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AP POLL: ROMNEY ERASES OBAMA LEAD AMONG WOMEN
AP-GFK POLL: ROMNEY ERASES OBAMA LEAD AMONG WOMEN
WASHINGTON (AP) — What gender gap?
Less than two weeks out from Election Day, Republican Mitt Romney has erased President Barack Obama’s 16-point advantage among women, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows. And the president, in turn, has largely eliminated Romney’s edge among men.
Those churning gender dynamics leave the presidential race still a virtual dead heat, with Romney favored by 47 percent of likely voters and Obama by 45 percent, a result within the poll’s margin of sampling error, the survey shows.
After a commanding first debate performance and a generally good month, Romney has gained ground with Americans on a number of important fronts, including their confidence in how he would handle the economy and their impressions of his ability to understand their problems.
At the same time, expectations that Obama will be re-elected have slipped: Half of voters now expect the president to win a second term, down from 55 percent a month earlier.
For all of the good news for Republicans, however, what matters most in the election endgame is Romney’s standing in the handful of states whose electoral votes still are up for grabs. And polls in a number of those battleground states still appear to favor Obama.
As the election nears, Romney has been playing down social issues and trying to project a more moderate stance on matters such as abortion in an effort to court female voters. The AP-GfK poll, taken Friday through Tuesday, shows Romney pulling even with Obama among women at 47-47 after lagging by 16 points a month earlier.
But now his campaign is grappling with the fallout from a comment by a Romney-endorsed Senate candidate in Indiana, who said that when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape “that’s something God intended.”
Romney quickly distanced himself from the remark by Republican Richard Mourdock. But Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the incident was “a reminder that a Republican Congress working with a Republican President Mitt Romney would feel that women should not be able to make choices about their own health care.”
A renewed focus on social issues would be an unwelcome development for Romney: Among female likely voters, 55 percent say Obama would make the right decisions on women’s issues, compared with 41 percent who think Romney would.
Romney’s pitch to women has been focused squarely on the economy, making the case that what women want most is to ensure their families and their country are on a solid financial footing. The poll shows that message appears to be taking root.
A month ago, women favored Obama over Romney on the economy.
Reiuxcat
October 26th, 2012
Sorry about that, Your O’liness.
Thinking women know that Obamacare is all about shoving healthcare decisions down their throat (and the mens and chilluns too!).
Jethro
October 26th, 2012
“And the president, in turn, has largely eliminated Romney’s edge among men.”
I see no data to support that statement.
I call BS! They stuck that in there to try to make it seem “not so bad….”.
eternal cracker p
October 26th, 2012
I get robo-calls almost daily. I punch the numbers saying I’m a 18-24 year old democrat woman voting for Obama.
The Romney lead will take hold on election day – that’s all that matters.
Saxindacity
October 26th, 2012
Mourdock’s remarks are big news to the liberal media, but they virtually ignore the Benghazi scandal…it’s maddening.
CrustyB
October 26th, 2012
But, but…FREE CONDOMS!
Troy
October 26th, 2012
MSM headline:
ROMNEY ERASES WOMEN!
Tim
October 26th, 2012
So, women are tired of getting screwed AND their money being stolen?
Who’da thunk it?
Mountain Dog
October 26th, 2012
Restores my belief that women aren’t stupid.
dba_vagabond_trader
October 26th, 2012
Great twitter comeback comment re: “My first time.”
http://twitchy.com/2012/10/25/obamas-creepy-my-first-time-ad-has-conservatives-asking-what-about-my-first-job/
Maudie N Mandeville
October 26th, 2012
@Jethro: Correct. How many black, effeminate, union men can there be?
Anonymous
October 26th, 2012
While walking down the street one day a Corrupt Senator (that may be redundant) was hit by a bus and died.
His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.
“Welcome to heaven,” says St.. Peter. “Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we’re not sure what to do with you.”
“No problem, just let me in,” says the Senator.
“Well, I’d like to, but I have orders from the higher ups. What we’ll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity.”
“Really?, I’ve made up my mind. I want to be in heaven,” says the Senator.
“I’m sorry, but we have our rules.”
And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.
The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course.
In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.
Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people.
They played a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and the finest champagne.
Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who is having a good time dancing and telling jokes.
They are all having such a good time that before the Senator realizes it, it is time to go.
Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises.
The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens in heaven where
St. Peter is waiting for him, “Now it’s time to visit heaven…”
So, 24 hours passed with the Senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.
“Well, then, you’ve spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity.”
The Senator reflects for a minute, then he answers: “Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell.”
So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell…
Now the doors of the elevator open and he’s in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage.
He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls to the ground.
The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulders.
“I don’t understand,” stammers the Senator. “Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there’s just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?”
The devil smiles at him and says,
“Yesterday we were campaigning,
Today, you voted..”
Vote wisely on November 6, 2012
Anne
October 26th, 2012
Latinos could swing the election for Obama.
Fox hasn’t shown polls on how they’re voting.
Could they offset the white male votes?
Is that why Ohio isn’t moving towards Romney?
(Sigh) All we need is a President elected by blacks and Latinos.
Dr. Tar
October 26th, 2012
@Jethro
Your right to call BS on Obama narrowing the gap with Romney among male voters
See the chart for this NYT article
http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/21/gender-gap-near-historic-highs/
Only Wash Post / ABC has Romney at +1 for men.
Also see Gallup
http://www.gallup.com/poll/156848/obama-remains-women-presidential-pick-romney-men.aspx
This is from August but if you look through the article to near the bottom, the only survey were men favor Obama, is among Blacks. Non-Hispanic whites the gap is +24 for Romney.
Don’t tell Chris Tingles though, he’ll scream RACIST.
Stranded in Sonoma
October 26th, 2012
The only headline I want to read is on November 7th:
Romney Erases 0bama
Czar of Defenestration
October 26th, 2012
Take *THAT*, President Metrosexual!