In the Latest American Research Group poll for Iowa Mitt Romney and President Obama are locked at 48% each. Back in September the poll looked like this
| Sep 20-23 | 51% | 44% |
Romney has Gained 4% and Obama has Lost 3%. This could be the turn that puts Iowa in play. In 2008 Obama beat McCain in Iowa by 9.5%
Iowa
Interview dates: October 11-14, 2012
Sample size: 600 likely voters
Margin of error: ± 4 percentage points, 95% of the time
Question wording and responses:
If the general election were being held today between Barack Obama for president and Joe Biden for vice president, the Democrats, and Mitt Romney for president and Paul Ryan for vice president, the Republicans, for whom would you vote – Obama and Biden or Romney and Ryan (names rotated), or someone else?
| Iowa | ||||
| Obama | Romney | Other | Undecided | |
| Likely voters | 48% | 48% | 1% | 3% |
Read more Iowa 2012 Presidential Ballot.
