Reuters: Politics: Romney steals narrow lead from Obama as election nears

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Romney steals narrow lead from Obama as election nears Oct 24th 2012, 19:06 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News After final debate, Obama says election comes down to trust Tue, Oct 23 2012 Obama debate win unlikely to shift race: Reuters/Ipsos poll Tue, Oct 23 2012 Obama holds narrow edge two weeks ahead of election: Reuters/Ipsos poll Tue, Oct 23 2012 Obama, Romney now tied in presidential race: Reuters/Ipsos poll Mon, Oct 22 2012 Race tightens for Obama, Romney ahead of final debate Sat, Oct 20 2012 Analysis & Opinion The strange disappearance of Paul Ryan Foreign policy issues rank low among voter priorities Related Topics Politics » Barack Obama » Election 2012 » Related Video 2:17pm EDT Fighting to win the crucial state.  Slideshow  1 of 4. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada October 24, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Brian Snyder By Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON | Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:06pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican candidate Mitt Romney was 1 percentage point ahead of President Barack Obama in Wednesday's Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll in a presidential race that is effectively a dead heat less than two weeks before the November 6 election. In a reversal of Tuesday's results, Romney led Obama among likely voters by 47 percent to 46 percent, a statistically insignificant margin, in the four-day online tracking poll. Obama had a lead of 53-42 percent among the 17 percent of the surveyed registered voters who said they had already cast their vote. Like many other polls, the rolling Reuters/Ipsos poll has shown a tight race since shortly after the two candidates met for their first debate on October 3. The two met for their third and last debate on Monday and most surveyed voters said the face-off did not change their view of either candidate. The accuracy of Reuters/Ipsos online polls are measured using a credibility interval. The credibility interval on the survey of 1,222 likely voters is 3.2 percentage points and 2.8 percentage points for the 1,621 registered voters. (Editing by Alistair Bell and Sandra Maler) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (3) Obama 253 electoral votes, Romney 191, according to all polls. 270 needed to win. Obama has almost won the election and is far ahead of Romney, according to the electoral vote polls. If only one large electoral state, or a few smaller states go for Obama, it is OVER. The "popular vote" polls are totally meaningless, except to make money from ads and increase readers/viewers. Oct 24, 2012 3:08pm EDT  --  Report as abuse Oct 24, 2012 3:11pm EDT  --  Report as abuse Oct 24, 2012 3:12pm EDT  --  Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment

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