Quinnipiac releases new WI, CO, VA polls

[Blue Yorker]

COLORADO
Now: Obama 48%, Romney 47%
August: Obama 45%, Romney 50%
VIRGINIA
Now: Obama 50%, Romney 46%
August: Obama 49%, Romney 45%
WISCONSIN
Now: Obama 51%, Romney 45%
August 23: Obama 49%, Romney 47%
August 8: Obama 51%, Romney 45%

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/us/politics/obama-holds-edge-over-romney-in-wisconsin-poll-shows.html?hp

[JRLeft]

1. Turnout will decide this election.

[AverageJoe90]

5. True, as with every other election to date.....

Still, though, I'm not seeing a lot of complacency amongst our fellow Democrats. In fact, I'm seeing lots of the opposite......

[TroyD]

6. I took a look at Free Republic, Red State etc.

And they claim that Romney's comments about entitlements/47% are going to motivate the base to come out and vote for him.

A possibility, or just bluster?

[Cosmocat]

8. He spoke what the true believers feel in the hearts

he is guilty of simply saying what the party thinks, something that he and Ryan have been guilty of a lot now.

It hit home with the twits he was speaking to at the time, and hits home with a lot of the rabid buckeheaded Rs I talk to personally.

Sure, it gives a "sugar high" to the people who have deranged hatred of President Obama, but these people were coming out to vote and SAVE OUR FREEDOM anyways.

This is a well worn R spin. In their minds, because they are all geeked up when they vote, it counts twice.

[leftynyc]

11. The slugs that infest FR

are the same people who thought Duncan Hunter would be President, that Newt would win the primaries, that Palin was the best thing sinced sliced bread. They think they know a lot about politics but are the most brain dead morons when it comes to the American people. If they love it, you can be sure 80% of the people think it sucks. They're no-nothings.

[Chichiri]

12. It may motivate a few who would otmerwise not have bothered to vote...

But this will, I think, be more than offset by the number of moderate pubs who have been turned off by his remarks. Anecdotal evidence suggests that these people are quite numerous.

[AverageJoe90]

19. All the evidence I've seen suggests you're likely to be correct as well.

So many moderate Republicans are being turned off by Romney, I do sometimes wonder why he has any chance at winning fairly, period. Of course, there is the matter of many moderates still jumping on the bandwagon, as it were, so this ain't over yet.

[WI_DEM]

2. That Wisconsin number is a big surprise--happily

Obama really surged in Colorado with a net gain of six points. The Q-poll of VA is just the latest showing the president with the advantage there.

Overall very nice.

[DCBob]

15. Yes, it is. I was a bit worried about WI. Looks like Lyin Ryan cant even deliver his home state.

These numbers are great especially considering they are pre Romneyinsultspoorpeoplegate.

[outsideworld]

3. We

Need to Get out the Vote ...Turn out will decide this election

[TroyD]

4. Why so close in COLORADO?

I would have thought that Obama would be farther ahead in Colorado than Virginia.

Virginia didn't even vote Democratic until 2008 and now it's more for Obama than Colorado?

Hmm.

Anyway, the folks on the right-wing websites are claiming Romney is beating Obama in all these states, so hopefully this will help de-rail that narrative.

[Jennicut]

7. VA and OH are polling very well for President Obama.

I never would have figured that.

Romney is definitely behind in almost every swing state except North Carolina and that is very close.

[cojoel]

17. because people like me don't answer calls from telemarketers

Poll surveys appear on caller ID the same way telemarketers do.

People like me do show up on (or before with early voting) election day.

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. Those Virginia numbers are starting to attain consistency

9 points, 7 points, 4 points, all with Obama at 50% or more. It's pretty clear that Obama is winning Virginia as of now, which is certainly welcome news.

[Setsuna1972]

10. Looking good here in VA !

So much for Mitt having the state in his column huh? hehehehe I just don't fell any real support for Mitt here, the signs and ads are mainly about the Senate and House races, along with alot of Obama ads on tv.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

13. We Marylanders have been working very hard

in Virginia, so very happy to see these numbers. However, there's still more work to do on behalf of Kaine and Powell. I see Kaine ads now that I wasn't seeing before. Remember DC, MD, and some parts of WVa get to see these political ads. I'm sick of them but I know that it's necessary.

[TroyD]

14. Just posted a new NYT poll for Kaine this morning showing him (+7)!

It's the same thread that shows Baldwin has moved up to a Tie with Thompson in Wisconsin.

[davidpdx]

16. Colorado is close

But we still have 6 weeks. Nice numbers for Virginia and Wisconsin.

[flamingdem]

18. CO shows great improvement!

and yes there is time... Obama has been there so many times he's working for this one.