As both candidates focus their attention on Superstorm Sandy that is battering the Eastern seaboard, new poll numbers show the race between President Obama and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney extremely tight.
According to the the latest poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, 47 percent of registered voters support Obama and 45 percent support Romney. Among likely voters, the poll finds that both candidates are getting support from 48 percent.
The poll finds that 46 percent of voters expect Obama to win the White House next week, while 31 percent think Romney will win.
However, 51 percent of voter think Romney will be better at reducing the deficit and 37 percent think Obama will. Half of voters said Romney will improve the job situation.
A Washington Post-ABC News poll shows both candidates tied at 47 percent among likely voters. According to the poll, 66 percent of likely voters say they are "very enthusiastic" to support Obama and 61 percent for Romney.
Fifty-one percent of likely voters say the approve of the way Obama is handling his job as president.
Thirty-four percent of likely voters said they think Romney would do more to favor the middle class if he became president and 53 percent said who would do more to favor the wealthy.
The poll found that 49 percent of likely voters trust Romney to do a better job handling the economy while 47 percent trust Obama.
Rasmussen Reports' latest tracking poll shows that 49 percent of voters nationwide support Romney while the president gets 47 percent of support.
Rasmussen Reports Electoral College projections now show the president with 237 Electoral Votes and Romney with 206. Either candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win.
A Gallup poll shows Romney leading the president by five points, 51 percent to 46 percent.
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