CNN Poll: Ohio Stays In Obama Column After Debate
President Obama retained the lead in a big prize on the electoral map, Ohio, according to a poll released Tuesday by CNN.
Obama leads Romney 51 percent to 47 percent in the Buckeye State, a smaller advantage than the president has had in the state during the last few weeks of polling. But with Romney surging nationally on a good performance in the first presidential debate, the CNN numbers contradict four other polls fielded after the event that showed the race within 1 point, and Romney leading three of them.
CNN pointed to the gender gap as the reason for Obama’s lead — the president is up 22 points with women, while Romney leads men by 14 points. Obama also leads 50 percent to Romney’s 46 percent among independent voters.
The results put the overall PollTracker Average of the race in Ohio at a 1.9 percent lead for the president.
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