The state polls are looking better for Romney as well. 3 states have shifted from Toss up to Romney Leaning.
Gallup continues to have nonsensical polling numbers... so Im ignoring it.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_pollSunday, October 21, 2012
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows Mitt Romney attracting support from 49% of voters nationwide, while President Obama earns the vote from 47%. One percent (1%) prefers some other candidate, and two percent (2%) are undecided. See daily tracking history.
These numbers are unchanged from the morning of the second presidential debate. They suggest that the president’s stronger performance in that debate stopped his slide in the polls but did not regain lost ground. The first debate had a bigger impact, changing the race from a two-point Obama advantage to a two-point Romney edge. Still, the race remains too close to call with just over two weeks to go.
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three states have shifted from Toss-Up to Leans Romney in the Rasmussen Reports Electoral College projections—Florida, North Carolina and Missouri. The race remains a Toss-Up in Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin.Matchup results are updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update).
The final presidential debate of this season is scheduled for Monday night and will focus on foreign policy. Obama has consistently earned higher ratings on foreign policy than on the economy. Currently, 46% say he’s doing a good or an excellent job on foreign policy while 39% rate his performance in this area as poor.
As for the situation in Libya, 35% think the administration is doing a good job. That’s down nine points from a month ago.
Americans remain concerned about the financial crisis in Europe but still tend to believe U.S. economic struggles result primarily from our own policy mistakes. Forty-six percent (46%) believe the United States can recover even if the European economy remains troubled. Thirty percent (30%) disagree.
The debates and the Electoral College are the topics on this week’s edition of What America Thinks . Scott Rasmussen’s new weekly television show is seen on more than 60 stations nationwide. You can find it on WLNY in New York at 10:30 Sunday morning and on WBIN in Boston at noon. Find a station near you. This week’s show also looks at partisan economics, the fact that Republicans and Democrats see an entirely different economy as the election approaches.
Scott Rasmussen’s weekly newspaper column notes that while momentum in the presidential race has shifted in Romney’s direction, the Senate is leaning the Democrats' way. If you’d like Scott to speak to your organization, meeting or conference, please contact Premiere Speakers.
The Rasmussen Reports Senate Balance of Power rankings project that Democrats will end up with 48 Senate seats, the Republicans 47, with five remaining Toss-Ups—Massachusetts, Montana, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin. New polling in the Florida Senate race shows incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson with a five-point advantage. Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell remains comfortably ahead in her reelection bid in Washington.
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