FARK.com: (7187831) Recent polling shows Obama and Romney tied according to Rasmussen, and Obama +5 according to Fox. So good luck with that guys

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		Recent polling shows Obama and Romney tied according to Rasmussen, and Obama +5 according to Fox. So good luck with that guys (realclearpolitics.com)		150
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Frederick		2012-06-29 01:23:19 AM

Who are you talking to, Submitter?

MmmmBacon		2012-06-29 04:45:24 AM

Rasmussen, whoever the hell that is, is probably trying to make the Left think Obama is in a tight race.
Fox is clearly trying to frame Romney as "The Underdog".

Wake me when the October Surprise comes out.

ginandbacon		2012-06-29 07:30:27 AM

What an odd headline.

FlashHarry		2012-06-29 08:27:58 AM

MmmmBacon: Rasmussen, whoever the hell that is, is probably trying to make the Left think Obama is in a tight race.
Fox is clearly trying to frame Romney as "The Underdog".

Wake me when the October Surprise comes out.

i believe that's the billion dollars the koch brothers and karl rove have planned to spend to unseat obama. hardly a surprise though.

hillbillypharmacist		2012-06-29 09:16:40 AM

MmmmBacon: Wake me when the October Surprise comes out.

When you've painted your opponent as a traitor who is determinedly destroying America, and possibly the antiChrist, it's hard to follow it up with something that makes an impact.

mrshowrules		2012-06-29 09:37:28 AM

MmmmBacon: Rasmussen, whoever the hell that is, is probably trying to make the Left think Obama is in a tight race.
Fox is clearly trying to frame Romney as "The Underdog".

Wake me when the October Surprise comes out.

Rasmussen is the most right-leaning poll out there. Showing a tie is bad for ~~Obama~~, Romney

mrshowrules		2012-06-29 09:38:52 AM

Even Gallop has Obama up 3 points. Priceless.

Calmamity		2012-06-29 10:41:06 AM

Frederick: Who are you talking to, Submitter?

i3.photobucket.com

salvador.hardin		2012-06-29 10:48:51 AM

A bit of wisdom has been posted in previous poll threads, and needs to be posted in every one of these poll threads.

Ignore the polls until September.

hungryhungryhorus		2012-06-29 10:49:20 AM

Can we start doing these again? They were a lot of fun.

Lord_Baull		2012-06-29 10:50:19 AM

I'll wait until Obama asks during the debates what he would have done differently with Obamacare since it was patterned after the Republicans' and Mitt's own plan. Then we can discuss poll numbers.

Alphax		2012-06-29 10:52:17 AM

hungryhungryhorus: [i.imgur.com image 375x478]

Can we start doing these again? They were a lot of fun.

Ha! Nice.

Seppuku for Cocoa Puffs		2012-06-29 10:52:38 AM

hungryhungryhorus: [i.imgur.com image 375x478]

Can we start doing these again? They were a lot of fun.

Wouldn't Romney be an Etch-A-Sketch?

King Something		2012-06-29 10:52:39 AM

hungryhungryhorus: [i.imgur.com image 375x478]

Can we start doing these again? They were a lot of fun.

Sure, why not? Give me a few minutes and I'll make one.

devek		2012-06-29 10:53:49 AM

Make it with children's toys!

ObamaTheOmnipotent		2012-06-29 10:55:50 AM

This is some riveting, accurate, well needed analys.... Oh, its from Rasmussen.

Never mind

DROxINxTHExWIND		2012-06-29 10:58:08 AM

hungryhungryhorus: [i.imgur.com image 375x478]

Can we start doing these again? They were a lot of fun.

After seeing the first two I had to scroll down again to see Romney.

/+1

StopLurkListen		2012-06-29 10:58:18 AM

OMG NUMBERS EVERY DAY and the election is months away.

Slow down, Casey, you'd better watch your speed.

