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Survey of Polls: Presidential Race in Battlegrounds by Demographics

By Ryan Morris and Ronald Brownstein

October 2, 2012 | 10:01 a.m.

Recent polling in several battleground states shows President Obama running ahead among white women without a college education, a group that usually tilts toward the GOP.

RELATED STORY: Why Obama Is Leading in Swing States

NOTE: All polls are among likely voters.


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