Romney Loses Ground in New State Polls (IA, CO, WI)

[ProSense]

Romney Loses Ground in New State Polls

Mitt Romney's path to the White House is getting ever narrower as a new round of polls shows him lagging in Iowa, Colorado and Wisconsin—three states where he had hoped to find new stepping stones to an Electoral College majority.

In Iowa, President Barack Obama has opened a 50% to 42% lead among likely voters in a Wall Street Journal/NBC/Marist poll, just four months after Marist found the two candidates in a dead heat.

Mr. Romney has been trying to make a serious contest of Wisconsin, home state of his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, but the new poll found him trailing there 50% to 45%. Mr. Obama led by the same margin in Colorado—a state he won in 2008 but has been battling to hold onto this year.

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Mr. Obama's eight-point advantage in Iowa is built on a strong showing among independent voters, who favor him over Mr. Romney by a 49% to 39% margin. Mr. Obama also may be benefiting from the fact that the economy is stronger in Iowa than in other swing states. The share of registered voters who believed the country was moving in the wrong direction dropped to 49% from 54% in May.

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[Jennicut]

1. Good to see the lead in Iowa.

Not really enough polling data on that state lately.
Rasmussen has it as plus 3 but that is a joke.

Wisconsin fits with the other recent polls. CO looks very good too.

[rachel1]

2. Surprise, surprise!

Maybe the 47% and more have had enough of his horseshit?