Latest Presidential Polls In Swing States Show Obama Lead [RealClearPolitics & Politico]
RealClearPolitics revealed poll findings on Monday, Nov. 5 supporting claims that Obama is leading in some of the key swing-states.
In an Ohio poll, results revealed that Obama is winning by 50 percent for the state's Electoral College votes and Romney is at 49 percent. In Virginia, the president leads 48 to 47 based on a NBC/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll (although a Rasmussen Reports poll revealed that Romney is leading in that state). Obama also leads 51 to 48 in New Hampshire, 52-41 in Minnesota and 57-37 in Massachusetts, where Obama went up 20 points.
In comparison, Romney is leading in Florida (52-47), Virginia based on Rasmussen Report findings (50-48) and Missouri (50-43).
On Sunday, most of the General Election: Romney vs. Obama polls listed by RealClearPolitics revealed either a tie or a 1-3 point margin between the presidential candidates in overall support from voters. The candidates were tied in a CNN/Opinions Research poll, and in a Politico/GWU/Battleground poll. Obama was ahead, 50 to 47, according to Pew Research, and then by one point according to both a NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, and a ABC News/Washington Post poll.
To back-up the results reported by RealClearPolitics, Politico noted in their analysis of the 2012 swing-states that Obama is likely to secure all the Electoral votes from the following states: Colorado, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin. If their predictions are correct, he will receive a total of 66 swing-state votes from the nine states considered to be the "most competitive." Their findings also noted that Romney is likely to win all the Electoral votes that Florida and New Hampshire have to offer, which would give him a total of 44 swing-state votes, compared to Obama's 66.
Politico's polling data is provided by RealClearPolitics and was last updated on Monday at 9:04 a.m. EDT. Election Day 2012 is Nov. 6
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