Barack Obama
AP
Republican nominee Mitt Romney remained 3 points ahead of President Barack Obama in today's Gallup daily tracking poll, a day after Obama had closed the gap with his Republican rival among likely voters. 
Obama's standing with likely voters in Wednesday's poll was his best since Oct. 16, when Romney pulled ahead to a 4-point lead in advance of the second presidential debate at Hofstra University. Obama had failed to climb within fewer than 5 points until Wednesday.
Obama also took back the lead among registered voters and now leads Romney 48-47 with that group. That was the first lead for Obama there since Oct. 14.