The Claire McCaskill/Todd Akin kerfuffle is not affecting Romney/Ryan at all...
McCaskill’s lead is a testament to the damage caused by Akin’s remarks. She remains less-than-popular, as slightly more voters view her unfavorably (41 percent) than favorably (39 percent). And, despite worries that Akin’s remarks could also harm the candidacy of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor leads President Obama, 50 percent to 43 percent. Obama’s favorable-unfavorable split of 38 percent-48 percent is worse than McCaskill’s.
It’s not even close. Obama carries the metropolitan areas of St. Louis and Kansas City, but only by 50/39 and 50/43, respectively. Romney gets over 60% in every other area of the state, while Obama can only get to 36%. Obama has leads among women and 18-34YOs, but only by 2 and 10 points, respectively. Romney wins a majority in every other age demo, and has a +14 among men at 54/40. Oddly, the newspaper’s table doesn’t break out independents in the presidential race.
Looks like Romney may be going down in Pennsylvania...
A Philadelphia Inquirer poll released Saturday reports Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney in Pennsylvania, 51 percent to 42 percent.
The poll is the second in the past week showing a 9-point Pennsylvania advantage for Obama.
With this most recent poll, Obama has now led in 20 of the 21 public polls conducted in Pennsylvania this year -- and Romney has been mired in the low 40s -- which suggests the swing state designation this year might be overstated.
Voters appear to be reverting to form in a state hasn’t voted Republican at the presidential level since 1988.
