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US election: Barack Obama faces calls from Democrats to change course
Barack Obama is facing calls from Democratic allies to urgently change course in his re-election campaign, following a new low in poll ratings, worsening economic conditions and a daunting haul of donations by his opponents. The Presidents approval rating has slipped to 47 per cent, its lowest level since January, an Ipsos poll found. The proportion of voters saying that the US was on the wrong track rose six points to 63 per cent. Discontent with Mr Obamas leadership has seen his national lead over Mitt Romney, his Republican challenger, fall from seven percentage points to one virtually a tie in the past month. Meanwhile Mr Romney has overtaken him in the money race. Amid indications that he may seek to strike a humbler tone beginning with a major economic speech Thursday, Mr Obama told donors at a fund-raiser in Pennsylvania late on Tuesday: I hope you still believe in me. His comments came as he was overtaken by Mr Romney in polls in North Carolina, a battleground state that he won in 2008 and which his campaign chiefs still claim he can hold again. Support there for Mr Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, was put at 48 per cent by a PPP survey, compared to 46 for Mr Obama. Two months ago, the President led in the state by five points. Posted by: tipper 2012-06-13 |
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