Epoch_Zero		2012-06-29 10:58:22 AM

mrshowrules: MmmmBacon: Rasmussen, whoever the hell that is, is probably trying to make the Left think Obama is in a tight race.
Fox is clearly trying to frame Romney as "The Underdog".

Wake me when the October Surprise comes out.

Rasmussen is the most right-leaning poll out there. Showing a tie is bad for Obama, Romney

Half of the time Rasmussen's results can't even be verified. They're not so much a polling service as another republican propaganda resource.

imontheinternet		2012-06-29 10:59:43 AM

THAT'S NOT HOW THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE WORKS!
National polls are a complete and utter waste of time. The fact that Obama is up and has been up in key swing states is what matters. Winning the swing states and losing the popular vote makes people question your mandate. Winning the popular vote and losing the swing states makes you not president.

Serious Black		2012-06-29 11:01:14 AM

Keep in mind that Rasmussen has a 2-3 point house lead for Obama built into its polling.

King Something		2012-06-29 11:02:00 AM

Yes, I know that Obama is not from New York

AdamK		2012-06-29 11:02:17 AM

Seppuku for Cocoa Puffs: hungryhungryhorus: [i.imgur.com image 375x478]

Can we start doing these again? They were a lot of fun.

Wouldn't Romney be an Etch-A-Sketch?

Romney should be a gold plated toilet

Epoch_Zero		2012-06-29 11:03:34 AM

Seppuku for Cocoa Puffs: hungryhungryhorus: [i.imgur.com image 375x478]

Can we start doing these again? They were a lot of fun.

Wouldn't Romney be an Etch-A-Sketch?

I'd make him a Zune.

James F. Campbell		2012-06-29 11:06:16 AM

Epoch_Zero: Seppuku for Cocoa Puffs: hungryhungryhorus: [i.imgur.com image 375x478]

Can we start doing these again? They were a lot of fun.

Wouldn't Romney be an Etch-A-Sketch?

I'd make him a Zune.

A weathervane.

The Bestest		2012-06-29 11:07:57 AM

hungryhungryhorus: [i.imgur.com image 375x478]

Can we start doing these again? They were a lot of fun.

Nah, let's not blow our load yet.. wait until Romney makes the veep pick.

Sock Ruh Tease		2012-06-29 11:08:53 AM

syberpud		2012-06-29 11:08:59 AM

Frederick: Who are you talking to, Submitter?

The other team.

Go my team!

Zerochance		2012-06-29 11:09:09 AM

FlashHarry: MmmmBacon: Rasmussen, whoever the hell that is, is probably trying to make the Left think Obama is in a tight race.
Fox is clearly trying to frame Romney as "The Underdog".

Wake me when the October Surprise comes out.

i believe that's the billion dollars the koch brothers and karl rove have planned to spend to unseat obama. hardly a surprise though.

I'd add Sheldon Adelson to that equation.

That does beget a question though - when was the last time a candidate won an election against an opponent with so much more money?

lemurs		2012-06-29 11:09:43 AM

If Nate Silver isn't breaking a poll down with graphs, margins of error and about 10 paragraphs of historical analysis, it doesn't mean shiat.

Mikey1969		2012-06-29 11:10:17 AM

My cousin had a puffer fish that died one winter. They set it on the back porch and forgot about it all winter. It is now a freeze dried display piece. I'd vote for that farking puffer fish before I'd vote for Romney, even at gunpoint.

Leishu		2012-06-29 11:11:05 AM

Lord_Baull: I'll wait until Obama asks during the debates what he would have done differently with Obamacare since it was patterned after the Republicans' and Mitt's own plan. Then we can discuss poll numbers.

As a person who doesn't support Romney at all, I find this to be evident.

Romney believes the rights to enact such sweeping regulations are for the states, not for the federal.

starsrift		2012-06-29 11:11:21 AM

Given the sound and fury (signifying nothing) over SCOTUS this week and last, it's a pretty stupid farking time to do a poll. Because people who are emotionally charged to vote or against are gonna feel a lot more lazy about the issue in five months.

imontheinternet		2012-06-29 11:12:05 AM

imontheinternet: THAT'S NOT HOW THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE WORKS!

