CNN Breaking News Showing Romney and Obama Tying

[F3d]

... but don't mention Paul.

 

[smithtg]

... but don't mention Paul.

online article has good mention
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/16/cnn-poll-obama-tied-with-romney-paul-in-november-showdowns//

 

[F3d]

Yeah, but the "breaking news" link would have A LOT of viewers. It was done on purpose.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

CNN is scared of Ron Paul

 

[JimInNY]

If RP is dead even with Obummer and the Romulan with all of the media bias, we must be doing a heck of a job, and RP must have one heck of a popular message! WTGOOOOOOO Ron!!!!

 

[Razmear]

Just broadcast, showed both Paul and Romney statistically tied with Obama, all else far behind.

 

[rob88]

no.they mentioned paul as well. at least for me right now on cnn.

 

[kill the banks]

yup good. Ps drudged

 

[ohgodno]

If RP is dead even with Obummer and the Romulan with all of the media bias, we must be doing a heck of a job, and RP must have one heck of a popular message! WTGOOOOOOO Ron!!!!

Yeah - the message gets out to motivated voters, which is amazingly exciting - it's the undecided voters we need. They get their info from the MSM - this is why we keep losing out on the last-minute voters.

As much as I hate to say it the MSM wins this way. SO pathetic.

 

[jersdream]

Yeah, but the "breaking news" link would have A LOT of viewers. It was done on purpose.

Prove it.

 

[MelissaWV]

... but don't mention Paul.

It does once you click the link. Ron is featured prominently and mentioned as being statistically tied in a one-on-one with Obama, which means he has the exact chance of winning that Romney does against Obama.

I already posted the omission in the "Breaking News" link to the Media Bias thread.

 

[F3d]

I don't know about TV, but look at CNN's site. It only says Romney. I doubt many would actually read the article.

 

[MelissaWV]

Washington (CNN) – Mitt Romney is all tied up with President Barack Obama in a likely general election matchup, with the president showing signs of weakness on the economy and Romney seen as out of touch with ordinary Americans, according to a new national survey.

And a CNN/ORC International Poll released Monday also indicates that Rep. Ron Paul of Texas is also even with Obama in another possible showdown this November. The survey also suggests the Republican advantage on voter enthusiasm is eroding, which could be crucial in a close contest.

See full results (pdf)

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According to the survey, if the November election were held today and Romney were the Republican presidential nominee, 48% say they'd vote for the former Massachusetts governor, with 47% supporting the president. Romney's one point margin is well within the poll's sampling error.

The poll also indicates Paul statistically tied with Obama, with the president at 48% and the longtime congressman at 46%. But according to the poll, the president is doing better against two other Republican presidential candidates. If Rick Santorum were the GOP nominee, Obama would hold a 51%-45% advantage over the former senator from Pennsylvania. And if Newt Gingrich faced off against the president, Obama would lead the former House speaker 52%-43%.

Enthusiasm in voting in the presidential election this November now stands at 54% among registered Republicans, down ten points from last October. Meanwhile, enthusiasm among registered Democrats has risen six points, and now stands at 49%.

"In a race that tight, turnout is likely to determine the outcome, and the Democrats have begun to close the 'enthusiasm gap' that damaged their prospects so badly in the 2010 midterms," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.

While the Obama re-election campaign and the Democratic National Committee have all of the GOP White House hopefuls in their sights, they are directing most of their firepower towards Romney, and the poll indicates why that is the case.

According to the survey, both men are seen as strong leaders, and both are viewed as having the personal qualities that a president should have. Forty-eight percent of Americans say that Obama agrees with them on the issues they care about - not great, but better than the 43% who feel that way about Romney.

"But on the economy - issue number one to most Americans - Romney has a clear advantage. 53% say the former Massachusetts governor can get the economy moving; only 40% say that about President Barack Obama," says Holland. "But the numbers are reversed when voters are asked whether the candidates are in touch with ordinary Americans. Fifty-three percent say that Obama is in touch; only four in ten feel that way about Romney."

Obama and Romney are virtually tied on whether they are seen as strong and decisive leaders. The survey indicates that by a 61%-34% margin, Americans say Romney changes his position on the issues for political reasons. By a 56%-42% margin, the public feels the same way about the president.

The poll was conducted for CNN by ORC International from January 11-12, with 1,021 adult Americans, including 928 registered voters, conducted by telephone on January 11-12, 2012. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.

Just under it, btw, is a small article citing Ron picking up Davis' endorsement.

 

[ohgodno]

I don't know about TV, but look at CNN's site. It only says Romney. I doubt many would actually read the article.

People skim headlines - most don't read.

We're a soundbite culture sadly.

 

[Tyler_Durden]

Prove it.

The "Breaking News" headline is what is tweeted and emailed to registrants. Very deceptive.

 

[jersdream]

The "Breaking News" headline is what is tweeted and emailed to registrants. Very deceptive.

Really? That is pretty cold of them then. Not that hard to add a comma and then 'Paul'. Obama tied with Romney, Paul. Pretty easy IMO.

 

[wide awake]

They did talk about Ron Paul's numbers just a few minutes ago during Wolf Blitzer's show. They talked about how his economic message tied to liberty is a message that resonating with a lot of people. They also showed Gingrich being double-digits behind Obama and that hurts Newt's electability argument. They also showed Santorum's numbers with him 6 pts behind in a hypothetical matchup.

 

[2ndfor1st]

... but don't mention Paul.

Yeah, but check this out -
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.co...-tied-with-romney-paul-in-november-showdowns/

Within that article it links to the full report:
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2012/images/01/16/rel1bb.pdf

After analyzing this, it's become clear to me that the people they surveyed in this poll are definitely NOT Ron Paul supporters. This is good news to me because had they surveyed Ron Paul supporters, the numbers would be way over Obama's. If there were Paul supporters in the bunch, it could not have been more than 4% of them. I think it was closer to less than 1%.

How do I know they didn't survey any Paul supporters? Simple, look at the showdown between Gingrich and Obama....between the two of them, only 4% chose they would vote "neither".