President Barack Obama holds a narrow advantage over Republican Mitt Romney in Ohio, the hardest-fought state of the 2012 presidential election, according to a poll commissioned by CBS News and the New York Times. The president and Romney are statistically...
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President Barack Obama takes the stage at a campaign event where he and Vice President Joe Biden spoke, at Triangle Park in Dayton, Ohio, on Oct. 23, 2012.
Obama’s Ohio Advantage Holds, Florida, Virginia Virtual Ties w/ Romney
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, center, campaigns with Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Linda McMahon, right, in Waterbury, Conn., on Oct. 22, 2012.
McMahon on Mat? — Poll Countdown
Rep. Chris Murphy, the Democratic nominee for Connecticut’s open Senate seat, is pulling away from his Republican challenger, Linda McMahon, the former chief executive officer and founder of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., a Quinnipiac University poll shows. Murphy led McMahon,...
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Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama during a town hall style debate at Hofstra University.
Washington Daybook: Swing States
Both President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney will claim victories in debate today as they and their surrogates attend rallies in the swing states of Iowa, Ohio and Virginia. Expect the frenetic campaign pace to continue through the weekend...
Read more »Swing-State Polls: Contest Tightens
A series of new polls of competitive states shows the race between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney tightening since their debate last week — so much so that they conflict over who’s leading in Virginia. A CBS...
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Senator Barack Obama of Illinois and Senator John McCain of Arizona prior to a presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, in this Oct. 15, 2008 file photo.
Obama’s Advantage Over Romney Similar to Lead Over McCain in 2008
President Barack Obama’s advantage over Republican challenger Mitt Romney among female voters is similar to his pre-election margins four years ago, though Obama’s edge among all voters is smaller than at a similar point in 2008. Obama leads by 56...
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Workers listen as Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign event at Acme Industries in Elk Grove Village, Ill., on Aug. 7, 2012. Photograph by Eric Thayer/The New York Times via Redux
Obama’s Favorable Showing Balanced by Romney’s Hold on Men
There are challenges for both President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney in the morning run of polls. Obama has regained lost ground against Romney among independent voters, crucial in any national election, according to the findings of an...
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President Barack Obama prepares to board Air Force One to Ohio for campaign stops in Mansfield and Akron.
Ohio: One in 10 Open to Persuasion
In Ohio, where President Barack Obama is campaigning for reelection today and where a new poll shows him holding an advantage over Republican Mitt Romney, there is room to move between now and November. While 87 percent of the likely...
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Free health screenings in Los Angeles.
Voters Buy Tax-Talk in Health Care
A majority of voters consider President Barack Obama’s health-care law to be a tax increase, leaving the White House to defend an election-year vow not to raise levies on the middle class, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. By a margin...
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A Ford Motor Co. Mustang at the 2012 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.
Swing-State Economy Shown in Polls
As a dear old newsman once asked, “Ever wonder why?” In an election contest dominated by the state of the American economy — with unemployment hovering above 8 percent nationally, and voters nationwide voicing mixed approval for President Barack Obama’s...
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President Barack Obama arrives at Miami International Airport on June 26, 2012.
Obama’s Moment in the Swing States
A poll, the pollsters like to say, is a snapshot of a moment in time. President Barack Obama is having a good moment today — near the close of what started as a bad month, the unemployment rate ticking up...
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