| | New Rasmussen Swing State - Romney jumps 2 points!!!
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The full Swing State tracking update offers Rasmussen Reader subscribers a combined view of the results from 11 key states won by President Obama in 2008 and thought to be competitive in 2012. The states collectively hold 146 Electoral College votes and include Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.In the 11 swing states, Mitt Romney earns 50% of the vote to Obama’s 45%. Two percent (2%) like another candidate in the race, and four percent (4%) are undecided.
This is now the third time Romney has hit the 50% mark in the combined swing states in the past four days and is the biggest lead either candidate has held in nearly three weeks. This survey is conducted on a rolling seven-day basis, and as a result, virtually all of the interviews for today’s update were completed before the end of last night’s presidential debate. Romney has now held a modest lead for 12 of the last 15 days; Obama was ahead twice, and the candidates ran even once.
(Swing State Job Approval Data Below Table)
Release Date
| Obama
| Romney
| NET
| October 23, 2012
| 45
| 50
| Romney +5
| October 22, 2012
| 46
| 49
| Romney +3
| October 21, 2012
| 46
| 50
| Romney +4
| October 20, 2012
| 46
| 50
| Romney +4
| October 19, 2012
| 47
| 49
| Romney +2
| October 18, 2012
| 48
| 49
| Romney +1
| October 17, 2012
| 50
| 47
| Obama +3
| October 16, 2012
| 49
| 47
| Obama +2
| October 15, 2012
| 48
| 48
| Even
| October 14, 2012
| 47
| 49
| Romney +2
| October 13, 2012
| 48
| 49
| Romney +1
| October 12, 2012
| 48
| 49
| Romney +1
| October 11, 2012
| 48
| 49
| Romney +1
| October 10, 2012
| 47
| 49
| Romney +2
| October 9, 2012
| 47
| 49
| Romney +2
| October 8, 2012
| 49
| 47
| Obama +2
| October 7, 2012
| 49
| 47
| Obama +2
| October 6, 2012
| 49
| 46
| Obama +3
| October 5, 2012
| 50
| 45
| Obama +5
| October 4, 2012
| 51
| 45
| Obama +6
| October 3, 2012
| 50
| 45
| Obama +5
| October 2, 2012
| 50
| 45
| Obama +5
| October 1, 2012
| 51
| 45
| Obama +6
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