Markos: About that Gallup poll...

[flpoljunkie]

WED OCT 17, 2012 AT 10:28 AM PDT
About that Gallup poll
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Texas will deliver for Mitt Romney! But who cares?

Today's Gallup 7-day tracker has Mitt Romney leading President Barack Obama 51-45. Horrible, right?

First of all, this is all pre-debate stuff. But forget about even that, because look at the poll crosstabs from yesterday's edition (when it was 50-46):

Romney's entire advantage in this poll comes from a massive lead in the South (+22). Now sure, some of that may be Florida, but the state-level polling certainly doesn't show that. So Romney is driving up big margins in Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma, Mississippi and other such presidentially irrelevant states? Good for him! I'm sure that'll be cold comfort as he loses the states that actually matter in the Midwest and West.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/17/1145957/-About-that-Gallup-poll

[soleft]

1. I was thinking that had to be the reason

Sounds like it makes sense and not just wishful thinking. I'm just surprised so many evangelical Christians are open minded enough to support someone not of their faith.

[Alekei_Firebird]

2. When the alternative is a godless commie Islamic Kenyan...

Suddenly, a white Mormon seems just swell!

[BainsBane]

3. I'm surprised about college educated voters

I would have thought they'd break for Obama.

Thanks so much for this interesting post. I'm glad to see the only region Romney leads in is the South.