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

IBD/CSM/TIPP 2012 Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

• Barack Obama 46.4% (46.4%) {45.7%} [43.7%] (45%)
• Mitt Romney 45.7% (45.7%) {46.9%} [48.7%] (47%)
• Not sure 5.9% (5.9%) {5.5%} [6.1%] (6.7%)

Among Independents

• Mitt Romney 47% (48%) {51%} [54%] (52%)
• Barack Obama 39% (39%) {36%} [34%] (34%)
• Not sure 12% (12%) {11%} [12%] (12%)

Among Moderates

• Barack Obama 52% (53%) {54%} [54%] (57%)
• Mitt Romney 39% (39%) {37%} [37%] (33%)
• Not sure 8% (7%) {8%} [8%] (9%)

Among Men

• Mitt Romney 50% (50%) {53%} [57%] (54%)
• Barack Obama 43% (43%) {41%} [36%] (38%)
• Not sure 5% (5%) {5%} [6%] (7%)

Among Women

• Barack Obama 50% (50%) {50%} [50%] (51%)
• Mitt Romney 41% (42%) {42%} [42%] (41%)
• Not sure 7% (6%) {6%} [6%] (6%)

Survey of 804 likely voters was conducted October 7-12, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID (among registered voters): 37% (37%) {39%} [39%] (39%) Democrat; 30% (30%) {31%} [31%] (31%) Republican; 32% (34%) {30%} [30%] (30%) Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted October 6-11, 2012 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 5-10, 2012 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 4-9, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted October 2-8, 2012 are in parentheses.