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Romney attack ads damaging his approval rating, polls show

Last updated Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 1:26pm

Mitt Romney has bigger problems than finishing third in two Republican primaries in the Deep South this week. His aggressive campaign style may be winning him the GOP delegate race, but it is making voters think less of him.

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, picks up nine-week-old Laura Ensley from Augusta, Ga., as her mother, Mary Ensley watches at center, as he campaigns at the University of South Carolina Aiken, in Aiken, S.C., Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Romney lead in South Carolina erodes

Kirk Brown Anderson Independent-Mail

Last updated Friday, January 13, 2012 - 2:52pm

A poll released Friday on the South Carolina Republican presidential primary shows former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holding a declining lead over former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

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Poll: Obama would beat Ron Paul by just four points

James Oliphant, Kim Geiger Chicago Tribune

Last updated Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 3:34pm

WASHINGTON -- If you are looking for signs of President Barack Obama's vulnerability, there are plenty to be found in the latest CNN poll. But one number stands out: If that hypothetical election were held tomorrow, Obama would beat Ron Paul -- yeah, that Ron Paul -- by just four points.

While it may be a sign that some voters are adopting an anybody-but-Obama attitude, that same poll shows Obama handily stomping candidates such as Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin.

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Romney dominates NH poll, Huntsman makes gains

Steve Peoples The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 8:47am

EXETER, N.H. -- Mitt Romney may be tightening his grip on New Hampshire voters, despite tremendous buzz surrounding Texas Gov. Rick Perry in the nation's first presidential primary state and elsewhere.

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Most US Muslims feel targeted by terror policies

Hope Yen The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 7:13am

WASHINGTON — More than half of Muslim-Americans in a new poll say government anti-terrorism policies single them out for increased surveillance and monitoring, and many report increased cases of name-calling, threats and harassment by airport security, law enforcement officers and others.

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AP-Gfk poll: Obama approval hits 60 percent

The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 7:25am

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's approval rating has hit its highest point in two years — 60 percent — and more than half of Americans now say he deserves to be re-elected, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll taken after U.S. forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

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Obama's approval ratings fell across U.S. in 2010, poll finds

McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Michael A. Memoli

Last updated Wednesday, February 23, 2011 - 12:56pm

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama suffered an across-the-board decrease in popularity throughout the country in 2010 according to state-by-state data released by Gallup on Tuesday.

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