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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: tejek who wrote (120192)	9/7/2012 9:07:04 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Obama gets bump, election still a grind President Obama’s job approval ratings climbed up to 52 percent during the first two days of the Democratic Convention, his highest mark since just after the killing of Osama bin Laden, the Gallup Poll reported. Gallup is doing daily tracking of the 2012 presidential race, with each day’s figures representing a seven day rolling average. The poll taker indicated a “bounce” for the President on the first two nights of the convention. President Obama on a Puget Sound visit Obama had fallen a bit, down to 45 percent, as TV networks telecast nonstop attacks on him during the Republican Convention in Tampa. He climbed back on nights when Michelle Obama and ex-President Bill Clinton sang his praises. The so-called post-convention “bounce” has turned more into a faint blip in the divided climate of America over the past eight years. Mitt Romney received no bounce at all, as Gallup’s presidential preference during and after the Republican convention stayed steady — for nine days — at 47 percent for Obama, 46 percent for Romney. The poll figure Friday put the President’s lead at 48-45 percent. It reflects findings through the second night of the Democrats’ convention, but not the final night when Vice President Joe Biden and President Obama delivered their acceptance speeches. David Plouffe, deputy White House chief of staff and 2008 Obama manager, told reporters on Air Force One: “We come out of the convention with momentum. That doesn’t mean the race is going to change significantly.” A Reuters/Ipsos online poll, released late Friday, revealed a “convention-induced bounce” for Obama, but not much. The President moved from a tie into a 46-44 percent lead over Romney. blog.seattlepi.com