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Friday, September 28, 2012

Presidential politics Those lyin' presidential polls

Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 6:41 AM

Oh, too rich. Republicans are whining about the presidential polling, currently trending in President Obama's favor. This election isn't over and I take no huge comfort from the current state of affairs. But ....

Fox News headlined a report on its new polling yesterday this way:

Fox News Poll: Voters want change, president to stand up for free speech

Read on friends. But you'll have to scroll down to Page 4 of the release for the bottom line on how respondents to the Fox-commissioned poll would vote if the election were today:

Obama-Biden 48
Romney-Ryan 43

We report. You decide.

PS — Maybe they ought to try to run George W. again. His favorables outscore Romney's.

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Friday, September 28, 2012

Presidential politics Those lyin' presidential polls

Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 6:41 AM

Speaking of...

Remember Jon Hubbard, the former Republican legislator from Jonesboro whose views proved too extreme for voters in 2012, though not for the Republican Party of Arkansas? /more/

Imboden high school graduation is uneventful after flap over gay speaker. /more/

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross has said he would have opposed the recent legislative effort to strip funding from Planned Parenthood for sex education and other health programs (not abortion). /more/

Bill Clinton. Heard of him? /more/

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