June 27, 2012

Obama leads by 1 -- Romney tops NC, Obama ahead in FL, OH, PA, OR -- FL Senate tightens, MA even

YOUR DAILY POLLING UPDATE

OBAMA APPROVAL: CLARUS AVERAGE 47%
(down 2 from yesterday; down 1 from a week ago)

DIRECTION OF COUNTRY -- WEEKLY AVERAGE

31% right/62% wrong
(right track no change, wrong track down 1)
 
PRESIDENTIAL NATIONWIDE: CLARUS AVERAGE*

Obama over Romney +1

PRESIDENT: BY STATE**

North Carolina: Romney over Obama +3
Florida: Obama over Romney +4
Ohio Average: Obama over Romney +6
Pennsylvania: Obama over Romney +6
Oregon: Obama over Romney +8

U.S. SENATE***

Florida: Sen. Bill Nelson (D) over Connie Mack (R) +1
Ohio: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) over Josh Mandel (R) + 16
Pennsylvania: Sen. Bob Casey (D) over Tom Smith (R) +17
Massachusetts: Sen. Scott Brown (R) and Elizabeth Warren (D) EVEN

SOURCES:
Presidential job rating and direction of country: average of the three most recently reported nationwide polls.
* Average based on the four most recently released nationwide polls: NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl, AP/GfK, Rasmussen, Gallup.
** NC: Rasmussen, June 25; FL: Quinnipiac, June 19-25; OH: Quinnipiac, June 19-25, PPP(D), June 21-24; PA: Quinnipiac, June 19-25.
*** FL: Quinnipiac, June 19-25; OH: Quinnipiac, June 19-25; PA: Quinnipiac, June 19-25; MA: PPP(D), June 22-24; OR: PPP(D), June 21-24.