Marathon Pundit: Romney closing in on Obama in every swing state

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Romney closing in on Obama in every swing state

The good news keeps rolling in for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.

From Business Insider:

Just one week after his disastrous performance in the first presidential debate, President Barack Obama has lost his advantage across the electoral map, according to a new crop of swing state polls released Thursday morning.

First, a round of new round of NBC/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls show Romney making gains in Virginia, Florida, and Ohio — the three largest battlegrounds in play this cycle.

In Virginia, the Republican presidential candidate now edged out his opponent, 48 percent to 47 percent, reversing Obama's advantage in last week's poll. He also gained seven points among independent voters in the state, and now leads Obama 50 percent to 42 percent with that group.

Another NBC/WSJ/Marist poll shows Romney gaining two points in Ohio, narrowing Obama's lead to a 51-45 margin in the key battleground state where Romney has spent several days campaigning this week. When Ohio's early voters are taken out of the poll, Obama's lead shrinks to just two points, 48 percent to 46 percent. More significantly, the poll shows Romney advancing 12 points among independent voters to lead Obama 49 percent to 41 percent.