Thursday, August 23, 2012

Fox poll: Romney 45, Obama 44.. AP poll: Obama 47 Romney 46.. Today's Rasmussen and Gallup a tie

Fox poll: Romney 45, Obama 44  via 
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Fox poll: Romney 45, Obama 44

By ALEXANDER BURNS |
8/23/12 6:19 PM EDT

As the pollsters for Fox News move from testing registered voters to likely voters, the race goesfrom a 9-point edge for Barack Obama to a statistical tie:
Less than a week before the Republican convention begins, the race for the White House is a virtual tie.  According to a Fox News poll of likely voters, the Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan ticket receives the backing of 45 percent, while the Barack Obama-Joe Biden ticket garners 44 percent. 
The poll, released Thursday, is the first Fox has conducted among likely voters this year, which means an apples-to-apples comparison can’t be made to previous polls.  Likely voters are eligible/registered voters who will most likely cast a ballot in this year’s presidential election. 
This is also the first Fox poll to ask about the top and bottom of the major party tickets:  Democrats Obama and Vice President Joe Biden against Republicans Romney and Paul Ryan.  Romney announced his vice presidential pick of Wisconsin Rep. Ryan on August 11. …
Independents back Romney by 42-32 percent (one in four is undecided).  Independents were vital to Obama’s 2008 victory, backing him over Republican John McCain by 52-44 percent (Fox News exit poll).
Posted by Robby Ball at 5:24 PM