Capitol Report New Mexico - Republicans and Mitt Romney supporters feel re-energized while Democrats and President Obama look to the next two presidential debates to get back on track. But for all the postgame celebrating (for Republicans) and hand-wringing (for Democrats), did it make any difference to the electorate? After a weekend of polling, it seems the answer is that Romney did get a bounce in the numbers — although he’s still behind in polling for the Electoral College. A glance by Capitol Report New Mexico at some of the polling organizations that conducted surveys nationally and in battleground states, appears to show Romney picked up ground on Obama:
*Rasmussen Reports came out with a poll of the critical swing state of Florida on Friday and surveyed voters in the Sunshine State a day after the debate. The result? Romney had taken the lead over Obama, 49 percent to 47 percent. Last month, the President led, 48-46.
*Public Policy Polling released a poll Sunday night (Oct. 7) from Virginia, showing that Obama’s lead had shrunk by two points. Now it’s 50-47. Three weeks ago it was 51-46.
*In Wisconsin, Romney saw a very good bump, going from being down by by 7 points (52-45) to now being down by just two points (49-47) in a survey by Public Policy Polling that was released Saturday (Oct. 6). This coming Thursday (Oct. 11), Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan debates Joe Biden in the one and only Vice Presidential debate of this election cycle.
*One day after the debate, Rasmussen Reports conducted a survey in of likely voters in Ohio showed Obama with a 1-point lead on Romney (50-49), the same margin as last month when Obama led 47-46. Read More News New Mexico
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