Is it too late for Romney?
—After several difficult weeks, Republican Mitt Romney found his footing on Wednesday night in a strong debate performance against Democratic President Barack Obama. The question is whether it is too late to make a difference.
Romney could see a burst of fundraising, new interest from undecided voters and a wave of support from his fellow Republicans after he appeared to have emerged as a clear victor in his first face-to-face confrontation with Obama. Romney likely will benefit from favorable news coverage as well.
Still, with the November 6 election little more than a month away, Romney is running out of time to seize the lead.
Voting has begun in some form or another in 35 states, and 6 percent of those have already cast their ballots, according to a Reuters/IPSOS poll released on Wednesday.
And while debates are among the most memorable events of any presidential campaign, there is little evidence that they can change the outcome of an election…(Reuters)
—A poll in Mitt Romney’s home state of Michigan shows the GOP presidential nominee within three percentage points of President Barack Obama, a dramatic shift from one month ago when the president led his rival by double digits.
The EPIC-MRA survey released Monday showed Obama with the support of 48% of likely voters in Michigan, compared to 45% who said they support Romney. The gap was within the poll’s sampling error…(CNN)
—Mitt Romney’s post-debate surge appears to have all but wiped out President Obama’s once double-digit lead among women voters.
A new Pew Research Center survey depicted a remarkable swing in the numbers, with Romney pulling even among women in polling late last week. In September, the same polling outfit showed Obama leading by 18 points among women.
Among all likely voters surveyed, Romney climbed from an 8-point deficit last month to a 4-point lead.
There’s little question that his debate performance has played a role. A separate Gallup survey showed registered voters deemed Romney the winner by 72-20 percent, marking the biggest debate victory in Gallup’s recorded history.
The Pew poll showed a similarly big victory for Romney in the debate, and it appeared to translate into gains among several groups of voters. The Oct. 4-7 survey of 1,112 likely voters showed Romney leading 49-45 percent overall.
Among all registered voters surveyed, the two candidates were also tied.
With Romney making gains both nationally and in the swing states, he and President Obama were headed to the battleground of Ohio Tuesday to press their case…(FoxNews.com)
