Mitt Romney ran virtually unopposed in Pennsylvania, and saw President Obama’s lead grow to eight points. Demonstrating again that the more voters see of Romney, the less they like him.
After Rick Santorum dropped out of the race, Romney halted his ad spending in Pennsylvania. What happened when Mitt didn’t have his usual negative ad barrage? According to new Quinnipiac poll, Romney actually lost five points running virtually unopposed in the PA primary, and now trails Obama 47%-39%. Since March, Obama has gained two points while Romney lost three. Despite all of the ad spending, Romney still has a negative approval rating in the state, with only 35% approving and 39% disapproving. Obama’s approval rating in the state is a solid 51%/43%.
A majority of Pennsylvanians (51%) disapprove of the Republican Party, but by a margin of 45%-41% those surveyed approve of the Democratic Party. Fifty percent of those surveyed both approve of Obama and think that he deserves to be reelected.
President Obama leads Romney by nine points with Independents (45%-36%), and by seventeen points with women (52%-35%). Among white voters, Romney narrowly leads by four (45%-41%), and by three among men (44%-41%). Romney has seen his eight point lead on the question of who would better handle the economy (48%-42%), turn into a one point Obama advantage (44%-43%).
The problem for Mitt Romney is that he actually lost general election support when Pennsylvania took a look at him. Mitt Romney is shaping up to not only be a bad candidate, but also one who actually his chances the more he campaigns.