Surveys: Romney Over Obama by Slight Margins

By Newsroom America Staff at 1 Sep 2012

(Newsroom America) -- Perhaps enjoying a popularity surge following his nomination at the just-ended Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Mitt Romney has moved ahead of President Barack Obama in a pair of new polls.

A Gallup survey published Friday had Romney up by a single point, 47-46 percent, well within the poll's plus-or-minus 3 point margin of error.

A separate Rasmussen survey showed Romney up by a larger amount, 47-44 percent, with 4 percent preferring another candidate and 6 percent undecided.

"As expected, Romney is enjoying a modest bounce from the past week's Republican National Convention. He trailed the president by two when the convention began and is up by three" points now, a 5-point shift, Rasmussen Reports said.

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