Election 2012: Latest poll numbers indicate that Obama and Romney in very tight race

U.S. President Barack Obama (l) and GOP contender Mitt Romney. PHOTO/File

President Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney are locked in a very tight race, according to the first series of polls since Rick Santorum dropped out of the GOP nomination process last week and effectively conceded the primary to Romney.

A New York Times/CBS News poll shows Obama and Romney both with 46 percent of the vote, the Pew Research Center gives Obama a 49 to 45 lead, and Gallup showed Romney with a 47 to 45 percent lead. A CNN/ORC survey put Obama ahead 52 to 43.

Here’s a closer look at the polls and what they say about the state of the race:

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