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Obama, Romney in a tight race: Poll
Thursday April 19, 2012 05:44:59 PM,
Arun Kumar,
IANS
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Washington: President Barack Obama and his likely Republican challenger Mitt
Romney are locked in a tight race in the November presidential
poll as Romney solidified support within his party, according to a
new poll.
Registered voters are evenly split between Romney and Obama with
both supported by 46 percent each, the latest New York Times/CBS
News poll finds.
Last month's Times/CBS News poll also showed a close race, with 47
percent supporting Obama and 44 percent Romney.
Following the exit of former senator Rick Santorum, his closest
rival in the Republican nomination race, a majority of Republican
primary voters - 54 percent - now say they would like to see
Romney nominated, the poll found.
These include a plurality of evangelical Christians, a group that
had formed Santorum's base of support. Former House speaker Newt
Gingrich is backed by 20 percent of Republican voters, while House
member Ron Paul draws 12 percent support.
But the poll continues to show a lack of strong enthusiasm among
many Republican voters for Romney's candidacy with only one in
three saying they would enthusiastically support him in November.
Meanwhile, a CNN/ORC International Poll released Wednesday found
an ideological split among Republicans over who should be Romney's
running mate.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tops the list of those
presented with a list of possibilities, with 26 percent. Santorum
was the top pick of 21 percent. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie were tied at 14 percent.
But among self-described tea party supporters, Rubio is the top
choice, with 22 percent, and Christie is second, with 18 percent.
Rice and Santorum drop into a tie for third place.
Among Republicans who say they aren't tea party supporters, 36
percent say Rice is their choice, and one in four say they prefer
Santorum. Christie barely cracks double digits, and Rubio is in
single digits among non-tea party supporters.
(Arun Kumar can be contacted at arun.kumar@ians.in)
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