In which we note the latest Gallup poll:
According to the latest Gallup survey, Mitt Romney is polling 52% of likely voters. At this point in the race he is ahead of:
- Where Jimmy Carter was in 1976 (47%)
- Where Ronald Reagan was in 1980 (39% — Carter was six points up)
- Where George H.W. Bush was in 1988 (50%)
- Where Bill Clinton was in 1992 (40%)
- Where George W. Bush was in 2000 (48%)
- Where Barack Obama was in 2008 (49%)
Cue Nate Silver complaining: “But… but… the 538 state poll model estimates that Obama has a 172.3% chance of winning!”