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Americans Believe Obama Could Take Romney in a Fistfight

September 13, 2012 Buck Banks

58% to 22%

Of Americans believe Obama would win in a fistfight with Romney, according to a new Esquire/Yahoo News poll. The survey also confirms what most other national polls are showing this week: President Obama leads Mitt Romney among likely voters nationwide, 50% to 46%.

Poll: Obama Up By 10 Points in Romney’s Home State

September 13, 2012September 13, 2012 Jon Ponder

10 Points

Advantage Pres. Obama has over Mitt Romney in Michigan, Romney’s home state, according to a new from EPIC-MRA of Lansing for the Free Press, WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) and other media partners. The poll found support for the president at 47 percent and for Romney at 37 percent.

Number of Satisfied Up, Dissatisfied Down

September 12, 2012 Buck Banks

30%

Of Americans say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., the highest level since August 2009. Meanwhile, the percentage saying they are “very dissatisfied” is 41%, down from 56% a year ago, according to Gallup.

Convention Ginned Up Enthusiasm Among Obama Supporters

September 12, 2012 Buck Banks

68%

Of Obama supporters say they are “extremely” or “very” enthusiastic about voting for President this year, a nine-point increase over last week. Obama supporters still lag behind Romney supporters in enthusiasm levels, however, finds the latest Economist/YouGov Poll.

Obama Gets Three-Point Bump from Dem Convention

September 11, 2012 Buck Banks

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Percentage-point bump in voter support President Barack Obama received immediately after last week’s Democratic National Convention, rising to 50% from 47% before the convention, according to Gallup. He now leads Mitt Romney by six percentage points.

Race Essentially Unchanged After Both Coventions

September 11, 2012 Buck Banks

49% to 48%

Margin in the presidential race after the conventions with President Obama edging Mitt Romney among likely voters, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. But among a wider sample of all registered voters, Obama holds an apparent edge, topping Romney at 50% to 44%, and has clear advantages on important issues in the campaign when compared with his rival.

North Carolina Republicans Delusional Over Osama Bin Laden

September 10, 2012September 10, 2012 Trish

15%

North Carolina Republicans that answered the question, “Who do you think deserves more credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden: Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?” with Mitt Romney. Another 56% of Republicans told Public Policy Polling (PPP) they weren’t sure, while only 29% could bring themselves to admit that Pres. Obama should get more credit. While the president is enjoying a post convention bounce nationwide, he moved up only one point in the battleground state, from 48-48 the week before the event to 49-48 immediately after.

Charlie Crist Likely Democratic Challenger in 2014 Fla. Gov. Race

September 10, 2012 Buck Banks

61% to 25%

Margin by which a new St. Pete Polls survey in Florida shows former Gov. Charlie Crist (I) crushing Alex Sink (D) as the choice of likely Democratic voters for governor in two years.

Flint Offers $1 Million for Info on Romney’s Taxes

September 10, 2012October 16, 2017 Buck Banks

$1 million

Amount Larry Flynt, the publisher of Hustler magazine, is offering for “documented evidence concerning Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s unreleased tax returns and/or details of his offshore assets, bank accounts and business partnerships,” CNN reports.

Obama Passes Romney in August Fund Raising

September 10, 2012September 10, 2012 Trish

$114 million

Amount raised by the Obama campaign during August, outstripping the Romney campaign (by $3 million) for the first time since April. Adding Rep. Paul Ryan to the ticket and holding the Republican convention during August didn’t push Romney’s donations for the month past Obama’s, which came from 1.1 million people giving an average of $52 each. Romney’s money came from 820,000 donors giving about $250 each. The Republicans, of course, are still blocking out the sun with super PAC donations.

58% to 22%

Of Americans believe Obama would win in a fistfight with Romney, according to a new Esquire/Yahoo News poll. The survey also confirms what most other national polls are showing this week: President Obama leads Mitt Romney among likely voters nationwide, 50% to 46%.

10 Points

Advantage Pres. Obama has over Mitt Romney in Michigan, Romney’s home state, according to a new from EPIC-MRA of Lansing for the Free Press, WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) and other media partners. The poll found support for the president at 47 percent and for Romney at 37 percent.

30%

Of Americans say they are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., the highest level since August 2009. Meanwhile, the percentage saying they are “very dissatisfied” is 41%, down from 56% a year ago, according to Gallup.

68%

Of Obama supporters say they are “extremely” or “very” enthusiastic about voting for President this year, a nine-point increase over last week. Obama supporters still lag behind Romney supporters in enthusiasm levels, however, finds the latest Economist/YouGov Poll.

3

Percentage-point bump in voter support President Barack Obama received immediately after last week’s Democratic National Convention, rising to 50% from 47% before the convention, according to Gallup. He now leads Mitt Romney by six percentage points.

49% to 48%

15%

61% to 25%

Margin by which a new St. Pete Polls survey in Florida shows former Gov. Charlie Crist (I) crushing Alex Sink (D) as the choice of likely Democratic voters for governor in two years.

$1 million

Amount Larry Flynt, the publisher of Hustler magazine, is offering for “documented evidence concerning Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s unreleased tax returns and/or details of his offshore assets, bank accounts and business partnerships,” CNN reports.

$114 million

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Rick Wilson

— Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) on the “resign or be fired” ultimatum from the GOP’s Freedom Caucus just 174 days into his tenure as sp[eaker, reported by Punchbowl News.

“Trump’s head slowly dropped, his eyes closed. It jerked back upward. He adjusts himself. Then, his head droops again. He straightens up, leaning back. His head droops for a third time, he shakes his shoulders. Eyes closed still. His head drops. Finally, he pops his eyes open.”

— Law360 reports from the second day of Donald Trump’s “hush money” criminal trial.

— Jonathan Last

“He’s f**king crazy! The press often will ask me if I think Donald Trump is crazy. And I’ll say it this way: I don’t think he’s so crazy that you could put him in a mental institution. But I think if he were in one, he ain’t getting out!”

— New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), quoted by the Associated Press two years ago. Sununu is now backing Trump for president.

Numerati

$71.1 million to $45.2 million

56% to 37%

270,000

50 of 96

New York Times: “Of the 96 possible jurors brought into the room, more than 50 raised their hands to say they couldn’t be fair. They were immediately excused.”

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