho on election night personally… to embarass him and as well as see him lose would make many happy because of his epic failures.
#2 June 23, 2012 at 3:19 pm
juandos commented:

A puppet, a black guy, an illegal alien, a Muslim and a Communist walk into a bar.

Bartender asks, “What’ll it be, Mr. President?”…
#3 June 23, 2012 at 3:21 pm
Bill Mitchell commented:

You know, I know it sounds like homer-talk here but at this point Rasmussen is the only pollster we can take seriously. Why?

1. He does over 10,000 interviews a month to determine the party affiliation breakdown of the electorate. He gives Republicans about a 2 point advantage in his sample based upon this data. The average MSM pollster gives Democrats a 10 point advantage.

2. He polls only likely voters. This late in the game anything else is just useless.

3. Who knows what model Gallup uses – they never publish their party affiliation weightings. Plus Gallup is all over the place. A 7-day moving average with regular 3 and 4 point swings? Statistically impossible but it is normal for them. For instance Gallup dropped Obama 3 points in on day earlier this week and over the next 2 days he gained them right back. Moving average polls are supposed to smooth out that noise as Rasmussen does. Gallup IS noise.

That being said, this far out I believe that pollsters are trying out different models to see what will work best in the actual election (when the are truly judged). Due to this even Rasmussen may seem a bit capricious at times – as in the case earlier when Romney suddenly jumped to an 8 point lead and just as suddenly lost it.

More than polling, I think one can look at the other empirical data out there as to how Obama is doing. Things such as begging us to give our wedding and birthday gifts to his campaign or using Executive Orders in highly suspect ways. These are not the moves of a confident candidate. These are the actions of a man when the lights have gone out and he is swinging wildly hoping to hit something, anything.
#4 June 23, 2012 at 3:24 pm
kato commented:

The numbers don’t reflect well on the intelligence of white women.

But then again, like blacks, they’re benefiaries of special treatment. Perhaps they’re voting in their self-interest like all the other leeches.
#5 June 23, 2012 at 3:31 pm
Libtards lie commented:

It’s too funny to try and watch the MSM trying to bail water as fast as they can from his sinking ship. Good luck with that, because Americans are sick of his lies, and blantant attempts to destory this country. Hey Obama, hows that gift registry thing working out for you, lmao.
#6 June 23, 2012 at 3:38 pm
bg commented:

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hope this works..

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#7 June 23, 2012 at 3:47 pm
Mac in NM commented:

#2 juandos. That is hilarious. Thanks
#8 June 23, 2012 at 3:49 pm
Valerie commented:

#1 June 23, 2012 at 3:15 pm
YourMaster commented:

If this guy were actually acting like a Liberal, or if the Democratic Party at the national level was living up to Liberal ideals, he’d be much more popular. But he’s a radical, and the party at the national level is acting in a manner that is both venal, and disrespectful of the rules of transparency, fairness, process and respect for individuals that Liberals cherish.

American normally Democratic voters like Liberals and some Conservatives a but they intensely dislike radicals on either end of the political spectrum, and they despise venality in their politicians, which is why I expect the Republican nominee to win.

I don’t think this is a foregone conclusion because misconduct by our news media remains a factor.
#9 June 23, 2012 at 3:53 pm
Valerie commented:

Completely OT

Does anybody else hate the allegedly upgraded touchpad and keyboard software that came with LION? OS 10 is a typographic nightmare. Apple should pay attention to the problem of stabilizing the cursor. Some fool must have assumed that everybody types with two fingers, now, and it just ain’t so.
#10 June 23, 2012 at 3:57 pm
Patty commented:

Double edged sword. Good news for Romney white men and some white women. But and there is a considerable problem for Romney, he call gain a few points but only a small amount from Hispanics now that Obama past a “not so much” Dream Act.

And most Blacks, that do come out will vote Obama all the way. But they were a small percentage that gain the election of 2012.

