There is a reason for smile to the US president Barack Obama who has gained a slight lead in the exit poll in the race of President post for US. In a bid to choose the new president for America, Voters will cast their votes today. There is a tough fight between Democrates Barack Obama and Republican candidate Romney.
Both the candidates have left no stone unturned for their campaigning and after the last hour damage from hurricane Sandy, both have been on the pace for their goal. Obama and Romney and their key campaigners spent the final hours leading to Tuesday' poll dashing across electoral battlegrounds in Florida, Nevada, Colorado, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Virginia and New Hampshire.
According to sources, seven of the eight national polls released since Sunday indicate the race for the White House is not only in a dead heat nationally, but also in the key battleground states that will decide the next tenant of the White House.
It is noted that American Research Group had it deadlocked at 49 percent and Monmouth University had it all tied up at 48 percent. A Pew Research Centre survey released Sunday indicates the president at 50 percent and the challenger at 47 percent, which is within the survey's sampling error.
Also eight polls released on last day and out of it, seven polls released since Sunday indicate the race for the White House is not only in a dead heat nationally, but also in the key battleground states that will decide the next tenant of the White House, according to CNN.
However, despite the close polls nationally, looking at the polls in key battleground states many analysts give Obama better odds to reach the magic number of 270 in the 538-member Electoral College.
The Real Clear Politics, a political news aggregating side, also increased Obama's average advantage by a point to 48.8 percent, just 0.7 percentage points ahead of Romney. But it stuck to its forecast of 206 votes for Obama to Romney's 191 with 146 too close to call.
(With inputs from IANS)
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