Presidential Polls 2012: Romney Still On Top At 50 Percent
Mitt Romney is holding on strong in nationwide presidential polls, consistently keeping his Democratic challenger at bay by three to four percentage points over the last several days.
Though President Barack Obama led the majority of polls leading up to the very first presidential debate on Oct. 3, the president's listless performance cost him, and he has not been able to catch up to Romney all month.
According to the most recent tracking data from national polling firm Rasmussen, Romney has the support of 50 percent of registered voters surveyed. Obama lags behind by four percentage points with support from 46 percent of voters. Of the remaining respondents surveyed in the poll, 1 percent plans to vote for a candidate other than Romney or Obama, and 2 percent are still undecided about how they will cast their ballot on Election Day.
"This is the fifth consecutive day that Romney has been at the 50 percent level of support," the Rasmussen report said. "He has enjoyed a three- or four-point edge on each of those days."
Romney has also made strides in a voter demographic he was formerly losing by a landslide - women. Obama previously had a 16-point advantage among female voters, but Romney has closed that gap.
In a new AP-GfK poll, which was conducted this week from Tuesday to Friday, Romney has made significant gains among women and completely closed off Obama's margin of victory. The poll shows Obama and Romney tied among women, with each candidate getting support from 47 percent of female voters surveyed.
The new data is a big win for the Romney campaign, as the GOP candidate has worked hard over the last few weeks to sway women who were hesitant about voting for him.
"As the election nears, Romney has been playing down social issues and trying to project a more moderate stance on matters such as abortion in an effort to court female voters," the Associated Press reported.
