Obama-Romney neck and neck
Republican Mitt Romney has erased Barack Obama's advantage in the presidential race and the two candidates are now tied among likely voters, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released today.
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New poll shows Romney has erased Obama's lead
Republican Mitt Romney has erased Barack Obama's advantage in the presidential race and the two candidates are now tied among likely voters, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released today.
With only four weeks until the November 6 election, the poll showed both men each command 45 per cent. Obama had been leading by two points in the last poll on Sunday.
Romney's boost in the polls comes after a strong US presidential debate performance last week.
The online survey of 1,157 likely voters was conducted between October 5 and October 9.
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Read the full storyObama's lead over Romney narrows after debate
President Barack Obama's lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney has narrowed to just 2 percentage points since Romney's strong performance in their first debate, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released today.
One in five voters said that Obama's performance in the contest in Denver on Wednesday made them feel more negative about him, while almost a third said they felt more positive about Romney.
The poll conducted from Monday to Friday showed 46 percent of likely voters backed Obama, versus 44 percent for Romney. Obama had led by 48 to 43 percent in Thursday's daily tracking poll, the first to include a day of interviews after the debate.
Obama: 'Unemployment rate at lowest level since I took office'
Speaking at a campaign rally in Fairfax, Virginia, Barack Obama has said that the US unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since he was elected.
President Obama: “This morning, we found out that the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since I took office.”
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