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Scott Rasmussen of Rasmussen Reports breaks down the latest data on economic sentiment and the trends of swing states heading toward 2012 election.
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On Whitman says most Americans all confident in the economic recovery really listen unless -- -- small business owners consumers.
And the financial markets or more optimistic today than they had been six straight months have indices are -- people wanna continue to talked on the economy are Mitt Romney in the Republican -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- You're listening to that dude what are what are the polls say about americans' opinion on the economy.
Well I guess it all depends on your sense of timing -- our equipment is corrected -- saying people are less pessimistic than they were six or eight months ago.
But the trend is heading in the other direction right now consumer confidence in April lower than it was in February and march.
Concerns about jobs are greater than they were 29%.
Of workers people who have jobs right now -- worried about losing them.
That's the highest level in six months and the -- employment index is down for the last couple months which usually signals bad jobs reports coming.
In the near future on us addressing -- we got a bad jobs report today and the big one comes on Friday sure that you you've said that -- a political professional and you've said.
That Mitt Romney must win the Virginia North Carolina Ohio and Florida you said that he's got to win all right more of them.
So you'll look at the polls -- how's he doing.
It.
Right now the president.
And Mitt Romney are effectively tied in all four of these states.
Obama is up by a little bit in Ohio Romney's got a one point edge and a couple states in the North Carolina he's got a two point -- put all together the president barely ahead.
When you combine the vote totals for all four states.
These numbers.
Showing a tossup are reflecting the national numbers right now when Mitt Romney cannot win these four states Barack Obama has a second term.
The biggest factored in determining that will be how people perceive the economy in October.
Not what they think of that in May.
And now all you got these four states are you saying that they've got sufficient -- if the Electoral College votes backs the important factor here in those -- big state correct them.
That's correct they have 75 Electoral College votes two -- them Florida and Ohio or traditional swing states Republicans typically have to win those.
And they're obviously important states for both parties.
North Carolina and Virginia are states that have been Republican reliably Republican in recent decades.
But Barack Obama won them.
Four years ago.
What we're seeing right now President Obama having a little more trouble in North Carolina may have a tough time hanging out of that democratic parties in disarray in the state.
Virginia may be his strongest of the four states again everybody knows how close Ohio and Florida can be.
The issue that Mitt Romney can gain the most benefit from in Florida.
Is the health care debate because seniors dislike the president's health care law more than anybody else.
They vote more than anybody else and obviously there -- big factor in the sunshine state real fast cost overall nationally still pretty much a dead heat.
That's right numbers today 47 for Obama 44 for -- if you go back in the last several weeks though.
Both men have revolved in a very narrow range of -- every day within three points -- 46%.
Obama every day within two points -- 45%.
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Scott practice -- -- very fact that he is a news this is as good got to tell you Scott thanks a lot we'll see you again soon thank you.
