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Obama leads Romney in new poll
Both candidates target women voters
Mitt Romney is now the presumptive Republican nominee and new polls out show how he would fare in the general election against President Obama.
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President Obama
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Mitt Romney is now the presumptive republican nominee and new polls out show how he would fare in the general election against President Obama.
Emily Schmidt breaks down the numbers.
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A NEW CNN/ORC POLL SHOWS PRESIDENT OBAMA LEADING MITT ROMNEY IN A GENERAL ELECTION MATCHUP.
TAKE A LOOK - 52 PERCENT OF VOTERS CHOOSE OBAMA ... AND 43 PERCENT WENT WITH ROMNEY AMONG REGISTERED VOTERS.
BUT WHEN YOU ASK ABOUT THE ECONOMY - THERE ISN'T AS MUCH OF A GAP BETWEEN THE TWO.
President says didnt cause this recession, he made it worse.
MITT ROMNEY HASN'T BEEN SHY WHEN IT COMES TO CRITICIZING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S HANDLING OF THE ECONOMY.
SO, WHO DO VOTERS BELIEVE IS MORE LIKELY TO GET THE ECONOMY MOVING?
44 PERCENT SAY OBAMA CAN DO THAT - 42-PERCENT GO WITH ROMNEY.
THAT IS WITHIN THE MARGIN OF ERROR.
Our economy has now created 4 million private sector jobs over the past 2 yrs, more than 600,000 in the past 3 months
ONE KEY DEMOGRAPHIC THIS FALL WILL BE WOMEN VOTERS.
THE CANDIDATES ARE ATTEMPTING TO COURT THEM.
The real war on women is being waged by the President's failed economic policies.
not an interest group. you shouldn't be treated this way.
BUT, THERE IS A HUGE GAP BETWEEN ROMNEY AND OBAMA AMONG WOMEN VOTERS.
PRESIDENT OBAMA LEADS ROMNEY BY SIXTEEN POINTS.
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HERE'S ANOTHER INTERESTING FINDING TO KEEP IN MIND...REGISTERED VOTERS WERE ASKED IF THEY MADE UP THEIR MIND OR IF THEY MIGHT CHANGE THEIR MIND.
29 PERCENT SAID THEIR OPINIONS COULD STILL BE SWAYED.
IN WASHINGTON, I'M EMILY SCHMIDT, BACK TO YOU.
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