And Obama “could” be re-elected without Ohio and Florida. I heard this and it may make sense to the political pundits but for me, I just don’t see it. And then you must consider the coasts. Usually, they go very liberal. But…..
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Bad News for Obama: Racism Could Cost Him Re-election

[...]The state with the highest racially charged search rate in the country was West Virginia. Other areas with high percentages included western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, upstate New York and southern Mississippi.*

As for the idea that electing Obama has cured America’s great racial disease…yeah, no.

I mentioned earlier that the rate of racially charged searches in West Virginia was No. 1 in the country and that the state showed a strong aversion to Mr. Obama in 2008. It recently held its Democratic presidential primary, in which Mr. Obama was challenged by a convicted felon. The felon, who is white, won 41 percent of the vote.

Based on his findings, Stephens-Davidowitz leaves us with an unsettling thought. In the inexplicable absence of blame for Republicans in 2012 compared with 2008, Obama is at an even bigger disadvantage.

…race could very well prove decisive against Mr. Obama in 2012. Most modern presidential elections are close. Losing even two percentage points lowers the probability of a candidate’s winning the popular vote by a third. And prejudice could cost Mr. Obama crucial states like Ohio, Florida and even Pennsylvania.

Most racially charged areas of America:

West Virginia
Western Pennsylvania
Eastern Ohio
Upstate New York
Southern Mississippi

http://www.pensitoreview.com/2012/06/11/bad-news-for-obama-racism-could-cost-him-re-election/
#11 June 23, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Patty commented:

Racism and Freedom sometimes are fused together. Religion, Gender preferences, Abortion issues, immigration and Obama power for Executive Privilege seem to confuse Americans.

But when this is such a Politically charge season people misplace race for freedom.

There are those who look at Obama’s color an equate his decisions as racist. Just a thought.
#12 June 23, 2012 at 4:06 pm
Practical Jane commented:

Obama’s showing an amazing amount of Liberal Panty. Don’t you find this odd assuming the man wants to win? I do. I see only five possible explainations (in no particular order).

One: He’s rigged the election – Vote counting in Spain, Illegal votes, etc.
Two: He plans to lose – Bilderberg, or whomever, has spoken.
Three: He’s genuinely out of touch and believes his own rehetoric.
Four: We’re not having an election.
Five: He’s lost his mind – which I find the least likely. Not that he couldn’t lose it but that we would be allowed to see him lose it.

Any thoughts?
#13 June 23, 2012 at 4:14 pm
bg commented:

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OT..

June 23, 2012

Rubio Supports Florida Removing Illegals From Voter Roles

[Florida Senator Marco Rubio stated unequivocally, "I wouldn't characterize it as an effort to purge Latinos from the voting rolls." At a Bloomberg News breakfast today, June 14th, Senator Rubio went on to say, "I would characterize it as twofold. No. 1 is, I think there's the goal of ensuring that everyone who votes in Florida is qualified to vote. If you're not a citizen of the United States, you shouldn't be voting. That's the law. And, I mean — I mean, what's the counter to that, that we're willing to tolerate 100 illegal voters on our rolls? So I do think that — I mean, why — how could anyone argue against a state identifying people who are not rightfully on the voter rolls and removing them from the voter rolls? They shouldn't be voting."]

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#15 June 23, 2012 at 4:17 pm
Westie commented:

Two years ago I said to my spouse that I think BHO will implode before the end of his 1st term…I’m thinking it is beginning! I check the Lefty Media sites that allow comments and have noticed the commentary has viciously turned against BHO at many of these sites. Too bad we will now be saddled with the big gov Romney!
#18 June 23, 2012 at 4:59 pm
David commented:

We could have had santorum instead of romney
#19 June 23, 2012 at 5:22 pm
VotingFemale commented:

All Obama has going for him now is his friggin race-card and that ain’t sayin’ much.

Too bad for all the liberal hacks wore they damn thing out. It’s useless now.

GOOD RIDDANCE TO THE RACE-CARD THROWING SOCIALIST ASSHAT IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
MAY THE DAY NEVER DAWN ANOTHER RACE-CARD THROWING LIBERAL HACK EVER EVER GETS ELECTED PRESIDENT AGAIN… EVER. Did I mention EVER? EVER!!!!!