A new poll of Arizona from Democratic-leaning firm Public Policy Polling (PPP) shows likly Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney ahead by 7 points overall, 50 percent to 43 percent over President Obama in the southwestern state. President Obama’s approval rating is well underwater, as only 41 percent of Arizonans polled approve of the job he’s doing while 56 percent disapprove.
“Barack Obama’s chances of winning Arizona don’t look as good as they did 3 months ago,” said Dean Debnam, president of PPP said in a release. “Conservatives have consolidated some around Mitt Romney since he wrapped up the Republican nomination.” In late February, Obama and Romney had been tied at 47 percent in PPP’s polling.
The TPM Poll Average shows Romney with a solid lead of 8.6 percent in the state thus far.
