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President Barack Obama is ahead of probable GOP nominee Mitt Romney, according to a new Washington Post/ABC News national poll. Obama is ahead on womens, middle class, health care and international issues–even deemed more likable and inspiring–but the contest is competitive when it comes to who is best handling the economy.
From the Washington Post: “This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone April 5 to 8, among a random sample of 1,103 adults. The results have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by Abt-SRBI of New York. Numbers may not add to 100 percent because of rounding or “no opinion” not shown.. The Washington Post. Published on April 10, 2012, 12:01 a.m.”