Romney, muy fuerte entre los votantes suburbanos

Hofstra University:

A majority of independent voters in the suburbs disapprove of President Obama’s job performance and favor Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney by a large margin in a head-to-head race with the Democratic incumbent, according to a new National Suburban Poll.

The fifth poll for the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University® found that 58 percent of suburban independents – the critical swing vote that helped Obama win the White House – are unhappy with his job performance, compared to 44 percent in 2010. Sentiment among suburban Democrats and Republicans remains largely unchanged from a year ago.

Suburban voters overall – and especially suburban independents – would back former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney over Obama in a head-to-head race, the poll found. Among all suburban voters, Romney beats Obama 48 percent to 40 percent in a head-to-head race. Among suburban independent voters, the margin for Romney is even larger, 54 percent to 29 percent.

“When we asked independents questions about policy, they often fell midway between the Democrats and Republicans,” said Dr. Christopher Niedt, Academic Director of the NCSS. “But they seem to have little faith in Obama, Congress, and the federal government to steer the country in the right direction, and may be poised to reject both the President and their representatives in 2012.”