Washington, Oct. 11 (ANI): President Barack Obama holds a considerable eight-point lead over Republican rival Mitt Romney in crucial swing state Pennsylvania just a few weeks before elections.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Poll found, nearly 50 percent respondents preferred to vote for Obama as compared to 42 percent who chose Romney.
According to Politico, the survey was conducted after the first presidential debate and represents a narrowing of the gap from the last Inquirer survey in mid-September, when Obama held an 11-point edge.
The poll paints a slightly different picture than the three most recent Pennsylvania polls, all released within the last week.
A Rasmussen poll released earlier on Wednesday put Obama's lead at 5 points; Siena College and Susquehanna reports a race that's within 3 points or less.
The Inquirer press release also indicated that voters interest in presidential campaigns increased by 11 points, with 69 percent reporting they are "extremely" or "very" interested in the upcoming election.
Republicans (74 percent interested) expressed more interest in the presidential campaign than either Independents (68 percent interested) or Democrats (65 percent interested).
The poll revealed that opinions of Romney have narrowly changed in the past month, with a 47 percent favorable/49 percent unfavorable opinion of the Presidential nominee, compared to poll results in September.
Obama is viewed favorably by 55 percent of voters, while 42 percent reported an unfavorable opinion of him.
Favorable opinions of the Republican Vice Presidential nominee, Paul Ryan, have increased since the September poll by 4 points, with a 42 percent favorable/40 percent unfavorable opinion.
Vice President Biden's favorability ratings have remained stable over the past month, with a 52 percent favorable/40 percent unfavorable response in the current poll. (ANI)
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