I can't believe I screwed up a Futurama meme. I need more coffee.

Apologies to Morbo, gifted political commentator.

Petey4335		2012-06-29 11:12:56 AM

James F. Campbell: Epoch_Zero: Seppuku for Cocoa Puffs: hungryhungryhorus: [i.imgur.com image 375x478]

Can we start doing these again? They were a lot of fun.

Wouldn't Romney be an Etch-A-Sketch?

I'd make him a Zune.

A weathervane.

R5D4

hungryhungryhorus		2012-06-29 11:13:24 AM

0Icky0		2012-06-29 11:14:06 AM

salvador.hardin: Ignore the polls until September.

And even then, the national percentage polls are useless. The only ones that matter are polls that count the electoral vote.

Because People in power are Stupid		2012-06-29 11:15:23 AM

Rasmussen poll question: "So what is your opinion about our Kenyan in chief"

A) He's stupid
B) He sucks
C) He's arrogant
D) All of the above
E) I admit that I am stupid and like the president.

Dusk-You-n-Me		2012-06-29 11:15:38 AM

0Icky0: The only ones that matter are polls that count the electoral vote.

And by that metric, Obama is walking to reelection.

theinsultabot9000		2012-06-29 11:15:46 AM

...we are all counting on you?

Kevin72		2012-06-29 11:15:59 AM

Rassmussen is always off about 3% favoring the GOP Party.

/last I looked, Nate Silver had Obama at 292 electoral votes, with Ohio going for Obama, Florida leaning less than before to Romney.

Pants full of macaroni!!		2012-06-29 11:16:16 AM

hillbillypharmacist: MmmmBacon: Wake me when the October Surprise comes out.

When you've painted your opponent as a traitor who is determinedly destroying America, and possibly the antiChrist, it's hard to follow it up with something that makes an impact.

I dunno, we're still waiting on The M00ch's "Kill Whitey" tape to come out.....

King Something		2012-06-29 11:16:37 AM

bdub77		2012-06-29 11:19:17 AM

Kevin72		2012-06-29 11:19:52 AM

Mikey1969: My cousin had a puffer fish that died one winter. They set it on the back porch and forgot about it all winter. It is now a freeze dried display piece. I'd vote for that farking puffer fish before I'd vote for Romney, even at gunpoint.

Can I vote for your cousin's puffer fish, too?

Epoch_Zero		2012-06-29 11:20:43 AM

Dusk-You-n-Me: 0Icky0: The only ones that matter are polls that count the electoral vote.

And by that metric, Obama is walking to reelection.

With a lanky, stylish strut that infuriates the establishment.

qorkfiend		2012-06-29 11:22:05 AM

Kevin72: Mikey1969: My cousin had a puffer fish that died one winter. They set it on the back porch and forgot about it all winter. It is now a freeze dried display piece. I'd vote for that farking puffer fish before I'd vote for Romney, even at gunpoint.

Can I vote for your cousin's puffer fish, too?

FREEZE-DRIED PUFFER FISH/TRASH CAN POSSUM 2012

King Something		2012-06-29 11:23:01 AM

Felgraf		2012-06-29 11:23:10 AM

Leishu: Lord_Baull: I'll wait until Obama asks during the debates what he would have done differently with Obamacare since it was patterned after the Republicans' and Mitt's own plan. Then we can discuss poll numbers.

As a person who doesn't support Romney at all, I find this to be evident.

Romney believes the rights to enact such sweeping regulations are for the states, not for the federal.

The problem is, he can't use that argument anymore. The Supreme Court showed the Feds *can* make such sweeping regulations.

... Okay, let me rephrase that: he can't *logically* make that argument. I will grant that he probably still *will*.