Gallup Poll Find Split on Education Issues in Presidential Election
When potential voters' decisions were based solely on a "desire to strengthen public schools," a new Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup poll gives President Obama a November victory over presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney, by a margin of 49 to 44 percent.
Given the poll’s margin of error of +/- 4 percentage points, the race would be almost too close to call, said William Bushaw, executive director of PDK International and the co-director of the poll, which is being published today.
Broken down by party affiliation, Obama had 88 percent of the vote among Democrats while Romney had the same percentage among Republicans. But 46 percent of Independent voters chose Romney, compared with 41 percent that opted for Obama.
The same Gallup poll predicted dead heats in both the 2000 and 2004 elections, and accurately foretol
Given the poll’s margin of error of +/- 4 percentage points, the race would be almost too close to call, said William Bushaw, executive director of PDK International and the co-director of the poll, which is being published today.
Broken down by party affiliation, Obama had 88 percent of the vote among Democrats while Romney had the same percentage among Republicans. But 46 percent of Independent voters chose Romney, compared with 41 percent that opted for Obama.
The same Gallup poll predicted dead heats in both the 2000 and 2004 elections, and accurately foretol