A latest poll of swing states from Purple Strategies shows President Obama’s lead remains at four points in a sample of voters in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Obama leads likely Republican nominee and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 48 – 44, and the race is even tighter in key states. The President leads Ohio by 5 points, 49 – 44, and holds a 2 percent lead in Virginia, 48 to 46. The men are tied at 47 percent in Colorado, and Romney is up 2 points in Florida, 47 – 45.
“While the Purple Electorate vote has been steady, independents have moved toward Romney since March. Today, Romney holds a 2-point lead (46% to 44%), while in March President Obama led among this key swing constituency by 8 points,” Purple Strategies wrote in their analysis. “Purple State voters believe that President Obama ‘has the right ideas to build the economy in a way that will provide more opportunities for you’ (42% to 38%), and ‘for the next generation’ (44% to 41%). However, those advantages disappear when looking just at independents (37%/38%, and 39%/39% respectively).”
