Why Obama is not favored to win at this time in the polling world.


The TIPP's poll,  one that is not used much but is a solid polling firm,  has Romney down by two points,  overall,  46% to 44% on the strength of Obama's popularity in the Northeast and with the 18 - 44 age group.  

As to the gender vote,  men turn out in greater numbers than women,  typically.  

As to race,  TIPP's has Obama at 80%,  which is where Obama wants to be but he is at 37% with white's three points below his game day strategy.  His campaign believes that if he gets 80% of the ethnic vote and 40% of the white vote,  he wins.  

With all this,  we have a conundrum:  Obama is up by two, but loses the election per his formula for winning.  Go figure. 

In the end,  this election will be determined by "turn-out" and Romney has the edge in this demographic. Source: TIPPs Online.


CategoryObamaRomneyNot sureRefused
Overall46%44%8%2%
Region
Northeast53%35%9%2%
Midwest49%42%8%1%
South39%51%8%2%
West45%43%8%4%
Age
18-4449%39%9%3%
45-6445%47%6%2%
65+41%47%9%3%
Gender
Male40%48%10%2%
Female51%40%6%2%
Race
White37%52%8%2%
Black/Hispanic80%12%4%4%
Income
Under 30K50%36%7%6%
30K-50K47%43%10%0%
50-75K41%48%9%1%
75K+47%47%5%1%
Party
Democrats85%9%3%3%
Republicans6%88%4%2%
Ind./Other41%41%17%1%
Investor Class
Yes44%48%6%2%
No47%40%10%3%
Area Type
Urban61%29%10%0%
Suburban48%40%9%4%
Rural34%58%6%2%
White
White men30%57%12%1%
White women44%48%5%2%
Black/Hispanic
Black88%6%2%4%
Hispanic62%27%8%4%
Women
Single women57%30%10%4%
Married women45%50%4%1%
Education
High School51%39%8%2%
Some College33%52%11%4%
College Degree or more50%42%6%2%
Ideology
Conservative21%70%7%3%
Moderate56%34%8%1%
Liberal88%3%9%1%
Household Description
Upper/Upper Middle38%53%6%3%
Middle47%44%7%1%
Working42%46%9%2%
Lower54%28%11%8%
Religion
Protestant36%55%6%3%
Catholic46%44%7%2%
Other Christian43%47%8%3%
Jewish59%35%6%0%
Other38%47%15%0%
None73%17%8%2%




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