Poll Watch: Investor's Business Daily/Christian Science Monitor/TIPP 2012 Presidential Survey

IBD/CSM/TIPP 2012 Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

• Mitt Romney 48.7% (47%)
• Barack Obama 43.7% (45%)
• Not sure 6.1% (6.7%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 54% (52%)
• Barack Obama 34% (34%)
• Not sure 12% (12%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 54% (57%)
• Mitt Romney 37% (33%)
• Not sure 8% (9%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 57% (54%)
• Barack Obama 36% (38%)
• Not sure 6% (7%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 50% (51%)
• Mitt Romney 42% (41%)
• Not sure 6% (6%)

Survey of 757 likely voters was conducted October 4-9, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID (among registered voters): 39% (39%) Democrat; 31% (31%) Republican; 30% (30%) Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted October 2-8, 2012 are in parentheses.