Mitt Romney appears on the verge of getting the GOP nomination. One chilling fact from the latest Fox Poll, people supporting him don’t like him. Its an anti-Obama vote.
President Barack Obama and Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney are essentially tied in a hypothetical general election matchup. Still, Obama’s support is stronger and more positive than Romney’s.
That’s according to a Fox News poll released Monday.
In a potential Obama-Romney election, 46 percent of voters would back Obama and 45 percent Romney if the election were held today. The president’s narrow advantage is well within the poll’s three percentage-point margin of sampling error.
And behind those numbers is a striking contrast: 74 percent of Obama backers say they are voting “for” him rather than “against Romney” (21 percent). Yet for Romney, his support is mainly anti-Obama. Fifty-eight percent of Romney voters say they would be voting “against Obama” rather than “for Romney” (33 percent).
This is very dangerous. An anti-vote usually doesn’t win. Obama voters love their man. Romney voters don’t like their guy. Ina close election, this gives Obama an edge. If Romney defeats Obama, this means he will quickly lose support and will be unable to govern. I predict Obama will defeat Romney 50-48% with 280-300 electoral votes.
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