Could Romney unseat Obama?

Gallup: Majority now blame Obama for state of U.S. economy

For the first time in his term, a majority of Americans say that President Obamabears responsibility for the state of the U.S. economy, a new Gallup poll finds.

More Americans say former President George W. Bush is to blame, but that number is slowly dropping as Obama’s is ticking upward.

The survey, conducted Sept. 15-18, found that 36% blame Bush “a great deal” and 33% blame him “a moderate amount.” By comparison, 24% now blame Obama “a great deal” while 29% blame him “a moderate amount.” That’s a shift from an 18%/32% split in an April survey.

Romney dominates NH poll, well ahead of Perry

Mitt Romney may be tightening his grip on New Hampshire voters, despite tremendous buzz surrounding Texas Gov. Rick Perry in the nation’s first presidential primary state and elsewhere.

The former Massachusetts governor now leads his nearest rival, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, by 27 points among likely New Hampshire voters, according to a Suffolk University-7News poll released Wednesday night. Perry finished far back, earning 8 percent compared with Romney’s 41 percent. Paul took 14 percent and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman received 10 percent to round out the top four finishers.