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CBS/NYT Poll: Romney Pulls Ahead of Obama--Among Women

1:34 am - 05/16/2012
CBS/NYT Poll: Romney Pulls Ahead of Obama--Among Women

(CNSNews.com) - A CBS/New York Times poll on the presidential race released Monday showed that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has not only moved ahead of President Barack Obama 46 percent to 43 percent among all registered voters, but also that Romney has moved ahead of Obama among female registered voters.

In the CBS/New York Times poll released a month ago, Obama led Romney among women 49 percent to 43 percent. In the new poll, Romney leads Obama among women 46 percent to 44 percent.

Last month’s CBS/New York Times poll was conducted April 13-17. This month’s poll was conducted May 11-13. In the month between these two polls, Obama lost 5 points among women and Romney gained 3 points.


In the current poll, Romney also leads Obama among men, 45 percent to 42 percent. A month ago, he led Obama among men, 49 percent to 43 percent. So, from April to May, Romney lost 4 points among men compared to Obama's loss of only 1 point among men.

Nonetheless, Obama’s decreasing strength among women voters and Romney’s increasing strength among women voters put Romney ahead in the overall poll.

Last month, among all registered voters, Romney and Obama were tied in the CBS/New York Times poll at 46 percent a piece.

Romney's current 46 percent to 43 percent lead over Obama in the overall poll is within the poll's 4-point margin of error.

The respondents to the poll were asked: "If the 2012 presidential election were being held today and the candidates were Barack Obama, the Democrat, and Mitt Romney, the Republican, would you vote for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney."

According to a sheet including the historical trends in the poll that was released by the New York Times, 27 percent of the respondents to this survey said they were Republicans, 35 percent said they were Democrats and 34 percent said they were Independents. In last month's poll, 26 percent said they were Republicans, 34 percent said they were Democrats, and 33 percent said they were Independents.



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OP thoughts: Sorry if this has already been posted but ... what?
chasingtides 16th-May-2012 05:00 pm (UTC)
I'm happy then, for you, that whatever my personal opinions and beliefs, I do think that Obama will get re-elected.

And I'm a little confused as why people think I like Romney when I specified this is a gun-to-the-head scenario, not a "Chase is going to vote with a smile on his face" scenario.
lunchy 16th-May-2012 05:08 pm (UTC)
It really doesn't matter if you're laughing to the polls or crying. If you vote for Romney, you're voting against all of the already oppressed and/or disadvantaged groups in this country.
chasingtides 16th-May-2012 05:10 pm (UTC)
And I've said several times, that I am not voting. Not for anyone. Not for Romney. Not for Obama. Not for anyone.
lunchy 16th-May-2012 05:13 pm (UTC)
Still doesn't explain why you think a woman-hater would be better for this country.
chasingtides 16th-May-2012 05:18 pm (UTC)
Because I disagree with you.

Isn't that fucking magical?
kaowolfie 16th-May-2012 09:43 pm (UTC)
Yeah, I love hearing dudes tell me that my rights aren't that important. Def. magical.
curseangel 16th-May-2012 08:52 pm (UTC)
Seriously, this. Not that I'm like, completely surprised considering my notes for this person. (Thank god for LJ notes.)
nekokonneko 16th-May-2012 05:17 pm (UTC)
NGL, put a gun to my head and tell me to pick Romney or Obama and I'd pick Romney.

The gun-to-the head scenario only works if the person with the gun is forcing you to pick Romney, not to pick from the two. So either you misspoke or you don't know what you're talking about.
chasingtides 16th-May-2012 05:18 pm (UTC)
Well then, you told me.
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