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Barack Obama, Mitt Romney polling
at a tie on Long Island
Newsday, by Laura Figueroa
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Posted By:ketchuplover, 10/28/2012 1:35:33 PM
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| President Barack Obama and Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney are virtually tied among Long Island voters, according to a Siena College/Newsday poll. Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts and co-founder of the Bain Capital investment firm, leads slightly among likely Nassau and Suffolk voters -- 47 percent to Obama's 45 percent. Seven percent of respondents said they were undecided or refused to declare their pick, and 1 percent opted for a third-party candidate. The poll has a 3-point margin of error. The results echo national polls that show a tight race leading up to the Nov. 6 election.
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Comments:
Uh-oh 4 O.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
BigGeorgeTX, 10/28/2012 1:43:19 PM (No. 8969626)
Since it's NY, the seven percent that refused to declare their pick are likely Romney voters. New Yorkers aren't shy about declaring their love for Stinky.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
snowcloud, 10/28/2012 1:55:09 PM (No. 8969639)
I love how the fear mongers in the media claim the "race it tightening" all over the country. No. It's tightening in once-thought-to-be-safe-for-Obama states. There's a difference.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Charactercounts, 10/28/2012 2:05:34 PM (No. 8969655)
No bumper stickers for Romney, because no one wants to risk the vandalism by angry Obama supporters.
Long Island was at one time home to one of the most effective Republican party machines in the country. Some towns are still staunchly Republican.
The Ed Cox mentioned in the article as Republican Chairman is Richard Nixon's son-in-law, via daughter Tricia.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
gesundheit, 10/28/2012 2:07:41 PM (No. 8969660)
In 2008, Obama got 53% of the vote in Nassau County -- 7% more than John McCain -- while today, Obama's getting only 45% in the polls.
That means that the Nassau County polls must have been sampling 7% more Democrats than Republicans. Which means Romney must be several points higher than the 47% he's receiving in this latest poll.
This must be happening all over the country. If the polling companies want to provide accurate results during the next nine days, they must base their polling samples on the latest polling results. For example, Nassau County's samples must be in a ratio of 45% Democrats to 47% Republicans.
The more polling companies do that, the more Romney's poll numbers should rise.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
steph_gray, 10/28/2012 2:33:39 PM (No. 8969715)
What struck me was the article calling 47% to 45% a "tie."
Where I come from that's actually a win.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
jar, 10/28/2012 3:01:42 PM (No. 8969799)
When I was growing up in Long Island, I knew only one Democrat in the entire town until I graduated from high school. No Democrat stood the remotest chance in Nassau or Suffolk for years.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Bur Oak, 10/28/2012 3:18:33 PM (No. 8969852)
I once spent a couple of weeks on eastern Long Island. There are some very nice people out there.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
formerNYer, 10/28/2012 10:22:42 PM (No. 8970488)
Me too #6, LI was very Red.
Maybe they are finally getting sick of taxes?
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In retrospect, George W. Bush’s legacy doesn’t look as bad as it did when he left office. It looks worse. I join the nation in congratulating Bush on the opening of his presidential library in Dallas. Like many people, I find it much easier to honor, respect and even like the man — now that he’s no longer in the White House. But anyone tempted to get sentimental should remember the actual record of the man who called himself The Decider. Begin with the indelible stain that one of his worst decisions left on our country’s honor: torture.
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