A USA Today/Gallup poll released this week shows presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney holding a slight advantage over President Barack Obama on the crucial issue of the economy.
When voters were asked to choose which candidate “would do a better job of handling the economy over the next four years,” Romney was the choice of 47 percent of respondents compared to 45 percent who gave the nod to Obama.
The TPM Poll Average shows a comparable split, but with the president edging the former Massachusetts governor when it comes to who voters prefer to handle economic matters.