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    Obama Holds Two to Three-Point Lead Over Romney

    By | Yahoo! Contributor Network – Sun, Jul 1, 2012

    Four presidential election poll numbers show President Barack Obama with a minor lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney, with most polls showing a three-point advantage.

    49: Percent for Obama, according to Democracy Corps, a Democratic pollster. Romney had 46 percent.

    48: Percent approval rating for Obama, considered an important indicator of an incumbent's possibility for re-election. The same poll showed 48 percent disapproved.

    47: Percent for Obama to 44 percent for Romney, according to Newsweek/Daily Beast poll.

    51: Percent viewed Obama favorably vs. 47 percent unfavorably. Romney's perception was divided 49 percent favorable and 49 percent unfavorable.

    47: Percent for Obama to 44 percent for Romney, according to Gallup's three-day tracking poll.

    46: Percent for Romney to 44 percent for Romney, according to Rasmussen Reports.

    50: Percent approval rating for Obama, with 49 percent saying they disapprove.

    Shawn Humphrey is a former contributor to The Flint Journal and lives near Washington in Gaithersburg, Md.

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