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Mitt Romney losing ground on economy?
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Jul 12, 2012 04:01pm |
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| Category | Poll |
| Author | Greg Sargent |
| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Thursday, July 12, 2012 09:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The new Pew poll finds that Obama leads Mitt Romney among registered voters nationally by 50 to 43. But the more interesting finding may be that there’s been a big swing against Romney on the economy in particular:
The job situation remains the number-one issue for voters in this campaign. Neither candidate has a clear advantage on this issue: 46% say Romney and 42% say Obama can do a better job improving the job situation.
More generally, Mitt Romney has lost ground over the past month on the issue of the economy. The eight-point advantage he held in June as the candidate better able to improve the economy has now flipped, with 48% saying Obama can better improve economic conditions, while 42% favor Romney.
Last month, Romney held an eight point advantage on who can best improve the economy; now Obama holds a six point advantage. Among independents, there’s also been a big swing.
In June, Romney led Obama by 23 points, 54-31, among independents on the economy. That lead has dwindled down to four points; Romney now leads among them on the issue by 43-39. |
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