Mitt Romney has taken a narrow lead over Barack Obama in North Carolina, according to a new survey.
Romney leads Obama by a 48-46 margin, within the margin of error, according a new survey by Public Policy Polling, a Democratic leaning firm based in Raleigh.
It is first time the firm has found Romney ahead in the state since October. The poll found that Romney has gained 7 points on Obama since April, mainly by picking up support among independents.
Obama had a 51-38 percent lead among independents in April, but since then Romney has taken a 42-41 percent lead.
The spin: “North Carolina remains one of the mostly closely contested swing states in the country,'' said Dean Debnam, president of the polling firm. “But there has been a modest shift toward Mitt Romney since he wrapped up the nomination.''
The survey of 810 likely voters was taken June 7-10 and had a margin of error of 3.4 percent.
Comments
The media must take the blame
June 13, 2012 - 5:48am — cooldelaIf Romney is ahead of Obama it is the fault of the media. Obama cannot win reelection on his record so he is going to have to trust the media to win him the race. This poll clearly shows the media must step up its game or North Carolina will go to Romney.
Maybe the Andy impersonator can catch Romney. That would clearly give Obama the edge.
Bury it deeper next time.
June 12, 2012 - 1:36pm — MooseletThe only way this story could have been buried any deeper would be if it were in the "Help Wanted" section of the classifieds. Maybe next time?
I'm sure that if a PPP poll shows Obama ahead it will be front page above the fold.