Poll: Obama leads Romney in Fla., Ohio - WSJ-NBC-Marist Poll

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/polls/265713-wsj-obama-leads-romney-in-florida-ohio

President Obama is leading GOP challenger Mitt Romney in Florida by two percentage points and has a six-point advantage in Ohio, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News/Marist poll.

The poll gives Obama a 49-to-47-percent edge among likely voters in Florida, a battleground prize for the two candidates.

Romney still leads in a RealClearPolitics (RCP) average of Florida polls, 49 to 48 percent. Winning Florida is essential for Romney’s chances, as he doesn’t have a realistic path in the Electoral College without the Sunshine State.

Obama, Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, will all be making stops in Florida in the final days of the campaign.

In Ohio, the Wall Street Journal poll found Obama had a 51-to-45-percent lead, the same as its October survey.

Obama’s lead in the RCP polling average is narrower in Ohio at 3 points, 49 to 46 percent, but Obama has led in nearly every Ohio poll in the past week.