WaPo-ABC Tracking Poll: Most See U.S. on ‘Wrong Track’. So Can Obama Win?
WaPo-ABC Tracking Poll: Most See U.S. on ‘Wrong Track’. So Can Obama Win?
Most likely voters see the country as seriously offtrack; barely half say the president is doing a good job; and the challenger’s supporters rival the incumbent’s when it comes to being “fired up,” making for a precarious situation for President Obama as the election nears.
But it is no sure thing for Republican Mitt Romney, either, according to the latest release of the Washington Post-ABC News tracking poll.
In the new survey, 49 percent back Romney, and 48 percent Obama, marking the eighth consecutive day with both candidates at either 48 or 49 percent. The poll’s margin of sampling error is plus or minus three percentage point