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Related: About this forumILLINOIS: Obama +17
http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/news/miller/15010684-452/illinois-seems-lock-for-obama-but-his-numbers-down.htmlWe Ask America
Obama - 54
Romney - 37
And this is a pollster that has a history of overestimating Republican support, so Obama is probably higher.
I don't know if this will put those Republican rumors to rest about a Romney upset here though. You can still find those on Twitter.
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ILLINOIS: Obama +17 (Original Post)
TroyD
Sep 2012
OP
I don't think too many were biting their fingernails waiting on this one.
Mayberry Machiavelli
Sep 2012
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Mayberry Machiavelli
(21,096 posts)1. I don't think too many were biting their fingernails waiting on this one.
TroyD
(4,551 posts)2. Nope : ) It's just a poll
But what's weird is that conservative poll someone floated around several weeks ago that got a lot of coverage claiming Mitt was ahead in Illinois.
There's actually been very little polling in Illinois this year.
RCP only lists 4 polls - some higher than this one, some lower than this one.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/il/illinois_romney_vs_obama-2955.html
Obama might not win by 25 points like in 2008, but he might be able to win by 20.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)3. Rmoney Can Do It!
Nope.
rsweets
(307 posts)4. The Pres is safe here
and if all goes well we can send
a few more dems to the house
but nothing happens if we don't GOTV
[link:http://bluedownstate.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/illinois-congressional-races-worth-watching/|