Politics
Elections 2012: Obama poll numbers ahead of Mitt Romney’s
U.S. President Barack Obama. PHOTO/File
President Barack Obama is pulling ahead with a 4-percentage-point lead over Mitt Romney in a general election matchup, according to a new USA Today/Gallup Poll Monday.
Almost half of all registered voters, 49 percent, said they would vote for Obama for president, while 45 percent said they would pick Romney. The 4-point lead is within the poll’s margin of error but is still the biggest advantage the president has had against Romney in Gallup polling to date. Also, Obama has a solid 8-point lead among independents against Romney, 48 to 40 percent.
And if Rick Santorum were the Republican Party’s nominee, 51 percent of registered voters would vote for Obama, while 43 percent would go with the former Pennsylvania senator. Among independents, the president has a 16-point advantage over Santorum, 52 percent to 36 percent.
