Obama lead in Virginia up to 5 points

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Thursday October 25, 2012 · 5:21 AM PDT

2012/10/25 · 05:21

Public Policy Polling writes that

A new Public Policy Polling survey in Virginia, conducted on behalf of Health Care for America Now, finds Barack Obama expanding his lead in the aftermath of his debate victory Monday night. He now has 51% to 46% for Mitt Romney, up from a 49/47 advantage last weekend

Obama's favorabilty rating has improved to 51/47, while Romney's has dropped to 46/51. Obama has improved his numbers among independent voters to 47/45. Voters trust Obama over Romney on standing up for the middle class and protecting medicare.

In addition

Obama leads 57/41 with women, 88/8 with African Americans, and 53/42 with young voters. Romney has a 50/45 advantage with men, a 57/41 one with whites, and a 57/41 edge with seniors

This is good news for Obama's chances of keeping Virginia in his column.

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