And he has hit the 50% threshold.
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows Mitt Romney earning 50% of the vote and President Obama attracting 43% support. Four percent (4%) would vote for a third party candidate, while another three percent (3%) are undecided.
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This is the first time Romney has reached the 50% level of support and is his largest lead ever over the president. It comes a week after a disappointing jobs report that raised new questions about the state of the economy. See tracking history.
Thirty-seven percent (37%) give the president good or excellent marks for his handling of the economy. Forty-eight percent (48%) say he’s doing a poor job.
We’ll see some fluctuations, and more distractions of the week — gay marriage was obviously this week’s distraction — but now Rasmussen and Gallup agree that Romney is starting to edge the president. The economy plus the president’s lawless behavior are finally catching up with him.
My God, who are the 37% who believe that Obama is doing a good or excellent job handling the economy? Does he have that many people under his spell?
Primarily welfare/foodstamp recipients, illegal aliens, the SEIU and members of the MSM. Actually, I’m surprised it’s only 37%.