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Obama's NH Approval Rises With Economy (updated)
Last edited Sun Feb 5, 2012, 05:17 PM - Edit history (1)
Obama's NH Approval Rises With Economy
Poll Shows Obama Beating Republican Contenders
DURHAM, N.H. -- A new poll shows that the improving economy has also raised President Barack Obama's standing in New Hampshire.
The WMUR Granite State Poll shows that 38 percent of New Hampshire adults think the country is headed in the right direction, while 50 percent say it's on the wrong track. That doesn't seem optimistic, but it represent a big jump from October, when 70 percent thought the country was on the wrong track.
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Obama has seen his job approval rating nearly flip from the last Granite State Poll in October, with 51 percent now saying they like the job the president is doing, compared to 43 percent who don't. Just 41 percent said they approved in October.
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Obama's improved fortunes are also reflected in head-to-head matchups against the Republican field in New Hampshire. In hypothetical matchups, Obama leads Mitt Romney by 10 points, Ron Paul by eight points, and trounces Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum by 25 and 21 points respectively.
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http://www.wmur.com/politics/30373435/detail.html#ixzz1lRTn1wVy
Poll Shows Obama Beating Republican Contenders
DURHAM, N.H. -- A new poll shows that the improving economy has also raised President Barack Obama's standing in New Hampshire.
The WMUR Granite State Poll shows that 38 percent of New Hampshire adults think the country is headed in the right direction, while 50 percent say it's on the wrong track. That doesn't seem optimistic, but it represent a big jump from October, when 70 percent thought the country was on the wrong track.
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Obama has seen his job approval rating nearly flip from the last Granite State Poll in October, with 51 percent now saying they like the job the president is doing, compared to 43 percent who don't. Just 41 percent said they approved in October.
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Obama's improved fortunes are also reflected in head-to-head matchups against the Republican field in New Hampshire. In hypothetical matchups, Obama leads Mitt Romney by 10 points, Ron Paul by eight points, and trounces Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum by 25 and 21 points respectively.
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http://www.wmur.com/politics/30373435/detail.html#ixzz1lRTn1wVy
Updated to add poll release: http://www.unh.edu/survey-center/news/pdf/gsp2012_winter_presapp020312.pdf
Poor Mitt: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002262434
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economists on NPR yesterday seem to all agree that this could be it. However, they always qualify the good news with lingering concerns about Europe. But this is definitely a morale boost for me as a US citizen, and a Democrat.
