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In reply to the discussion: As Rachel would say, someone please talk me down! Bain attacks backfiring? [View all]WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)but the bottom line is that in the midst of all the talk about Bain and Romney's taxes polls came out in NH, Iowa and New Mexico showing that the president's lead has been cut dramatically. Two of the polls were from PPP a pollster I trust. What does it mean? It means that people are concerned about the economy and jobs and Obama is the incumbent and no matter what he will get a certain amount of blame. What Obama needs to do is make the case for a strong jobs program and make sure he adds that the only way we will get it is if we get a Democratic congress. Yes, keep up the outsourcing and attacks on Bain, too. But in the end it's all about JOBS & what the president is going to do to make sure we get more jobs. People need to be assured.
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as far as the CBS poll, Obama is actually doing better this time than he did in their previous poll in June. He was down by 3 in June and is down by 1 in this poll. Obama gained 3 points while Romney gained 1. So if you go by CBS poll the trend is TOWARDS Obama not away.