| Romney vs. Obama: Stakes Getting Bigger! |
| Oct-16-2012 |
| Keywords: obama, romney, debate, gallup poll, romney leads, likely voters, |
Mitt Romney heads into this evening's debate with more good news, a new Gallup poll shows Mitt Romney widening his national lead over President Obama.
The poll released just hours before the Tuesday night's presidential debate shows Romney leading 50-46 percent among likely voters - underscoring what's at stake for Obama as he tries to rebound from his thrashing in their previous debate.
The Gallup poll echoes what a host of other polls have been showing over the past 13-days. Romney's tied or taken the lead in national polls, closed the gender gap, and is leading in some battleground state where the president had enjoyed a healthy lead prior to the Oct. 3rd debate.
Despite losing ground in the polls, President Obama appeared to be unfazed.
"I feel fabulous," he told reporters.
The Tuesday night debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., is an opportunity for Obama to check Romney's surge. And the president's team is making clear that Obama will have a more aggressive approach this time around.
For Romney, the debate is a chance to show the American public that what they saw in the first debate wasn't merely a fluke.
Romney's campaign has said little about how and whether the Republican nominee's style might differ Tuesday night, though a second clear-cut victory could prove to be another game-changer for the Republican challenger.
The Romney camp is expecting a more engaged President Obama who was criticized for his dismal performance in the first debate.
"We expect he'll launch one attack after another in an attempt to distract from his record and make up for his weak performance in Denver," the adviser said.
Both campaigns are stacking the debate hall with surrogates, who will be in place to spin the performances and try to get their version to dominate media coverage going into Wednesday.
Romney's campaign also announced a fresh endorsement Tuesday morning from Ross Perot.
With their debate falling exactly three weeks before the Nov. 6 election, Obama will be fighting to hang on to small leads in many of the key swing states that likely will determine which man occupies the White House on Inauguration Day.
Beyond that, the debate at Hofstra University is seen as offering both candidates their best chance for a breakout moment with time running out. The race is shaping up as one of the closest presidential contests in recent U.S. history. |
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