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Bad news for Romney at the polls...

Unless he's placing all his stock in the uber-conservatively biased Rasmussen Polls, Mitt Romney has to be rather disappointed with his "post-convention bounce". In fact, in a very recent Gallup Poll (which has also been kind to the Republican nominee), it was showcased that this may be the worst post-convention bounce since Gallup started tracking it in 1984. Of all respondents, 40% said they were more likely to vote for Romney following the Republican National Convention, while 38% said they were less likely - a net impact of just +2%. The previous low was following the 2004 GOP convention, where 41% responded they were more likely to vote for George W. Bush, while 38% said they were less likely to vote for him - a net impact of +3%. The average post-convention net impact for the Republican Party has been 10.8% over the past five conventions (including this year's) - 8.8% greater than the result this year. Outside of the before-mentioned Rasmussen, no post-convent...