As of Saturday, a number of polls such as Reuters/Ipsos, IBD/TIPP, PPP and Rasmussen show that President Obama has gained a slight lead over Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
However, the Gallup continues to show Romney with a five to six point lead over Obama.
According to the Huffington Post, "The most recent national tracking surveys... continue to produce a mixed result in terms of the nominal leader, although all but one show a relatively close race between Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney."
According to Polymic.com, President Barrack Obama has a current lead over former governor Mitt Romney in the nine swing states, which are likely to decide the presidential elections of 2012.
The nine are states: Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa and Wisconsin. According to the Real Clear Politics, Obama currently leads Virginia, Ohio, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Iowa, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Romney has a lead in Florida and Ohio.
According to the HuffPost Poll, Obama is leading in terms of electoral votes. The president at present has 277 electoral votes, whole Romney has 206.
The last and final presidential debate before the 2012 Presidential Elections on November 6 will take place on October 22 in one of the key swing states - Florida.
Monday, October 22
Who: Presidential Candidates Barrack Obama and Mitt Romney
Time: 9-10:30 pm Eastern Standard Time
Place: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida
Topic: Foreign Policy
Moderator: Bob Schieffer, Host of Face the Nation on CBS
This will be the last of three debates between Obama and Romney before voters head to cast their ballots on November 6. The two candidates will talk about domestic policy. The debate will be divided into six 15-minute segments, in which Schieffer will chose questions from a topic of his choice. Each candidate will be given two minutes to answer.
