Romney poll surge scares Democrats

May 21, 2012 -- 7:50 AM
By Paul Bedard

Washington Examiner:

Betty Merrow of Eaton Rapids, Michigan cheers outside the venue as Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign stop at Lansing Community College May 8, 2012 in Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

It’s not getting a lot of attention, but the end of the embattled GOP primary fight has led to a broad poll bounce for Mitt Romney that is starting to scare Obama advisors. To name a few:

-- CBS News/New York Times has Romney over President Obama by a margin of 46 percent to 43 percent. In their new poll Romney also now leads among women by 2 percent and has seized independents 43 percent to 36 percent.

-- Gallup has Romney’s favorability rating jumping from 39 percent in February to 50 percent. Among independents he’s seen an 11 percent rise to 48 percent favorable.

-- Rasmussen shows him winning North Carolina, home to the Democratic National Convention, 51 percent to 43 percent.

It has one Democratic advisor telling Secrets, “I’m worried. I keep asking myself what is it that he is saying that would have voters go for him again. They need to find that message.”