Re: 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
Back to the Prsidential Election.
New today, three polls taken by Quinnipiac University in three critical swing states show good news for Mr. Obama.
In Florida, Obama tops Mitt Romney 49 percent to 42 percent; while beating Rick Santorum 50 percent to 37 percent.
In Ohio, Obama beats Romney 47 to 41 percent and Santorum 47 to 40 percent.
In Pennsylvania, Obama edges Romney 45 to 42 percent, while topping Santorum 48 to 41 percent.
Also, another poll taken by the Washington Post and ABC has more bad news for Romney. It basically says that, well, people just don't like him.
In the new poll, 50 percent of all adults and 52 percent of registered voters express unfavorable opinions of Romney, both higher -- although marginally -- than Obama has received in Post-ABC polling as far back as late 2006. However, the biggest difference between Romney and Obama is on the other side of the ledger: 53 percent of Americans hold favorable views of the president; for Romney, that number slides to 34 percent.
Edit: Getting back to the matter of the Supreme Court's decision. Here's something to think about:
Obama might win politically if the Court finds the Affordable Health Care Act unconstitutional. Democrats will blame it on conservatives in Supreme Court, and will work harder to re-elect Obama to prevent more conservative Justices from being appointed.
And Congress makes the laws, they passed the ACA after butchering it. The Court will say Congress abridged its power by passing the ACA, not Obama. So Republicans will gain nothing in the Presidential contest.
In fact, the GOP had a potential winning issue campaigning against the individual mandate. It would have been hard on Obama with Romney as his opponent, using it against him, but if it goes away, the GOP will have almost nothing.
