The 11-point lead President Obama held in a 2012 presidential election poll conducted in May has dwindled to just one percent, as independents have soured on the notion of granting the former state senator a second term.
With contentious debt-limit talks and an increased unemployment rate drawing the ire of the American public, 41 percent of those surveyed by the Pew Research Center favor Obama in next year’s election, while 40 percent support a generic Republican candidate.
“This shift is driven by a steep drop-off in support for Obama among independent voters,” Andrew Kohut, the president of Pew Research, said in a statement, noting that independent support dropped from 42 percent in May to 31 percent in the latest survey.
Dissatisfaction with the economy and the public’s outrage over the way politicians from every end of the political spectrum are handling the deficit-reduction crisis have impacted the president’s dismal poll numbers.
“By most measures, Barack Obama faces a more somber public mood and a more troubled economy than did any [recent president],” the research organization declared.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is maintaining his position as the current frontrunner in the GOP field, receiving 21 percent of the vote among Republicans and conservative-leaning independents. Former Texas Governor Rick Perry, who has yet to formally announce his candidacy, drew considerable support at 12 percent.
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