Presidential Polls: President Obama Ahead of Mitt Romney in Swing States?

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According to Polymic.com, President Barrack Obama has a current lead over former governor Mitt Romney in the nine swing states, which are likely to decide the presidential elections of 2012.

The nine are states: Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa and Wisconsin. According to the Real Clear Politics, Obama currently leads Virginia, Ohio, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Iowa, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Romney has a lead in Florida and Ohio.

Never the less, according to a Gallup Poll released Wednesday Romney continues to have a six point lead on President Barrack Obama.

According to the poll, among likely voters Romney is currently at 51 percent, while Obama is at 45. The poll also shows that among registered voters. Romney is at 48 percent and Obama is at 46 percent.

A poll released on Tuesday revealed Romney at 50 and Obama at 46, while a poll on Monday showed the president at 47 and the governor at 49.

According to the HuffPost Poll, Obama is leading in terms of electoral votes. The president at present has 277 electoral votes, whole Romney has 206.

Whether the next Gallup poll for Thursday will reflect differently in light of Obama's performance at the second debate in Hofstra on Oct. 16, is unknown.

The last and final presidential debate before the 2012 Presidential Elections on November 6 will take place on October 22 in one of the key swing states - Florida.

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