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41. MA poll: Obama lead expands, Romney's unfavorable soars

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A survey by the Western New England University Polling Institute through a partnership with The Republican and MassLive.com revealed that Obama is now edging Romney, 64-32 percent, among registered voters and by 22 points, 60-38 percent, among likely voters.

In late May, the last time the university conducted a political poll, Obama led with registered voters 56-34 percent. At the time, likely voters weren't distinguished since the November election was more than five months away.

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Obama's present favorable/unfavorable ranking is 64-29 among registered voters compared to 57-33 percent in May. Romney's ratio, on the other hand, is now 31-60 percent compared to 36-50 percent in May.

Additionally, the president's job approval rating has grown to 60 percent among registered voters in Massachusetts, compared to 54 percent in May. His positive job approval number among likely voters is 57 percent, the poll concluded.

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http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/09/poll_barack_obamas_wide_lead_o.html

That's a 15-point negative swing for Mitt

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The telephone survey conducted by Western New England University's Polling Institute through a partnership with The Republican and MassLive.com, concluded that 57 percent of likely voters are giving Obama a thumbs up for his job performance while 36 percent say they don't approve of how he's handling the reigns of the free world. Among registered voters, 60 percent say they approve while 30 percent disapprove.

The numbers reflect an upward trajectory for the Democratic president hoping to win a second term against the Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

In May, the last time the university conducted a political poll, Obama had a 54 percent positive job approval rating among registered voters. Likely voters weren't distinguished in that poll because it was five months from election day.


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http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/09/president_barack_obamas_massac.html