{"id":5052,"date":"2012-08-10T09:48:36","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T15:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/?p=5052"},"modified":"2012-08-10T09:48:37","modified_gmt":"2012-08-10T15:48:37","slug":"fox-news-poll-obamas-lead-grows-as-romneys-support-slips-fox-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/election\/fox-news-poll-obamas-lead-grows-as-romneys-support-slips-fox-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News poll: Obama’s lead grows as Romney’s support slips | Fox News"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m stunned Fox doesn\u2019t spin this. But then, Rove [spit on the ground] manages to. mjh<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n

Fox News poll: Obama’s lead grows as Romney’s support slips | Fox News<\/a> <\/p>\n

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The president would take 49 percent of the vote compared to Romney’s 40 percent in a head-to-head matchup if the election were held today, the poll found. Last month, Obama had a four percentage-point edge of 45 percent to 41 percent. This marks the second time this year the president has had a lead outside the poll\u2019s margin of sampling error.<\/p>\n

Obama\u2019s advantage comes largely from increased support among independents, who now pick him over Romney by 11 percentage points. Some 30 percent of independents are undecided. Last month, Obama had a four-point edge among independents, while Romney had the advantage from April through early June.<\/p>\n

There was also an uptick in support for Obama among women, blacks and Democrats.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Fox News poll: Obama’s lead grows as Romney’s support slips | Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n

Rove: For Romney, Even Means Ahead – WSJ.com<\/a> <\/p>\n

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By KARL ROVE<\/a><\/h5>\n

Wednesday’s Gallup poll had President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney essentially tied, with Mr. Obama at 47% and Mr. Romney at 46%. That’s good news for the challenger: Mr. Romney has absorbed a punishing three-month Obama television barrage that drained the incumbent’s war chest. Historically, undecided voters tend to break late for the challenger.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Rove: For Romney, Even Means Ahead – WSJ.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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