Poll shows Obama widens his Michigan lead after debate

[flamingdem]

President Barack Obama’s improved performance in Tuesday’s debate with Republican rival Mitt Romney appears to have boosted him to a wider lead among likely Michigan voters, a Detroit Free Press/WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) poll shows.

When counting undecided voters leaning toward either candidate, Obama, the Democrat, held a 52%-46% edge on Romney in an automated poll of 800 likely Michigan voters on Wednesday, a day after the men met in New York for the second of three debates.

Almost half — 46% — thought Obama won the most recent debate, compared to 35% who thought Romney won. Eleven percent called the debate a tie and 8% were undecided. A poll after the first debate showed voters overwhelmingly gave Romney the advantage.

http://www.freep.com/article/20121018/NEWS15/121018064/poll-obama-wider-michigan-lead-after-debate

[ProSense]

1. Great. It was 3 points after the first debate. n/t

[Jennicut]

2. Hey ProSense. Is MI still a toss up to RCP now?

[Mutiny In Heaven]

3. It's been 'tossed' in the trash by...

the Romney campaign, that's for certain.

[jimlup]

7. Yeah but his PAC's are still running pretty vile commericials here

I'm thinking it is a total waste of money as I think (fingers crossed) that Michigan is teetering on SOLID Obama. Most here are very disgusted by the way Romney handled the automotive crises. I don't think he can stage a come back here even with the incessant Right wing PAC commercials running 10 to 1 anti-Obama.

[ProSense]

4. Any day now CT and NJ are going to be a toss ups

[TroyD]

5. And this is a pollster that has a pro-Republican bias

So it's a good sign for Obama in Michigan.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

6. "Take Detroit bakrupt (sic)" didn't help apparently. nt