Romney opens up four-point lead in wake of bad jobs report

In the first Rasmussen tracking poll since the unexpectedly bad news about unemployment came out yesterday, Mitt Romney has opened up a four-point lead over President Obama, 48%-44%.

Four percent support another candidate, and five percent are undecided.

Consumer confidence fell by five points literally overnight. The talking heads on PBS last night were clearly scared. It's hard to write off the impact of the state of the economy six months out from the election. The consensus seemed to be the obvious: that if things don't turn around fast, President Obama may have to go home next January to face all those angry Poles in Chicago.