A new poll from Monmouth University released Thursday shows President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney locked in a dead-heat among likely voters nationally.
In the nationwide survey, conducted June 4-6, Obama barely edges Romney, 47-percent to 46-percent. Obama’s lead is slightly larger among registered voters: 46-percent to 42-percent. The poll also shows that roughly two-thirds of voters have heard of private equity or venture capital firms — a flashpoint in the campaign due to the Obama team’s recent scrutiny of Romney’s career at Bain Capital. Forty-two percent of American voters believe such firms are good for the economy, compared to only 22-percent who say they are bad.
The TPM Poll Average currently shows Obama with narrow lead over Romney nationally.
