PPP: Obama hits 51 percent in Virginia
By ALEXANDER BURNS |
9/17/12 6:56 AM EDT
It's only one poll so far in the state, but this PPP survey in Virginia follows last week's NBC/WSJ/Marist poll in Ohio in showing Obama crossing the 50-percent threshold in an important 2012 battleground:
PPP's newest Virginia poll finds Barack Obama leading by 5 points, 51-46. Obama's lead is unchanged from a month ago when we found him leading 50-45 in the state. He may not be seeing a bump from the convention in the state at this point, but he was in a pretty good position to begin with.
Virginia continues to look like it may be something of a firewall state for Obama. PPP has now polled it 9 times this cycle, and President Obama has led by at least 4 points on all 9 of the polls. He's been ahead by 5 points, 5 points, 8 points, and 8 points over the course of the four surveys we've conducted in 2012.
Obama has a slight advantage over Romney (49-47) in terms of who voters trust more on the economy and a wider (51-45) edge over Romney on foreign policy. Only 41% of voters say they approve of how Romney reacted to the situation in Libya this week while 48% express disapproval.
more:
http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/09/ppp-obama-hits-percent-in-virginia-135720.html?hp=l5
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