President Barack Obama and Republican challenger remain tied among registered voters as Romney continues to widen his lead among likely voters, the latest election poll results from Gallup's Daily tracking report revealed.
On Monday, Gallup announced that it would cease conducting its Daily election tracking poll due to Superstorm Sandy. The tracking poll, which has yet to resume recording results from registered and likely voters revealed where the candidates stood prior to the destruction left behind on the East Coast by Sandy.
According to the results, Romney evened the playing field among registered voters, tying with the president at 48 percent. The two candidates have teeter-tottered among registered voters in past weeks, continuously swapping positions within mere points of each other.
Among likely voters, the gap between Romney and Obama widened to five points, 51 percent to 46 percent. Romney has maintained the lead among likely voters for at least two weeks, although Obama has come close to narrowing the gap between the two.
In other national general election polls, which have not suspended tracking due to Sandy, the competition between the Democratic incumbent and Republican challenger has becoming increasingly more competitive.
Polls released by FOX News and ABC News/Washington Post show the two candidates tied at 46 percent and 49 percent, respectively. Monday's Rasmussen Reports poll, however, places Romney in a slight lead, 49 percent to 47 percent. Also on Monday, the National Journal released its general election poll and found Obama leading by five points, 50 percent to 45 percent.
Although Romney has led in the past couple of weeks in national polls, Obama continues to dominate electoral votes predictions. A Gallup report released on Monday also found that Americans overwhelmingly believe Obama will win a re-election this year.
President Obama's approval and disapproval ratings have seen some major fluctuations in the past two days, with Monday representing the latest positive changes to his ratings among American voters.
Obama experienced a three-point jump in his approval rating from Sunday's 48 percent to Monday's 51 percent. The president's disapproval rating also saw an improvement from Sunday, dropping by four points to 44 percent. It still remains unclear how Obama's approval and disapproval ratings will fare after Gallup resumes tracking post-Sandy.
With a few days remaining until the election, and the East Coast slowly beginning to access the damage of Hurricane Sandy, it is unclear where the election will head. The candidates are in a difficult position, each looking to help with those who were affected by the mega storm as well as moving forward with their campaigns.
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