The American public may be divided on "Obamacare,"
but when faced with choosing a candidate to care for them if illness struck,
President Obama is their man. By a 13 point margin - 49-36 percent - registered
voters polled by ABC News chose the president over Mitt Romney to nurse them
back to health.
When asked who they thought "would make a more loyal
friend," the results were about the same. By a 50-36 percent count,
respondents said Obama was more likely to stick with them through trying times.
As for suppertime, still more ugly numbers for Romney.
Fifty-two percent of registered voters polled by ABC News said they'd rather
have Obama visit their homes for dinner. Just 33 percent said they'd prefer
Romney at the table.
But it's not a total wipeout for the Republican. On what ABC
News poll chief Gary Langer calls the most instructive question - which
candidate they'd rather have "as the captain of a ship in a storm" -
Romney loses to Obama, but by just three points, 46-43 percent.
"Obama's advantages, in turn, include a persistent lead
over Romney in empathy; registered voters by 50-40 percent think Obama better
understands the economic problems people are having, and continue to rate him
as more personally likeable, by a broad and steady 61-27 percent," Langer
reports. "When the two views are tested against each other, empathy
independently predicts vote preferences to a far greater degree than does
likability."
These latest numbers will only build confidence among Obama
and his supporters, as the Democrats appear to be enjoying a significant post-convention
bump in the polls. The most recent figures have the president with a growing
lead nationally, 50-44 percent, according to an ABC News/Washington Post
survey. Romney had been up a single point, 47-46 percent, in a poll taken just
two weeks ago.
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