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Fox News Poll: Race For White House a Dead Heat
Fox News, by Dana Blanton
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Posted By:The Slammer, 10/31/2012 6:40:56 PM
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| With less than a week before the election, the race for the White House is dead even: Barack Obama and Mitt Romney receive 46 percent each, according to a Fox News poll of likely voters. Romney had a razor-thin 46-45 percent edge earlier this month, after the first presidential debate (October 7-9). Interviews in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy were completed before Monday evening, when the hurricane made landfall. Independents give the edge to Romney by seven percentage points (46-39 percent). That’s down from a 12-point advantage in early October. There’s a gender gap in vote
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Comments: Please split long headline. LCom Staff.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
texaspast, 10/31/2012 6:51:20 PM (No. 8977901)
I'm still afraid this thing will be stolen by the dems. It is their God [if they were to believe in such, anyway] given right to steal elections. I am very pessimistic as to the outcome of this presidential election. OK, so I'm an inveterate pessimist. Usually, though, my pessimism, at least insofar as it concerns the depths to which dems will sink, has proven to be justified.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
thegare, 10/31/2012 6:52:02 PM (No. 8977903)
This did it.....too many government teat suckers in this country....I was gonna vote, but it just seems like a total waste of time.....anyone know where I can find a government teat to suck on.....I give up
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
obviousity, 10/31/2012 6:52:22 PM (No. 8977904)
Page 19: Democrat 42% Republican 37%
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
lakerman1, 10/31/2012 6:53:27 PM (No. 8977907)
Has an incumbent president ever won reelection, without a credible third party candidate, with 46% of the vote one week prior to the election? I don't think so. But if 46% for missie barack is correct, you can add 2% fraudulent votes to boost him up to 48%. So the end result could very well be 51-48, President Romney, after lawsuits by missie barack in every state with a one percent or less difference in vote count. If that happens, it will take at least a month to declare a winner.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
The Slammer, 10/31/2012 6:57:27 PM (No. 8977913)
This poll could be an outlier. Fox polls throughout this campaign have given Obama higher numbers than other polls.
I look at Rassmussen and Gallup and try not to get too upset when other polls give Obama a more favorable position.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
beveyscool1, 10/31/2012 6:59:43 PM (No. 8977919)
I don't believe it and I am certainly not going to give up!!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
coldoc, 10/31/2012 7:01:58 PM (No. 8977923)
I dont get what's going on with fox. Their polls have almost become outliers. Too much "fair and balanced"?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
formerlyphelps, 10/31/2012 7:14:03 PM (No. 8977941)
D+5 Sample. Admits to oversampling Hispanics, states that oversample is "weighted" to avoid affecting results, but not how.
Data in survey generally shows Romney's support growing and 0-bama's shrinking. Also admits that results are pretty much the same from beginning of October to end - which is reflected in virtually no other polls.
Wouldn't worry too much about this.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Daisymay, 10/31/2012 7:30:10 PM (No. 8977967)
Again...Rasmussen was number ONE in calling the last election. I don't know who does polling for FOX, but they're way off base.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 10/31/2012 7:34:43 PM (No. 8977979)
Plus, remember everyone FOX NEWS purposely playing it safe cuz they do not want to say what they probably know just in case it's wrong. All this down to the wire, too close to call, dead heat talk is what we hear every 4 yrs. My faith is in God, not in these pundits, polls or certainly no powerless psychic. Dems can't cheat enuf to matter this time. Be of good cheer!
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
mercedesops, 10/31/2012 7:42:31 PM (No. 8978000)
Historically Fox has not been very accurate. If it's not Rassmussan don't read it.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
The Slammer, 10/31/2012 7:46:40 PM (No. 8978016)
Per Drudge, a "sex scandel" is about to hit the campaign. Story is "developing."
Wonder what this is about?
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Passion, 10/31/2012 7:50:28 PM (No. 8978027)
1 and 2, chill. Fox polls have been bogus all season,
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
EQKimball, 10/31/2012 7:58:54 PM (No. 8978049)
#12 Drudge now has Obama's picture below the tease.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Blackeagle, 10/31/2012 8:04:43 PM (No. 8978063)
I see the glass as half full (or almost full really).
Tied using a D+5 poll and RR leading by 7 among independents (which helps confirm that the D+5 decision biases the sample.)
Further among Dems only 89% support Barry, while 95% of Pubs support Mitt.
Also, the Indies were under sampled at 18% - and they are breaking by 7 for RR. In real life they come around 32% of the voters.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
shalimar, 10/31/2012 8:21:11 PM (No. 8978111)
I've long been less than impressed with FOX's pollster. Wish FOX would stick to Ras alone.
That said this poll finds Romney up with indies by a nice chunk. Bodes well despite the over-sampling of rats.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
dittohead, 10/31/2012 8:35:39 PM (No. 8978147)
Do not give up!!! We are fighting for the very life of our republic - do not listen to the pollsters - get out and vote and have some faith people!!!
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
snowcloud, 10/31/2012 8:53:58 PM (No. 8978197)
#12 Drudge doesn't say whose sex scandal it is. I could scream.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
kono, 10/31/2012 8:59:26 PM (No. 8978220)
"Dead heat" ... watch that be called racist.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Italiano, 10/31/2012 9:02:35 PM (No. 8978225)
Mitt's supplying the Heat. Obama is supplying the Dead.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Delilah, 10/31/2012 9:09:08 PM (No. 8978240)
Fox is skewing their polls to keep the suspense going. After all, they're a news outfit and there is no news in a foregone conclusion.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
WIBadger, 10/31/2012 10:09:50 PM (No. 8978385)
Good grief. Take these polls (ALL of them) for what they are. Barbara Streisand.
The only one worth a hoot is next Tuesday.
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