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Saturday, June 30, 2012

New Quinnipiac, NBC News/Wall Street Journal polls show Obama leading Romney in key swing states


With election just under 5 months away, voters are settling behind their candidates.

President Barack Obama 
The president topped his rival by a 50 percent to 42 percent margin in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Team Obama woke up to some good news on Wednesday, with two new polls showing President Barack Obama leading Republican rival Mitt Romney in key battleground states.

A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday showed Obama beating Romney in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The poll showed the president with the narrowest margin — just four points — in Florida. He leads by a wider six-point margin in Pennsylvania and by nine points in Ohio.

 According to the poll, Romney’s favorability rating has dropped to 30 percent in the 12 swing states from 36 percent a month ago, while his unfavorable rating rose to 41 percent from 36 percent.