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Poll: Obama Leads Mitt by 9 Points

Gender gap, likability lift Obama in CNN poll.

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With the Republican field considerably narrowed, we’re back to the criterion of electability with which Americans are most concerned: who do you want to have a beer with? A new CNN/ORC International poll released Monday shows that more Americans favor President Obama over Mitt Romney because they see him as likable and in touch. The same poll shows that Obama is favored by female voters by about 16 points, a small decrease from the lead he held among women last month. Most of the American public is as yet undecided on who’s best suited to get the economy back on its feet, according to the poll.

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