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kpete

(71,997 posts)
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 11:29 PM Feb 2012

20% OF REPUBLICANS LEANING TO OBAMA!

20% OF REPUBLICANS LEANING TO OBAMA!
2012 election looks like replay of 2008

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In every case except the match-up against Ron Paul, more than 20 percent of Republican voters said they are more likely to support Obama than the Republican challenger. And Ron Paul is close, as 19 percent of Republicans said they are more likely to support Obama than Paul.

Making the situation more bleak for opponents of Obama, independent voters are apparently quite put off with the Republican nomination fight. While polls last fall showed them leaning Republican by roughly a two-to-one margin, they are now either split evenly or favoring Obama.

“What must be particularly alarming to every Republican campaign regarding this nasty fight is that, even among those who say they think the nation is heading in the wrong direction, Obama still wins at least 20 percent support in head-to-head match-ups against the four remaining Republicans, and among those who said they were unsure about the overall direction of the nation, Obama wins by overwhelming percentages,” observes Wenzel.

Obama also has made tremendous inroads on enemy territory against each of the four Republicans, winning roughly 20 percent support among conservatives and even those who consider themselves to be very conservative. And, even against Mitt Romney, considered by many to be the most moderate of the GOP bunch, Obama defeats him by a large margin among moderate voters.

more:
http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/20-of-republicans-leaning-to-obama/print/
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/09/1063163/-SHOCK-POLL-20-of-Republicans-leaning-to-Obama?via=siderec
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20% OF REPUBLICANS LEANING TO OBAMA! (Original Post) kpete Feb 2012 OP
It Will Take 1ProudAtheist Feb 2012 #1
Definitely good news for Obama and us Dems seeviewonder Feb 2012 #2
I hope the GOP nominating process goes on and on to the convention aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2012 #3
More and more people are embarrassed to call themselves republicans. I know many new Independents. Pisces Feb 2012 #4
This isn't a surprise given the field Greybnk48 Feb 2012 #5
Is that really a good thing? If that many Republicans are that impressed with a sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #6
No that's not it Redstate Bluegirl Feb 2012 #13
I believe it. nt boston bean Feb 2012 #7
Well duh rocktivity Feb 2012 #8
The last good republican president was Dwight Eisenhower. Obama and RKP5637 Feb 2012 #9
I think that there is a conservative case for Obama to be made. Renew Deal Feb 2012 #10
2012 The Perfect Election for the Democratic Party....the GOPers are selfdestructing in front of us opihimoimoi Feb 2012 #11
Kick politicasista Feb 2012 #12
Makes perfect sense to me. bvar22 Feb 2012 #14
 

1ProudAtheist

(346 posts)
1. It Will Take
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 11:40 PM
Feb 2012

the entirety of the klan meetings (cpac) for the clowns to find the proper spin for this one.

seeviewonder

(461 posts)
2. Definitely good news for Obama and us Dems
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 11:45 PM
Feb 2012

when WND admits that percentage of Repubs are trending to Obama.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
3. I hope the GOP nominating process goes on and on to the convention
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 11:48 PM
Feb 2012

Let the negative ads tearing each other apart go on and on.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
6. Is that really a good thing? If that many Republicans are that impressed with a
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 11:54 PM
Feb 2012

Democratic president, I personally find that to be very troubling.

 

Redstate Bluegirl

(213 posts)
13. No that's not it
Fri Feb 10, 2012, 01:43 AM
Feb 2012

It's prbly more like "Who do u hate more the black man or the Mormon?" THIS is the Reps we're talking about after all.

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)
8. Well duh
Thu Feb 9, 2012, 11:58 PM
Feb 2012

The more tightly they embrace the far right, the more they mortify moderates, embarrass evangelicals, worry women, and repulse independents -- who will either vote for Obama, vote for Obama again, or stay home.


rockivity

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)
9. The last good republican president was Dwight Eisenhower. Obama and
Fri Feb 10, 2012, 12:02 AM
Feb 2012

Eisenhower make the current crop of republican presidential hopefuls sound/look/act like blithering fools.

Renew Deal

(81,863 posts)
10. I think that there is a conservative case for Obama to be made.
Fri Feb 10, 2012, 12:42 AM
Feb 2012

He hasn't exactly been a fire breathing partisan. He's taken a lot of positions to accomodate opponents.

politicasista

(14,128 posts)
12. Kick
Fri Feb 10, 2012, 01:24 AM
Feb 2012

Though Obama will not win over the rabid GOPers, the more he continues to expose them, the better he will look.

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
14. Makes perfect sense to me.
Fri Feb 10, 2012, 03:06 PM
Feb 2012

Any Moderate Republican should be quite happy with our current government.



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