With just two days left until Election Day, national polls continue show an extremely close race between Democratic incumbent President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Several national polls released on Saturday and Sunday showed the two candidates tied among voters, including Rasmussen Reports and the Politico/George Washington University Battleground Tracking Poll.
On Sunday, Rasmussen Reports' poll results again placed Obama and Romney in a tight 49 percent deadlock. The candidates jump a point from Rasmussen's Saturday poll, which had them tied at 48 percent. The poll also found that one percent of voters questioned prefer a third party candidate and one percent remain undecided.
According to Rasmussen, "Obama leads among those who have already voted, while Romney leads among those deemed likely to vote."
Also on Sunday, Politico and George Washington University released their Battleground Tracking Poll, which found the two candidates tied at 48 percent. According to Politico, Obama is still perceived to be the front-runner, with 53 percent of voters saying they believe he will win a re-election.
The Politico/GWU Battleground Tracking Poll found that independents are now almost evenly split, with 44 percent supporting Obama and 43 percent supporting Romney. The poll also found that of the 27 percent of voters who stated they had already cast their ballots, 50 percent voted for Obama and 48 percent voted for Romney.
A poll released by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal spelled out a slightly more positive change for the Obama campaign. According to the poll, which was also released on Sunday, Obama is ahead by one point among likely voters at 48 percent, compared to Romney's 47 percent.
The NBC/WSJ poll noted that results released two weeks ago showed the candidates evenly tied at 47 percent. The national poll also found that the president shows a slight advantage in key swing states, including Iowa, Ohio and Wisconsin.
The Reuters/Ipsos Daily Election Tracking poll released on Saturday also showed the president in the lead, 47 percent to 46 percent. The poll also found that 29 percent of registered voters interviewed said they had already cast their votes, with 50 percent saying they voted for Obama and 45 percent saying they voted for Romney.
Gallup, a major polling organization during the election season, suspended its Daily tracking polls on Monday due to Hurricane Sandy. It has yet to release any results for registered and likely voters.
Competition between the two candidates has reached its pinnacle, with just days left until the Nov. 6 Election Day. Romney saw a surge in polls in October following his successful first presidential debate but has declined in recent days since Hurricane Sandy. President Obama is slowly taking the lead and is also seen as a front-runner in several Electoral College votes prediction maps.