President Barack Obama is tied with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at 47 percent among likely voters, according to a poll released Monday afternoon by the Pew Research Center, echoing earlier polls that found the candidates circling each other closely since the first presidential debate in early October. Thirteen percent of likely voters remain undecided.
The poll confirms that the first presidential debate significantly altered some of the race's fundamentals, mostly by changing Romney's image, helping to establish him as a more likable, winnable candidate, and leaving him nearly deadlocked nationally with Obama. Enthusiasm for Romney also jumped after the first debate, with Republicans increasingly likely to express interest in the campaign and to say they're voting for Romney, rather than against Obama.
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