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Fueled by increased optimism about the economy and nations direction, President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney by 5 points among likely voters and now sees his job-approval rating reaching the 50 percent threshold for the first time since March, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
The survey which was conducted after the two party conventions and the political firestorm over last weeks U.S. embassy attacks, but before Romneys controversial comments about the 47 percent of the country who are dependent on government shows the percentages believing that the country is headed in the right direction and thinking that the economy will improve at their highest levels since 2009.
the presidential horse race, Obama and Vice President Joe Biden get the support of 50 percent of likely voters, while Romney and running mate Paul Ryan get 45 percent.
Among a wider sample of registered voters, the presidents lead is 6 points, 50 percent to 44 percent up from Obamas 4-point edge last month, 48 percent to 44 percent.
http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/18/13944838-nbcwsj-poll-obama-leads-romney-nationally-by-5-points?lite
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(1,185 posts)and we can breathe a bit easier.