The latest national general election polls reveal that the race between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is too close to call. While the Reuters/Ipsos and ABC News/Washington Post polls show Obama in a one-point lead over Romney, Thursday's Rasmussen Reports places Romney ahead by two points.
Reuters/Ipsos Daily tracking report, which was released on Thursday, stated that 47 percent of likely voters place their support in Obama, compared to 46 percent who support Romney. According to the poll, of the 26 percent of registered voters that have said they have already voted, 52 percent have voted for Obama and 43 percent have voted for Romney.
ABC News/Washington Post also released their national election poll on Thursday and found that Obama leads Romney, 49 percent to 48 percent. However, Romney has led in the past couple of days of tracking by ABC News/Washington Post, the results revealed.
Unlike Reuters/Ipsos and ABC News/Washington Post, Rasmussen Reports placed Romney ahead of Obama, 49 percent to 47 percent. The poll by Rasmussen also revealed that one percent of voters prefer a third party candidate and three percent remain undecided.
Another Daily tracking organization, Gallup, suspended its daily election tracking on Monday as Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast. According to its website, it plans to resume tracking voters' candidate preferences from Thursday, November 1 to Sunday, November 4.
Between ever-competitive poll numbers and dealing with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, the last few days before the election on Nov. 6 will be incredibly crucial for both Obama and Romney. While it is still too close to predict who will win the election based on election polls, predictions of electoral votes, which give Obama a slight edge, may provide a better picture.
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