Politico reports on its new poll :
Only 73 percent who support Obama say they are “extremely likely” to vote, compared to 86 percent who back Romney. Likewise, 84 percent of Republicans say they are extremely likely to vote, compared to 76 percent of Democrats.
Among those extremely likely to vote, Romney actually leads Obama 52 percent to 46 percent. That’s up from two points last week. Obama led 50 percent to 47 percent among this group three weeks ago.
Just a reminder, those who don't vote don't count. It appears that Romney really is leading in the race for the White House. Here's a disturbing break down for the Obama campaign.
The percentages among key Democratic constituencies who say they are extremely likely to vote should cause concern in Chicago: While 82 percent of whites (who break for Romney by a 15-point margin) say they’re “extremely likely” to vote, only 71 percent of African-Americans and 70 percent of Latinos do. And just 68 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds, another key Obama constituency, put themselves in the “extremely likely” to vote category.
As we said yesterday , even in Obama strongholds the
visible support seems to be vanishing.
