Romney Looks Like the Next Pres
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Ungrateful bastards! Don't they know Obama single-handedly saved the auto industry.
Poll: Barack Obama in dead heat with Mitt Romney in Michigan as popularity slips
June 7, 2012
President Barack Obamaâs popularity in Michigan has slipped in recent months, leaving him in a dead heat with Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to a new poll of state voters by EPIC-MRA of Lansing.
The poll, released this morning to the Free Press and four TV stations, shows Romney leading Obama 46%-45%, a reversal from the last EPIC poll in April which showed Obama ahead 47%-43%.
Obamaâs personal and job approval numbers also have slipped, with 46% of Michiganders saying they have a favorable opinion of the president, and 41% approving of the job heâs doing.
EPIC co-founder John Cavanagh said the softening in support for Obama is likely related to a robust TV advertising campaign by pro-Romney PACs which have been critical of his handling of the economy. Perhaps most troubling for the Democratic president is a decline in support from independent voters, Cavanagh said.
The EPIC results are in sharp contrast to a poll by North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling late last month which showed Obama leading Romney in Michigan 53%-39%, prompting PPP Director Tom Jensen to suggest the president âwonât have to worry too much about holding Michigan for Democratsâ in the fall.
Romney, however, also remains unpopular with many voters (43%), compared to 41% who view him favorably.
EPIC asked poll respondents as well how their views might be affected by Obamaâs recent announcement of support for same-sex marriage, and Romneyâs opposition to the federal government bailouts of the auto industry. Same sex marriage prompted 12% to say they would be more likely to vote for Obama, while 34% said they would be less likely. Romneyâs position on federal aid to GM and Chrysler made 18% of voters more likely to support him, and 39% less likely.
Asked what their presidential preference would be in light of those positions, the head-to-head results flipped, with Obama ahead 46%-45%.
Both are well within the pollâs margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. The telephone survey of 600 likely voters was conducted June 2-5.
http://www.freep.com/article/201206...ad-heat-Mitt-Romney-Michigan-popularity-slips
Poll: Barack Obama in dead heat with Mitt Romney in Michigan as popularity slips
June 7, 2012
President Barack Obamaâs popularity in Michigan has slipped in recent months, leaving him in a dead heat with Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to a new poll of state voters by EPIC-MRA of Lansing.
The poll, released this morning to the Free Press and four TV stations, shows Romney leading Obama 46%-45%, a reversal from the last EPIC poll in April which showed Obama ahead 47%-43%.
Obamaâs personal and job approval numbers also have slipped, with 46% of Michiganders saying they have a favorable opinion of the president, and 41% approving of the job heâs doing.
EPIC co-founder John Cavanagh said the softening in support for Obama is likely related to a robust TV advertising campaign by pro-Romney PACs which have been critical of his handling of the economy. Perhaps most troubling for the Democratic president is a decline in support from independent voters, Cavanagh said.
The EPIC results are in sharp contrast to a poll by North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling late last month which showed Obama leading Romney in Michigan 53%-39%, prompting PPP Director Tom Jensen to suggest the president âwonât have to worry too much about holding Michigan for Democratsâ in the fall.
Romney, however, also remains unpopular with many voters (43%), compared to 41% who view him favorably.
EPIC asked poll respondents as well how their views might be affected by Obamaâs recent announcement of support for same-sex marriage, and Romneyâs opposition to the federal government bailouts of the auto industry. Same sex marriage prompted 12% to say they would be more likely to vote for Obama, while 34% said they would be less likely. Romneyâs position on federal aid to GM and Chrysler made 18% of voters more likely to support him, and 39% less likely.
Asked what their presidential preference would be in light of those positions, the head-to-head results flipped, with Obama ahead 46%-45%.
Both are well within the pollâs margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. The telephone survey of 600 likely voters was conducted June 2-5.
http://www.freep.com/article/201206...ad-heat-Mitt-Romney-Michigan-popularity-slips
Yea, it would be a shitty deal fro Obama........
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, warned Wednesday that a quick sale of the Treasury Department's remaining 26.5 percent stake in General Motors Co. could hurt the company and send its stock price sinking.
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120607/AUTO0103/206070340#ixzz1x8caCwkV
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, warned Wednesday that a quick sale of the Treasury Department's remaining 26.5 percent stake in General Motors Co. could hurt the company and send its stock price sinking.
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120607/AUTO0103/206070340#ixzz1x8caCwkV
Wow,things are so bad for Romney that his supporters are giving him 10 imaginary poll points to keep their hopes up 
Gary Johnson was on the tube this morning.Says he going to be on 47 state ballots,He's getting matching federal campaign funds and polling at 8 % in the polls that include him against Obama and Romney
http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/pres...ile-visiting-new-hampshire-business-incubator
Endorsed by many U.S. economists, the FairTax Plan is designed to collect the revenue needed for the federal government from a broader tax base at a lower effective rate than the current system of taxing income. Taxpayers and businesses would pay no federal income or payroll taxes, but would pay a 23% tax on goods and services they buy. A âprebateâ would be granted to all taxpayers, regardless of income, to offset payment of the FairTax on purchases of necessities up to the federal poverty level.
Johnson said, âThere are many ways to describe our current 70,000 page tax code, but âfairâ is not one of them.
âIt is simple economic common sense that the most equitable and sustainable system for providing the tax revenues we need is one which places the burden on the broadest base at the lowest possible rate. Taxing income runs fundamentally counter to that goal, and it creates perverse incentives that stifle economic growth and kill jobs. Changing to a system which taxes consumption, rather than earnings, will encourage savings and investment, provide American families more freedom to spend their hard-earned money as they choose, and put people back to work.â
Johnson continued, âWith the âprebateâ provision of the FairTax, no one will pay taxes on expenditures for basic necessities, and the average taxpayer will pay a smaller portion of their income in federal taxes than they are now. The result is an equitable tax that is progressive on the basis not of income, but lifestyle and spending choice
Endorsed by many U.S. economists, the FairTax Plan is designed to collect the revenue needed for the federal government from a broader tax base at a lower effective rate than the current system of taxing income. Taxpayers and businesses would pay no federal income or payroll taxes, but would pay a 23% tax on goods and services they buy. A âprebateâ would be granted to all taxpayers, regardless of income, to offset payment of the FairTax on purchases of necessities up to the federal poverty level.
Johnson said, âThere are many ways to describe our current 70,000 page tax code, but âfairâ is not one of them.
âIt is simple economic common sense that the most equitable and sustainable system for providing the tax revenues we need is one which places the burden on the broadest base at the lowest possible rate. Taxing income runs fundamentally counter to that goal, and it creates perverse incentives that stifle economic growth and kill jobs. Changing to a system which taxes consumption, rather than earnings, will encourage savings and investment, provide American families more freedom to spend their hard-earned money as they choose, and put people back to work.â
Johnson continued, âWith the âprebateâ provision of the FairTax, no one will pay taxes on expenditures for basic necessities, and the average taxpayer will pay a smaller portion of their income in federal taxes than they are now. The result is an equitable tax that is progressive on the basis not of income, but lifestyle and spending choice
