IA-PPP: Rumors of Obama's decline there false

[Miles]

Full link.

"PPP's first general election poll of Iowa since last October really exemplifies how the Republican nomination process enhanced Barack Obama's chances at reelection. Last fall Obama led Romney only 46-42 there but now his lead is up to 10 points at 51-41, matching his 2008 margin of victory in the state."

[Miles]

Iowa is an enigma. It's full of corn and farmers, yet it has a distinctive democratic lean and doesn't seem to be trending to the right. What makes Iowa more liberal than other farming states?

This year? Romney.

Yeah:

"Romney meanwhile remains incredibly unpopular in Iowa with only 34% of voters rating him favorably to 56% with an unfavorable opinion. He used to have a decent amount of crossover appeal to Democrats with a 17/72 spread, but that's now worsened to 9/86. And with independents he's at an atrocious 28/59."

[Miles]

Though I must admit, krazen's post on the rising GOP registration in IA does have me very worried about Obama's prospects here