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NASCAR fans favor Obama...

Obama leads Romney among NASCAR fans: Poll
By Dylan Stableford, Yahoo! News | The Ticket – 9 hrs ago
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President Obama poses with NASCAR driver Tony Stewart at the White House, April 17, 2012. (Getty)
Mitt Romney's recent slide in several polls, including those in the battleground states of Ohio, Virginia and Florida, is troubling enough for the GOP. But, now the Republican nominee appears to be trailing President Barack Obama among a traditionally conservative constituency: NASCAR fans.
Obama leads Romney 49 to 42 percent among NASCAR enthusiasts, according to a new Zogby poll by JZ Analytics.
As the liberal blog PoliticusUSA.com pointed out, Romney was booed at the Daytona 500 in February during a campaign trip ahead of Super Tuesday.
[Also read: Romney says his campaign doesn't need a 'turnaround']
Per the New York Times:
The crowd initially booed Mr. Romney, who occasionally struck a discordant note, as when he approached a group of fans wearing plastic ponchos. "I like those fancy raincoats you bought," he said. "Really sprung for the big bucks." And when asked if he was a fan of the sport, he mentioned that "I have some great friends who are Nascar team owners."
NASCAR fans, though, have been known to boo politicians. Last fall, first lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, Vice President Joe Biden's wife, were booed when they served as grand marshals at a race in Miami.
The online poll of 860 likely voters conducted on Sept. 21 and 22 also found that Obama leads Romney 54 to 40 percent among military families.
Among Catholics, the president's edge—46 to 44 percent—is within the poll's 3.4 percent margin of error. But among voters who "never attend a place of worship," Obama's lead over Romney is 63 to 26 percent.
[Related: New poll shows Obama leads Romney in swing states]
Among voters who identified themselves as "social networkers," Obama is ahead of Romney 55 to 33 percent.
Overall, the president leads the GOP challenger 49 to 41 percent, according to the poll. Obama has a head start of 14 points among independents (46 to 32 percent), 33 points among moderates (60 to 27 percent), 36 points among 18- to 29-year-olds (65 to 29 percent), and 42 points among Hispanics (68 to 26 percent).
Of the 103 likely voters who identified themselves as African-American, 96 said they would vote for Obama—with none indicating they would back Romney.
There are a few voting blocs that favor Romney, according to the poll. Among born-again Christians, Romney leads Obama 48 to 40 percent. The former Massachusetts governor held the same lead among rural voters. Among voters who shop at Wal-Mart weekly, Romney is ahead of Obama 46 to 42 percent. And among those sympathetic to the tea party, Romney holds a 75 to 17 percent edge.

Ahahahahahahahahaha...the real polls have Romney by 8+ to 10+.

What polls are you reading, or what are you smoking? Everything I've seen has Obama up by at least 5%.

Romney Double Digit Lead?
Kyle Becker September 21, 2012 12:57 pm

Open your eyes and your shall see blind man!

he numbers reveal that 386,000 more non-farm jobs were actually created between March, 2011 and April 2012 than what had been originally reported.

The figures represent a variance from the previous data of 0.3 which sits right at the norm for annual benchmark adjustments which are typically up or down by 0.3 percent.

As a result of the revision, the Obama administration can now claim a net job increase of 125,000 rather than what had previously been believed to be a net loss of 261,000 jobs.

Here are a few more jobs.

Bureau Of Labor Statistics Revises Job Growth Upward By A Huge 386,000 Jobs
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As if to pile on to what may be the worst two week period a presidential campaign has ever suffered, Governor Mitt Romney has now lost one of the campaign’s key narratives.

Romney can no longer claim that President Obama’s first term in office has resulted in a loss of jobs.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is out with its annual update to benchmark unemployment numbers (for the more cynical among you, the BLS does this every fall so this is not a number being ‘timed’ for the election), and the numbers reveal that 386,000 more non-farm jobs were actually created between March, 2011 and April 2012 than what had been originally reported.

The figures represent a variance from the previous data of 0.3 which sits right at the norm for annual benchmark adjustments which are typically up or down by 0.3 percent.

As a result of the revision, the Obama administration can now claim a net job increase of 125,000 rather than what had previously been believed to be a net loss of 261,000 jobs.

While this may not seem like a lot of jobs to show for the first four years of the Obama presidency, it must be remembered that an astonishing 4.316 million jobs were lost in the first 13 months of the Obama presidency—including 800,000 lost in the first month along—creating a hole that was virtually impossible to climb out of in four short years. The turn-around is not only something of a marvel but puts a significant crimp in the argument for a Romney presidency.

Alan Krueger, chairman of the President’ Council of Economic Advisors had this say:

“The revisions announced in today’s reports are a reminder that economic data are subject to large revisions. As a whole the pattern of revisions suggest that the recession that began at the end of 2007 was deeper than initially reported, and the jobs recovery over the last 2.5 years has been a bit stronger than initially reported, although much work remains to be done to return to full employment.”

While the upward revision does not impact on the sluggish job growth experienced during the summer months, there was more good news out today, in that regard, as we learn that individuals filing for unemployment benefits this week dropped by 26,000 to a seasonally adjusted 359,000—the best showing in two months. Better still, the four week average, the preferred indicator of job market trends, dropped 4,500 to 374,000 after rising for the past six weeks.

This milestone represents a significant number as many economist believe that the number had to drop below 375,000 to produce a lowered unemployment rate and it has now done so.
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