Polls

Pew poll finds Obama retaking national lead, up 48-45 over Romney

by Jeremy Herb - 11/04/12 8:17 PM ET

The new Pew poll, released Sunday, showed Obama ahead 48 percent to 45 among likely voters, a three-point bump in the president’s favor after Pew’s
survey one-week prior had the race tied.

The survey’s final estimate of the popular vote puts Obama
at 50 and Romney at 47.

{mosads}Like other national polls, Obama’s handling of Hurricane
Sandy’s aftermath was viewed positively among poll respondents, as 69 percent
of likely voters approved of his performance. Even 46 percent of Romney voters approved
of Obama’s handling of the superstorm, the Pew poll found.

Among battleground-state voters, Obama also has a slim lead in the
survey, 49-47.

The survey reflects national trends, as Obama has re-emerged
with a slim lead of 0.4 percent in the Real Clear Politics polling average
after Romney had pulled ahead in October.

Romney held a 49-45 advantage in Pew’s Oct. 4-7 poll, and
the candidates were tied at 47 percent in the Oct. 24-28 survey.

Other national polling also shows a tight race nationally.
The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll had Obama up 48-47 while ABC News/Washington
Post and Rasmussen polls both have the race tied at 48-48 heading into the final two days of
the campaign.