Gallup Poll: GOP Contenders Neck-and-Neck with Obama
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By Steven Shepard
Aug. 22, 2011
The top four Republican presidential candidates are running neck-and-neck with President Obama in national general election matchups, according to a new Gallup poll released Monday.
The poll, conducted last week as Obama’s approval rating cratered around 40 percent, shows Obama leading Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., 48 to 44 percent, and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Tex., 47 to 45 percent.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry ties the president at 47 percent each, and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leads Obama, 48 to 46 percent. …
Read the full story at the National Journal
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
One Year Ago — August 23, 2010
‘Eyeballs’ — Tom Horner TV Ad
One year ago today, I reported that the Tom Horner for Governor of Minnesota campaign released a TV ad for the general election campaign, titled “Eyeballs.”
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Two Years Ago — August 23, 2009
Afghan War: Obama’s Hard Choices
Two years ago today, on August 23, 2009, I reported that as public support for the Afghanistan war eroded, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Adm. Mike Mullen said the security situation in Afghanistan was serious and deteriorating.
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Three Years Ago — August 23, 2008
Campaign Against Michele Bachmann: Day 40
Three years ago today, on August 23, 2008 — the 40th day of my 2008 campaign against incumbent U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann for the Republican nomination in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District — I continued my 50-mile walking tour across the Sixth District from Waite Park to Rockville, Cold Spring, Richmond, and Roscoe, stopping by the Rockville Rock-Fest festival and parade.
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