Rasmussen has Obama with a double-digit lead on Romney (updated)

[ProSense]

Breaking: Obama Walloping Romney Double Digits in Shocking Poll

by joelgp

What follows is a quick diary to show you how Obama is opening up a serious can of “wup” on Romney. With all of the fake outrage over the contraceptives issues, I’m sure conservatives were desperately hoping to chip away at Obama’s big momentum.

Ammmphh. Fail.

Our favorite con pollster Raz has the following findings—with my flavoring:

1. Obama punk slaps Romney: 50/40.
2. Obama wups Santorum 46/42 because he hasn’t put the microscope on him yet--and Fox just reported Obama up 12 on Santorum.
3. Obama’s approval 51%.

How and why is Obama getting stronger during this fake contraception argument?

1. American women take contraceptives regardless of religious affiliation and they
are not mad with a president for trying to help them pay for it.

2. Over and over again, we are reminded that “it’s the freakin ’economy stupid!!”
Obama is giving the American people what they want—more jobs.

- more-

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/02/10/1063487/-Breaking-Obama-Walloping-Romney-Double-Digits-in-Shocking-Poll-

Romney Concedes Election and Endorses Obama
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002291806


Updated to add this:

An awkward time to 'reconnect'

By Steve Benen

A week ago, Mitt Romney and his campaign were right where they wanted to be. The former governor had scored an impressive win in Florida, he was poised to score another victory in Nevada, and the race for the Republican presidential nomination looked to be effectively over.

There was nary a whisper of internal dissension within the Romney camp. Why would there be? Their guy was the "inevitable" nominee.

A week, two caucuses, and a non-binding primary later, confidence from Team Romney has suddenly dwindled. The Washington Post reports that party officials are "expressing fresh concerns" about the former governor and are "increasingly anxious" about his candidacy.

One prominent adviser told the candidate to sharpen his use of conservative code words and create "small pictures" -- vivid imagery, in other words -- to connect with voters. Another flew to Boston to say that Romney's message is too businesslike and broad to capture the passion of angry Republican voters. Still others have gone on television and written opinion columns to hammer home what is becoming a common theme this year: that Romney has not been able to ignite a cause when the GOP is primed to become part of one.

The efforts are themselves interesting, but the larger point is the portrait that's coming into focus: the campaign is not only scrambling in a damage-control mode, but officials are dishing to reporters about the internal disarray.

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http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/10/10372486-an-awkward-time-to-reconnect

There is still a long way to go, but there doesn't seem to be a cure for Romney's foot-in-mouth disease.

[FSogol]

1. Make it so. K & R. n/t

[ProSense]

2. Repubican

anxiety is mounting. It was responsible for Rove's hissy fit.

[truebrit71]

3. For your lips...

..etc etc...

..he ain't perfect, but he's better by a country mile than the opposition...

[Tarheel_Dem]

4. It's Rasmussen. Can we add a couple of points?

They really don't like Mitt, do they? If they push him any further to the right, then they run the risk of further alienating him from the all important independents who once gave him an edge. He's in a real pickle.

[Kingofalldems]

5. Yeah baby!