2012 Presidential Election (free for all edition)

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by Giantone

SS, ...this is from March but it's #'s are about negatives.

Romney’s negatives change the race - PostPartisan - The Washington Post


Cohen reports that while Obama is viewed favorably by 53 percent of Americans, Romney is viewed favorably by only 34 percent. Even more significantly, Obama is viewed unfavorably by only 43 percent of Americans, compared with 50 percent who view Romney unfavorably. Thus, Obama’s net favorable is plus-10, Romney’s is minus-16.
Cohen’s bottom line about Romney: “As he has become better known, his unfavorables shot up far more rapidly than his positive numbers. Negative impressions are up eight percentage points in the past week, nudging past the precious high….”

Since the GOP base has rallied around Romney his rating have improved, but he's till got work to do. Fundraising has gone quite well, particularly since the SCOTUS decision on Obamacare, so Romney's got some positives to build on.

Poll: Romney favorability rating remains low - The Hill's Ballot Box

I think this will certainly be a close race, not Bush/Gore close, but close.
Here's some latest polling info:

RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Electoral Map

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll - Rasmussen Reports™