Just 11 days to go until Election Day and a new ABC News/Washington Post daily tracking poll shows that GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is keeping the momentum gained during the presidential debates.
According to the findings, 50 percent of likely voters support Romney while 47 percent support President Obama. This is the first time that an ABC/Post poll has showed that Romney has exceeded 49 percent of support.
The faith in Romney being able to handle the economy is also strong. Fifty two percent of likely voters trust Romney to handle the economy and only 43 percent trust Obama, marking the first time Romney has established a convincing lead over the president.
Forty eight percent of voters think Obama better understands the economic problems of the average Americans and in a dead-heat, 46 percent think Romney better understands.
On the international scene, 48 percent of likely voters trust Obama to handle international affairs and 47 percent trust Romney.
The percentage of likely voters who now think that Obama will win the election has plummeted since September. According to the poll, 52 percent of likely voters now expect him to win the election, down from 61 percent in late September. Up by eight points, 40 percent expect Romney to win.
Obama has a 49 percent job approval rating among likely voters.
Half of likely voters trust Obama to better advance the interests of the middle class compared to 45 percent who trust Romney.
The polls finds that Romney has 60 percent support among whites, 56 percent among white women, 58 percent among middle- to upper-middle income adults and 83 percent among conservatives.
Among men, Romney leads Obama 57-40 percent and among women, Obama leads Romney 54-43.
So far, the poll found that 37 percent of likely voters say they've voted early or plan to, but only 8 percent have done so.
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