Romney Is Polling Worse Every Day

I guess this doesn't come as a surprise to many people. While I realize that any one poll has very limited relevance to the bigger picture, the trend seems to be fairly well defined - the more people learn about Mitt Romney, the more his poll numbers tank. With his ongoing battle to keep his financial past a deep dark secret, the lingering questions about whether he lied to the American people about leaving Bain capital in 1999 or whether he committed a felony by lying to the SEC about still running Bain until 2002, his incredible ineptness on his first foreign trip, and his absolute dedication to avoiding actual issues as much as possible, the numbers are only going to continue to go down. Running against a successful incumbent is hard enough, but when you have no plans, no strategy, and no idea what to do to deal with the critical issues except to go back to the policies that caused our economic crisis in the first place, it's all that much harder. Were it not for the fact that a small segment of the population is determined to vote for anyone but President Obama no matter what damage it does to the nation, it's questionable whether Romney would even be in the race by now.

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Romney Is Polling Worse Every Day
By Justin Acuff
August 8, 2012

A poll released by the Pew Research Center indicates that Romney’s favorability continues to fall. The survey indicated that only 37% of Americans hold the Republican presidential nominee in a favorable light, as opposed to 41% as of last June.

The survey conducted by Pew also indicates some not-so-surprising numbers about voting demographics, as well:

The relative stability of this race can be seen within most voting blocs as well. Whites have consistently favored Romney over Obama, while minority support for Obama has held relatively steady. As has been the case all year, women favor Obama by a wide margin; currently 56% of women support Obama, while 37% back Romney. Men are more evenly divided (46% Obama, 47% Romney). Obama’s support among voters under 30 remains strong (58% vs. 34% for Romney in the current survey), while voters 65 and older are divided (49% Romney vs. 45% Obama).

Another survey, released Wednesday, this by The Washington Post in conjunction with ABC News, revealed slightly more positive news for Mitt Romney, giving him a 40% approval rating and a 49% disapproval rating. Either statistic is good for President Obama’s campaign, which was given a 53% approval and 43% disapproval rating. When filtered only for registered voters, though, that rating drops to 49% approval for Obama, and rises to 42% approval for Romney. Obama holds an advantage in independent-registered voter, as well, with a 46% approval rating versus a measly 38% for Mitt Romney.