A recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll showed President Obama narrowly leading his Republican challenger among voters, 47% to 44%. Romney reduced Obama’s lead by one point from last month’s poll.
The poll also asked respondents to do a little word association on the candidates by sharing the first thing that came to mind when thinking about each candidate.
Fifty-two percent of the answers for Obama had a negative connotation, while 43% of the answers on Romney were negative.
(Resulting word clouds below courtesy Daily Rundown, which discussed the results Wednesday, and the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.)
It’s interesting to note the different types of words associated with each candidate. Positive words associated with Obama included immigration, health, and military, while Romney's include businessman and experience.
Negative words associated with Obama included economy and high unemployment, while big business and women's issues fell onto Romney's negative word cloud.
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I looked at these lists; a couple of Obama's negatives I had to admit to. But MOST of Romney's POSITIVES were/are a JOKE! (I know, these are impressions...which means we are surrounded by a lot of STUPID people.)
Why won't MSNBC, or probably most other networks make a point about the word 'Honest' from Obama's positive Word Cloud?
This is a fundmental difference between the candidates that clearly the public has recognized, yet is seems the media persons are afraid making points and distinguishing differences based on that word, would put thier careers at risk.
I come to MSNBC because I know you report the truth which can be easily researched and proven.... in contrast Fox News conforts knowing thier base just takes them at their word and even defends them with no back-up. Their folks are afraid if they do the research, they will find that Fox News will turn out to be just another mythical god.