President Obama’s leads Mitt Romney in by 9 points Florida, according to a Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times poll of likely voters:
His gains are due to improved performance among women, white voters and seniors. Nearly half of Florida Democrats now say they are more enthusiastic about voting than in the past – up from 24 percent at the start of August, and only slightly less than the percentage of Florida Republicans who are more enthusiastic. Two in three Florida likely voters support the DREAM Act policies put in place by the president to allow young illegal immigrants who came to the country as children to obtain work permits and not face deportation.
In Ohio, Obama leads by 10 points, according to the poll.
