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A Rasmussen survey of likely voters taken June 29-30 shows that Democrats have work left to do to convince the electorate that Mitt Romney specifically and Republicans generally are “extremist.” In fact, 47 percent of respondents said they consider President Obama’s views “extreme,” while 31 percent used the same word for Romney’s views.
A bare majority, 51 percent, called Romney’s views “mainstream,” while 18 percent said they had no opinion on the matter.
Rasmussen’s July 7 tracking poll shows Romney and Obama tied at 45 percent.
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Lullabys Legends and Lies| 7.7.12 @ 5:43PM
I think 90% of Americans agree with this, Mitt Romney's an extremely boring Candidate!! But 31% think he's extreme? Are they confusing Romney with Obama? I know the two names are very similar in spelling, so maybe they're confusing the two of them in this poll, but come on now, other than the O's and the M's, their names are not "that" close!! And Obama's only seen by 47% as extreme? A guy who grew up surrounded by Commies, from his Mommy and Daddy, to his closest Mentor, to his close friends who are "known" American Terrorists, the guy's surrounded by Extremists!! Which leads one to believe, that he must be an Extremist too!! So the two Extremists running for President are tied at 45% now, that's not good news for the Chicago Extremist, because the remaining 10% are "not" going to go for him, he'll be lucky to pick up 4% of them, meaning the Boston Extremist wins!! But I'll take the Boston Extremist over the Chicago Extremist any day of the week though, the only thing we'll have to fear from him is, he might actually bore us to death!!
Bob Grant| 7.7.12 @ 6:31PM
Lullaby,
The only thing extreme as it relates to the public and it's opinion is how extremely ignorant large percentages of them are.
Case in point: Pew's latest poll last week showed over FORTY PERCENT of them were either ignorant of the fact that the Supreme Court upheld obamacare or misinformed about the decision.
That is mind boggling to anyone who follows the news.
How is that possible when you literally have the World's news at your fingertips via a cell phone? The extent to which the general public keeps themselves uninformed is negligent, reckless, and unacceptable considering the crossroads our country now faces.
I am convinced team obama and the dems are very cognizant of the ignorance of the voting populace...much, much more so than republicans...and use it to their advantage when shaping opinion. Of course, it doesn't hurt to have a complicit news and entertainment industry to carry forth their message, much of it based on lies.
Just think about all of the gratuitous lies obama speaks when on the campaign trail, giving press conferences, or addressing the nation. It's both breath taking in it's scope and frightening. Obama knows zero fact checking will take place at News speak Inc.
This is the way IT MUST have been during those cold war days in the Soviet Union.
So no, I'm not surprised over 30 percent believe he's extreme because obama and News Speak Inc. say he is.
Bob Grant| 7.7.12 @ 6:57PM
Correction: Replace News Speak with Newspeak. My apologies. It's been awhile since I've been exposed to 1984.
Mike G| 7.7.12 @ 9:58PM
"The only thing extreme as it relates to the public and it's opinion is how extremely ignorant large percentages of them are."
Think about how ignorant the average person is. Now realize that half the population is more ignorant than that.
We are in deep doo-doo!
RJ| 7.8.12 @ 2:31AM
Hi Bob,
Your comment touches on what I think Andrew Breitbart's major point was: to change society, you need to work on the pop culture because that is where most people are. Much of today's "news media" is propaganda and entertainment, so its easy for most of society, focused on daily life, to be uninformed or misinformed. Most everyone seeks some entertainment to get away from life's troubles or boredom. Hence, it has a major role in shaping public attitudes. Conservatives ignore this aspect of modern life at their peril. When you contrast what was popular entertainment in the 1950s/60s (e.g. Sky King, Father Knows Best, Superman, etc) with today, it shows a very different set of values and behavior. Our problems in government arise from a society that in many ways has changed for the worse over the last few decades.
Oldefarte| 7.7.12 @ 8:57PM
Yeah, Romney and Republicans are extremists, and also......%%%%THE COW JUMPED OVER THE MOON WHILE THE DISH RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON%%%%
Oldefarte| 7.7.12 @ 8:59PM
Excrement, the same fools that proclaim that are the same ones that label Mike Huckabee likewise because he avoids liquor and is addited to ice cream and chichen fried steak!!!!!!
Tom Kyba| 7.9.12 @ 1:37PM
No Lullaby, they are not confused. They simply need to convince their fellow travellers that Romney is scary, so they figure out what people dislike about Obama, and immediately project those faults onto Romney. Liberalism-philosophy for children.