YouGov / Economist poll - Romney 45%, Obama 44%

[MorningInAmerica]

http://cdn.yougov.com/cumulus_uploads/document/t94ooj9582/20120721%20econToplines.pdf

Obama 44%
Romney 45%

Last week, Obama led by 3 points, 47-44.
Obama's job approval rating is -12, 41/53%
Obama's rating on the economy is -18, 35/53%
Obama's rating on healthcare is -13, 38/51%

Romney leads by 1, despite having a -14 favorability rating, 38/52%, as opposed to Obama's -3 favorability rating, 45/48%

[krazen1211]

Romney is taking the lead in many polls.

[Umengus]

it's not the first time that this pollster gives a Romney lead...

Party id: D +6

[Supersonic]

Polls like this make me increasingly encouraged about the GOP's chances.

Romney's campaign hasn't even begun to blitz the swing states yet, and he is already getting poll leads, although, I grant, they are rather narrow and around the 1-2% range. Then again, many other polls show the President only leading by 2-3% as well.

A true dead heat.

[MorningInAmerica]

And articles like this should make you increasingly encouraged about the GOPs chances. POLLS AND PARTY AFFILIATION: http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/312206/polls-and-party-affiliation-michael-g-franc

According to Gallup, Democrats outnumbered Republicans nationally by up to nine percentage points for a considerable spell. But over the past few years, the GOP has erased that advantage. In the most recent Gallup data, from June, the two parties are at absolute parity, with 30 percent of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats, 30 percent as Republicans, and 39 percent as independents. This partisan parity remains largely in place even when Gallup adds “leaners” (independents who lean toward one party or the other) to the GOP and Democratic numbers.

Reconfiguring the Post poll to reflect Gallup’s findings would dramatically alter the top-line numbers. Romney’s strength would rise significantly as Obama’s fell. Romney, it turns out, may actually be ahead by as much as four or five points. [/b][/color]