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| President Barack Obama |
President
Barack Obama has a majority of voters in key swing states backing him,
according to a survey released Wednesday.
The Quinnipiac
University/CBS News/New York Times poll showed Obama leading his Republican
challenger Mitt Romney
Florida
51%-45%,
Ohio
50%-44%,
Pennsylvania
53%-42%
Florida
and Ohio are considered toss-ups in November's general election, and
Pennsylvania is looking like it will lean to Obama.
If
the election were held today, President Barack Obama would
carry the key swing states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Among
self-identified independents, Obama edges Romney in Florida 47%-46%, and Ohio
47%-44%. The president's lead among independents in Pennsylvania is more
robust, 58%-36%.
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| Mitt Romney |
The
Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times poll was conducted by telephone
July 24-30. In Florida, 1,177 likely voters were polled and the sampling error
was plus or minus 2.9 percentage points. In Ohio, 1,193 likely voters were
called with a sampling error of 2.8 percentage points. And in Pennsylvania,
1,168 likely voters were polled with a sampling error of 2.9 percentage points.
