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After Mitt Romney selected his vice presidential running mate, and just days before the political conventions kick off next week, President Barack Obama maintains his advantage in the race for the White House, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
A Democratic ticket featuring Obama and Vice President Joe Biden gets support from 48 percent of registered voters, and a Republican ticket of Romney and new running mate Paul Ryan gets 44 percent.
These numbers are only slightly changed from July, when Obama led Romney by six points in the survey, 49 percent to 43 percent, suggesting a minimal bounce for Romney (if at all) after this months Ryan pick.
The election has moved from a referendum to a choice, says Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart, who conducted this survey with Republican pollster Bill McInturff. Mitt Romney is starting to accumulate a number of negatives on the personal front and issues front.
Looking ahead to next weeks Republican convention, which begins on Monday in Tampa, Fla., Hart adds: Mitt Romney has a lot of repair work to do with his image.
NBC/WSJ poll: Heading into conventions, Obama has four-point lead - First Read
A Democratic ticket featuring Obama and Vice President Joe Biden gets support from 48 percent of registered voters, and a Republican ticket of Romney and new running mate Paul Ryan gets 44 percent.
These numbers are only slightly changed from July, when Obama led Romney by six points in the survey, 49 percent to 43 percent, suggesting a minimal bounce for Romney (if at all) after this months Ryan pick.
The election has moved from a referendum to a choice, says Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart, who conducted this survey with Republican pollster Bill McInturff. Mitt Romney is starting to accumulate a number of negatives on the personal front and issues front.
Looking ahead to next weeks Republican convention, which begins on Monday in Tampa, Fla., Hart adds: Mitt Romney has a lot of repair work to do with his image.
NBC/WSJ poll: Heading into conventions, Obama has four-point lead - First Read