Obama solidifies lead over Romney, ahead by five points: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Obama solidifies lead over Romney, ahead by five points: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Andy Sullivan
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama maintains a lead of 5 percentage points over Republican Mitt Romney as he solidifies his advantage in the U.S. presidential race, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday.
Obama leads Romney among likely voters by a margin of 48 percent to 43 percent, the daily online tracking poll showed. Obama has led the poll since September 7, shortly after the Democratic convention.
"First it was a bump and then it was a post-convention bump and then it was the remainder of the bump, and now it's just a lead," Ipsos pollster Julia Clark said.
Obama led Romney by double-digit margins on a range of personal attributes, from likability to whether he will protect American jobs to whether he appears presidential. Romney only led on the question of whether he was a "man of faith," by 43 percent to 34 percent.
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Doesn't look good for Mitt. Shit that hit the fan today:
WI: GOP Senate candidate (Thompson) cites Romney for bad poll numbers
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021384918
Kasich Doesnt Agree With Romneys 47 Percent Comments
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021383749
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021382725