Thursday, August 23, 2012
7:31 AM
Quinnipiac/CBS/New York Times poll finds 'micro-bump' for Romney in Wisconsin, Florida, but not Ohio
The latest Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times Swing State Poll found what pollsters call a “micro-bump” for Mitt Romney in Wisconsin and Florida with the selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate, but not Ohio.
The president continued to have the edge in all three states. In Wisconsin, he was backed by 49 percent of respondents, compared to 47 percent who supported Romney. Two weeks ago, prior to Ryan’s selection for the presidential ticket, Obama led in Wisconsin 51-45.
In the U.S. Senate race, the poll found Tommy Thompson leading Tammy Baldwin 50-44, including 54-39 among independents. The survey also found Thompson, the former guv, starts out the race with a name ID edge on Baldwin, the U.S. rep.
The poll also found Obama had a 51-45 favorability rating among likely voters compared to 44-43 for Romney. Ryan’s split was 44-35, while Joe Biden’s was 35-42.
The survey was conducted Aug. 15-21 of 1,190 likely voters using live interviews of those with land lines and cell phones. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.
-- By JR Ross
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