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Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
Saturday, September 15, 2012 

Virginia: Obama 49%, Romney 48%

Ohio Senate: Brown (D) 49%, Mandel (R) 41%

Just 29% Are Even Somewhat Confident Libya Will Punish Ambassador’s Killers

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The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows Mitt Romney attracting support from 48% of voters nationwide, while President Obama earns 46% of the vote. Two percent (2%) prefer some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided. See daily tracking history. 

When “leaners” are included, the race is tied at 48%. Leaners are those who are initially uncommitted to the two leading candidates but lean towards one of them when asked a follow-up question. 

In Virginia  and Ohio, Obama leads by a point. In Florida,  the president is up two. Romney has edged back into the lead in Missouri and is up six in North Carolina. 

In the Ohio Senate race,   Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown has the advantage over Republican challenger Josh Mandel. See the latest  Rasmussen Reports Electoral College Projections and the Rasmussen Reports Senate Balance of Power projections. . 

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Half (51%) of American Adults think it’s likely the government of Libya was involved in the murder of Ambassador Christopher Stevens  and three other Americans. Thirty percent (30%) consider that unlikely. A plurality (45%) of Americans thinks the United States should remove all its staff from Middle Eastern countries where there are anti-American protests. 

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