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Difference between US president candidates decreases

06 October 2012 08:46 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. President Barack Obama’s lead over challenger Mitt Romney has narrowed to just two percentage points since the Republican’s strong performance in their first debate. APA reports quoting Reuters that the online tracking poll conducted between Monday and Friday showed 46 percent of likely voters backed Obama, versus 44 percent for Romney. Increase of Romneyâ€™s ranking increased after Romney’s impressive debate performance on October 3. Obama had led Romney by 6 percentage points in the poll released on Wednesday and the edge narrowed to five points - a 48-43 percent lead for Obama - in polling up to Thursday. More than 9 out of 10 registered voters - 91 percent - said they had seen, heard or read something about the debate, and 54 percent said they thought Romney had done a better job. Next debate among the candidates will be held on October 16 and 22.