"Obama Leads Romney By 5 Points In Ohio After Conventions" by Kyle Leighton at TPM

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Obama Leads Romney By 5 Points In Ohio After Conventions

by Kyle Leighton at TPM

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/09/obama-ohio-poll-romney-conventions.php

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Obama leads the Republican nominee 45 percent to 50 percent in Ohio, according to the latest survey from Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling. The survey also found that Ohioans believe Democrats had the better national convention.

The 5-point lead in the latest PPP poll is an improvement for Obama, but still well within the margin of error — in its August poll of the state, the president held at 3-point lead over Romney, holding steady from July.

“It’s hard to see a path to victory for Mitt Romney without Ohio,” Dean Debnam, president of PPP, said in a statement. “But Barack Obama’s led in our polling there all year and now his advantage is getting larger.”

There seems to be a pretty simple reason for an uptick in Obama’s support — more voters in Ohio approve of the job he’s doing. In July PPP clocked his approval at 44 percent, compared with 51 percent who disapproved. It wasn’t much better in August, when 46 percent approved and 51 percent disapproved. Now the president’s approval is up to 48 percent, the same number as those who disapprove.

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