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Now Mitt Romney Is Closing In On Obama In Pennsylvania

Grace Wyler | 13 minutes ago | 1 | 
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AP
The morning of the second presidential debate opened with another grim poll for 
President Barack Obama, this time showing him losing ground to his Republican 
challenger Mitt Romney in the once-safe state of Pennsylvania.

The new survey, released by Quinnipiac University Tuesday, finds that Romney 
has closed Obama's lead in the Keystone State to four points, and now trails the 
president 50 percent to 46 percent, down from a 12-point gap last month.
Unlike in other recent polls, Romney's gains in Pennsylvania have been largely 
the result of growing support among male voters. Men now back Romney 54 
percent to 43 percent, down from a 49-48 percent split last month. Obama maintains 
his edge among women, leading Romney 57 percent to 39 percent among female voters.
In other good news for Romney, the poll also shows that the Republican nominee has 
increased his favorability among Pennsylvania voters by five points since last month, 
although his favorability is still divided 46-44 percent. Obama's favorability in the state 
is still strong at 52 percent. 

But despite Romney's gains, it remains unlikely that Pennsylvania will move over to the 
Republican column on November 6. An eleventh-hour push for Pennsylvania would be 
a costly enterprise for the Romney campaign, and Politico's Alexander Burns reports 
that Romney's advisors have said they do not plan to make a major push for the state 
in the remaining weeks leading up to Election Day. 


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/romney-closing-obama-pennsylvania-lead-poll-2012-10#ixzz29SnYlO8d
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