President Barack Obama's approval and disapproval ratings took a hit in on Thursday after two consecutive days of positive changes, Gallup's Daily tracking report revealed. Neither candidate experienced any changes in their ratings among registered and likely voters. In previous days, the president had experienced a boost in his approval ratings and a steady decline in his disapproval rating.
The newly released results revealed a backtrack in the positive changes Obama has seen in the past several days. The president continued to hold a slight lead among registered voters over Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, with 48 percent for Obama and 47 percent for Romney.
The GOP candidate maintained a three-point lead over the Democratic incumbent, 50 percent to Obama's 47 percent. Romney had previously held a consistent six-point lead that has narrowed in the last two days.
Other national election polls also showed Romney in the lead, with the exception of IBD/TIPP's Presidential Daily Tracking Poll, which placed the president ahead by two points, 46.7 percent to Romney's 44.7 percent. The Associated Press/GfK and Rasmussen Reports polls placed Romney ahead by two points and three points, respectively. On Wednesday, Reuters/Ipsos Daily tracking showed the first Romney lead in almost two weeks, 47 percent to 46 percent.
Thursday's Gallup Daily tracking found that Obama's approval rating took a two-point hit but maintained above 50 percent at 51 percent. The president's disapproval rating, on the other hand, rose slightly by two points to 44 percent.
Election Day is looming closer and the candidates have a little less than two weeks to convince any undecided voters to vote for them. With all three presidential debates, Obama and Romney will have to depend on state-to-state campaigning, which they have done vigorously the past couple of days. The president's last two wins at the final debates may yet prove helpful but he cannot depend on them to carry him to re-election.
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