Poll shows Romney and Obama neck and neck in swing states

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/politic...ney/54794106/1

The president and the former Massachusetts governor start their head-to-head contest essentially even among registered voters — Obama 47%, Romney 45% — in the dozen battleground states likely to determine the election's outcome. That's closer than the lead of 9 percentage points for Obama in the Swing States survey in late March.

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Battleground Poll: Obama, Romney in dead heat

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/75973.html

A new POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground Poll finds a dead heat in the presidential race six months before the election.

Mitt Romney edged out President Barack Obama 48 percent to 47 percent among likely voters, a number well within the margin of error, as Republicans rapidly consolidate behind the likely GOP nominee.