Rural voters polled last week said they preferred Romney to President Barack Obama by a 22-point margin, 59 percent to 37 percent. …
The poll questioned 600 likely voters living in rural counties in nine swing states — Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin.
The poll documents a continuing — in fact, accelerating — collapse of support for President Obama among rural voters. [cont.]
Bill Bishop, Daily Yonder, Center for Rural Strategies