Pres. Obam and the Democrats chose to have their convention in Charlotte, NC because they believed they could win the state. Now that the marriage protection amendment has passed there by an overwhelming majority and Obama still chose to come out for same-sex marriage, his position in North Carolina has deteriorated substantially, according to Rasmussen:
Mitt Romney has moved out to an eight-point lead over President Obama in North Carolina after the two men were virtually tied a month ago.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the Tar Heel State shows the putative Republican nominee earning 51% of the vote to Obama’s 43%. Two percent (2%) like some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
That’s a big change from last month when Romney posted a narrow 46% to 44% lead over the president in Rasmussen Reports’ first survey of the race in North Carolina. Democrats have signaled North Carolina’s importance as a key swing state by deciding to hold their national convention in Charlotte this summer.
... Last week, 61% of North Carolina voters last week approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between only a man and a woman. The next night, Obama became the first U.S. president to publicly endorse gay marriage.
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The president did cast aside the expressed will of North Carolina voters--who voted overwhelmingly for marriage just one day prior--and opted to pander to liberal elites by endorsing ssm. So I would have expected him to suffer to some extent.
And the PPP has Obama leading by one point.
If you compare pollster results, you'll see that Rasmussen rarely reflects the actual nation's mood. Real Clear Politics confirms it.
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_POTUS_051612.pdf
Rasmussen surveys likely voters (as opposed to registered voters), making his results more accurate. He was the closest in predicting Obama's win over McCain.
Polls, schmolls. We saw the real poll in NC last week. We know what the real poll in November will look like.
Obama decided to make his campaign about so-called SS"M;" now he has to deal with the consequences. Obama Carter.
Is the election being held tomorrow or something? If not, polls aren't particularly useful, especially with Romney's bizarre stories coming out.
67% of people think Obama's support for ssm was politically motivated.
Seems that being the "First Gay (for pay) President" isn't paying off.
Jim.
People are just now becoming aware of the depth of your depravity. Your arguments in defense of will be played out again and agian throughout this campaign season. Lets see how you miscreants hold up under the light of truth.
Randy, I'd say it's the religionists who aren't holding up so well under the light of truth! Their lies are getting exposed, and the evil that lies within them has manifested itself in such ways as shocks the conscience.
Which lies, exactly? Whose conscience?! PLease, don't keep us in suspense!
Here's a great speech by Romney in 2006 (that I found, ironically from our opposition), that with a little tweaking could be used today. It's about how marriage is a bout children, not adults:
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/mitt-romney-same-sex-marriage-blow-civilization