Pew - American's believe that Romney is stronger on the economy/budget and taxes? Time for truth!

[mzmolly]

Polling dates (10/4-10/7) 2012

"Regardless of who you support, which one of the presidential candidates -- Mitt Romney or Barack Obama -- do you think would do the better job of [see below]?" Options rotated. 9/12 & earlier: "... would do the best job of ..."

"Improving the job situation"


Romney 49 %
Obama 41 %

Truth: During Governor Romney’s term, Massachusetts fell to 47th out of 50 states in job creation, while the overall U.S. economy grew.

By the end of Governor Romney’s term, Massachusetts had lost more than 40,000 manufacturing jobs—a rate twice the national average.

"Reducing the federal budget deficit"

Romney 51%
Obama 36%

Truth: Long-term debt increased by 16% in just four years, leaving Massachusetts with the highest debt per person in the nation.

"Dealing with taxes"

Romney 47%
Obama 43%

Truth: During his first year in office, Governor Romney proposed higher fees for hospitals, nursing homes, motor vehicles, buying a house, the blind, and disabled people. During that first year, Massachusetts increased fees more than any other state in the nation.

After increasing fees and taxes for middle-class families and businesses, Governor Romney pushed through a tax cut that overwhelmingly benefited 278 of the state’s wealthiest individuals, costing taxpayers more than $75 million.

Granted - "PU" Changed their party ID percentages, dramatically from September to October, according to the Obama camp...

An Obama campaign official pointed to a shift in the party identification percentages used in Pew's mid-September poll compared to the poll released Monday.

The earlier comprised 39% Democrats, 29% Republicans and 30% independents, while Monday's poll included 31% Democrats, 36% Republicans and 30% independents.

"This is far bigger than any one-month change in party ID ever reported by Pew in the past," the Obama campaign official said.

Regardless, I hope the Obama camp leaves no stone unturned, in swing states. I hope they hit Rmoney hard on each and every one of these issues, and then some.

[Fresh_Start]

1. need that ad playing in every market, now nt

nt

[JRLeft]

2. The American voter is one of the most uninformed people

on the planet.

[ananda]

5. Or else unwilling or unable to BE informed!

nt

[Jim__]

3. Once again, Romney's tax plan has been shown to be pure bullshit.

New report by the Joint Committee on Taxation. This needs to get out to the public.

[mzmolly]

4. Good info.

Thanks Jim.