Election 2012: Florida: Romney 49%, Obama 47% - Rasmussen Reports™ http://shar.es/5e2Fq #BOOM #tcot #lnyhbt
9:08 AM - 6 Oct 12 · Details
Mitt Romney now has swung back into the lead in the first post-debate survey of the presidential race in Florida.
The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Florida Likely Voters shows Romney with 49% of the vote to Obama’s 47%. Three percent (3%) are undecided at this point. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
Last month, the race was Obama 48%, Romney 46%. This is the third straight month the candidates have been within two points of each other. The spread has been three points or less in the Sunshine State in surveys since February.
Florida remains a Toss-up in the Rasmussen Reports Electoral College Projections. Nationally, the candidates continue to run neck-and-neck in the daily Presidential Tracking Poll.
Ninety-three percent (93%) of Likely Voters in the state say they're certain to vote next month. Among these voters, Romney leads 51% to 45%.
Ninety-three percent (93%) of Obama supporters are certain of their vote at this time, as are 87% of Romney voters.
Florida voters are evenly divided over which candidate they trust more to handle the economy: 46% say the president, 46% Romney. This marks little change from the previous survey.
If Obama is reelected and Democrats regain control of Congress, 42% believe the economy will get better, while 44% say it will get worse. The numbers are only slightly more encouraging for Romney: 44% say the economy will get better if he wins the presidency and Republicans win control of Congress, while 40% say the economy will get worse.
When it comes to handling national security matters, 48% trust the president more, while 46% put more faith in Romney. Obama had a seven-point advantage - 47% to 43% - in this area in September.
