Marriage gap fuels Obama's lead over Romney: poll

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

http://news.yahoo.com/marriage-gap-fuels-obamas-lead-over-romney-poll-100253696.html

Reuters – 7 hrs ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's slim lead over Republican rival Mitt Romney in the White House race is fueled by a broad marriage gap, with Obama enjoying a big advantage among single voters - particularly women, a Quinnipiac University poll found on Wednesday.

Obama leads among single voters by 54 percent to 34 percent, while married voters back Romney 51 percent to 38 percent, the poll found.

Obama has a huge advantage with single women, 60 percent to 31 percent, while Romney leads among married women 49 percent to 42 percent. Romney leads by 19 percentage points among married men, and Obama leads by 9 points among single men.

The poll showed Obama with an overall 3-point national edge on Romney, 46 percent to 43 percent, four months before the November 6 election.

"Although much has been made about the gender gap and how President Barack Obama's lead among women fuels his campaign, the marriage gap is actually larger and more telling," said Quinnipiac pollster Peter Brown.

"The marriage gap may be related to the different priorities and economic situations of married and single people," he said.

"Married people are more likely to be older, more financially secure and more socially conservative than unmarried voters," he said. "Married voters are more likely to focus on the economy and healthcare, while single voters are more focused on issues such as gay rights and reproductive issues."

Most national polls have shown a tight presidential race. A Reuters/Ipsos poll on Tuesday found Obama with a 6-point edge on Romney.

The Quinnipiac poll found voters were almost evenly split on which candidate would do a better job on the economy. But 55 percent disapproved of the way Obama was handling the economy, 52 percent gave him a negative mark on healthcare and 52 percent gave him a negative grade on illegal immigration.

By a narrow margin of 47 percent to 44 percent, voters approved of Obama's performance on foreign policy.

Edited July 11, 2012 by Bad_Daddy

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Not surprising.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

"Although much has been made about the gender gap and how President Barack Obama's lead among women fuels his campaign, the marriage gap is actually larger and more telling," said Quinnipiac pollster Peter Brown.

"The marriage gap may be related to the different priorities and economic situations of married and single people," he said.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Not surprising.

Why?

[Captain Oates 911]

Single people have more time to sit down and think logically - that is why they vote Democrat

Married people spend their time trying to avoid being scolded by their spouses - and like every victim of abuse, when they get the chance to get their own back on this cruel life, they vote for a hate party

They are Republicans

[Ban Hammer 13,724]

Single people have more time to sit down and think logically - that is why they vote Democrat

Married people spend their time trying to avoid being scolded by their spouses - and like every victim of abuse, when they get the chance to get their own back on this cruel life, they vote for a hate party

They are Republicans

i never knew abe was scolded by his wife.

[Captain Oates 911]

abe lincoln ?

he went out and freed the slaves just to get the southerners angry

That's when the southerners were democrats

Abe was a confused republican and what they call "Off message" nowadays

The southerners were so angry they decided to become republicans and wreck it from the inside

When the northerners saw that happening, they became democrats coz they didn't want to be in the same party as the Southerners

Glenn told me

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Why?

I cannot be honest enough on these boards (even with facts) without it directly violating the TOS.

[rocks 494]

I cannot be honest enough on these boards (even with facts) without it directly violating the TOS.

I'm curious...

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

I cannot be honest enough on these boards (even with facts) without it directly violating the TOS.

Surely you must have a few words that might hint at what your intent was. And how could facts ("facts"?) be in violation of the TOS?

[Penny Lane 8,159]

I'm pretty sure his definition of "facts" doesn't match ours.

[Captain Oates 911]

Surely you must have a few words that might hint at what your intent was. And how could facts ("facts"?) be in violation of the TOS?

The word "#######" has been banned from congress in a debate about women's health

There are many venues where plain facts are in contravention of the rules

Like you, I am still curious. I can be extremely obscene and/or miss hodgy-nistick by conjuring up mind-pictures that do not include any bad words - but not every non-english person has acquired that skill and we must be patient

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Surely you must have a few words that might hint at what your intent was. And how could facts ("facts"?) be in violation of the TOS?

Read into this as you wish then. I'm being general for the purpose of remaining fair.

Young single indviduals do not necessarily think with their brain, but rather use raw emotion to determine their political leanings. They do not care about the economy as they ultimately have no knowledge of such a thing. All they see is some guy who is homeless or a friend who can't find a job and feel there needs to be more government intervention in this. They easily eat into the idea that someone is trying to tell them what they can and cannot do (even when it's not the case) and want more government to take care of those problems they see as such.

As one gets older, wiser, and starts raising a family, or someone just starts taking a bigger part in the workforce/earning their own way, they usually begin to understand the economy and how what government does directly impacts their lives. Social issues often will take a backseat because they realize that social issues matter not if there's no country for them to be a part of.

I could be more specific in certain areas, but there again. I'm not going to cross any lines.

As they say: To be young and conservative is to have no heart. To be older and liberal is to have no brain.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

As they say: To be young and conservative is to have no heart. To be older and liberal is to have no brain.

/thread!

[rocks 494]

Read into this as you wish then. I'm being general for the purpose of remaining fair.

Young single indviduals do not necessarily think with their brain, but rather use raw emotion to determine their political leanings. They do not care about the economy as they ultimately have no knowledge of such a thing. All they see is some guy who is homeless or a friend who can't find a job and feel there needs to be more government intervention in this. They easily eat into the idea that someone is trying to tell them what they can and cannot do (even when it's not the case) and want more government to take care of those problems they see as such.

As one gets older, wiser, and starts raising a family, or someone just starts taking a bigger part in the workforce/earning their own way, they usually begin to understand the economy and how what government does directly impacts their lives. Social issues often will take a backseat because they realize that social issues matter not if there's no country for them to be a part of.

I could be more specific in certain areas, but there again. I'm not going to cross any lines.

As they say: To be young and conservative is to have no heart. To be older and liberal is to have no brain.

Interesting generalization.

So you are saying that as you get older (and richer) you become more republican because you don't want to have to pay taxes?